The Kaitaia Fire Brigade was called to another house fire at Kareponia, east of Awanui, shortly after midnight on Saturday, immediately next door to the house that was damaged by an apparent arsonist.

All seemed to agree that Thursday's inauguration of the Far North's new Mayor, councillors and community board members represented the launch of a new era.

The beginnings of what is threatening to be a long, hot summer were keenly felt when the Far North RSA Bowling Club in Kaitaia

Getting warmer

Man faces 22 charges in Kaitaia, ex-principal faces sodomy counts in Kaikohe

Kaitaia veterinarian Fiona Sucich knows a well cared for pet when she sees one, and she saw plenty at Ahipara School last week.

Victim Support has stepped up a notch in the very Far North with the appointment of Sandra Joe as a paid field officer, to lead the volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The major upset in the opening week of the 2013 NAKFA (Northland Age Kaitaia Football Association) 7-a-side summer soccer tournament saw the defending champions callously swept aside in the last round of the evening's play.

Talk to your kids

An elderly couple in the process of renovating their house at Kareponia may well have neighbours to thank for the fact that they still have a home.

The Mangonui Haulage driver was trapped in the cab of his truck by his feet with the steering wheel against his chest until a Kaitaia Fire Brigade crew cut him out.

Far North Mayor-elect John Carter has vowed to talk to police about the signs the community should be looking for to identify those who might do children harm.

The Bay of Islands is a playground for boaties and if you don't have your own boat you may think you're missing out a little bit.

Nurseryman Tim Edgecombe is IN the process of completing a total redevelopment of his retail business on Kapiro Rd.

Who would have thought that one day a Hyundai would be considered a luxury car?

Dig not very deep with Dave Dobbyn and you find he has quite an affinity with the Bay of Islands and the Far North.

Yannick Le Nenaon become just the fourth woman in the world to sail solo around it.

Northland's Kauri Cliffs, at Matauri Bay, has been voted New Zealand's No 1 golf course for the second time running, fending off Taupo's Kinloch and Paraparaumu Beach courses.

"Every shot is a money shot. That's the way you get to play it."

A series of narrow escapes from sleepout fires has firefighters urging home owners to install smoke alarms in garages and other outbuildings where people sleep.

A special week