Why Len matters

Mike Burrows has been more than just the station manager for St John at Cooper's Beach for the last 11 years.

Far North firefighters have scored some great saves over the years, but few would match their successful defence of Sarah Watson's home at Te Reinga Bay, near Hihi, last week.

Claims that some log truck drivers are ignoring speed limits on the Aupouri Peninsula became more than anecdotal last week

Joe Palmer won the 21st Northern Queen Motel Surfing Championship Trophy in light to moderate sized left-handers at Ahipara on Sunday and received a brand new Weber surfboard for his efforts.

The two teams representing Northland at the annual Weir Rosebowl tournament - for players under 12 - at St Peters in Cambridge last week both performed with distinction

Faith restored

The first census figures released this week suggest Kerikeri is becoming the Far North's Auckland.

Some Far North land owners have been shocked to see their property values plummet in the latest three-yearly QV valuations.

Rene Ranger said 'bon voyage' to Northland rugby with a typically blockbusting performance

Now the big one

Time to vote

The Far North elected a new Mayor and four new district councillors on Saturday.

Jason Wynyard, one of the most remarkable sportsmen/athletes ever produced in New Zealand, was preceded by his reputation when he arrived in Kaitaia.

Wayne Brown was gracious in defeat on Saturday, when it became clear that his bid for a third term as the Far North's Mayor would not be successful.

From the day he began his campaign, more than two months before the votes were counted on Saturday, John Carter believed he could win the Far North mayoralty.

Rangitane Marsden is in Kaikohe to address Council on the scope and vision of his various interests

The Mecca of surfing in the Far North - the Tauroa Point breaks - and many other Northland surfing spots are poised to receive a measure of protection from future development.

Kaitaia's Claudia McMeekin is a something of a breakthrough artist when it comes to sport.

Northland has one of the highest rates of sudden death in infancy (SUDI) in the country.

There were three

Now it's vandals

Houhora farmer (and former Far North District councillor) Eric Wagener fears that taking water from the Sweetwater aquifer for Kaitaia could compromise the aquifer

A middle-aged Kaitaia woman who was left lying on a Kaitaia street after she caught someone stealing her car yesterday morning was asked by a log truck driver to get out of the way

The 21-year-old Kaitaia man who was driving a car that crashed into a tree in Allen Bell Drive Kaitaia yesterday morning died at the scene.