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Sweetwater proposal progress - perhaps
Far North mayoral candidate John Carter described a meeting last week with council representatives, Alan Pattle, from the consulting firm Pattle Delamore, and the land owner as "useful".
Kaitaia gymnasts impress at champs
On August 17, a contingent of Kaitaia Gymnastics Club members contested the annual Northland Championships in Whangarei.
Red Beach has revenge on 90 Mile
If the 90 Mile Beach Classic is the mother of all IRB boat races, then this year's one wore combat boots.
Letter to the Editor - Thursday September 17, 2013
Letter to the Editor - Thursday September 17, 2013
Sacrifices of battle are remembered
Commemoration of the Battle of Britain took place at Waipapakauri
Pretties wow Tail of the Fish
'Fly My Pretties' kicked off their Homeland Tour 2013 with an awesome concert at Kaitaia's Te Ahu.
WWI and Hokianga
The Hokianga Historical Society is being strongly encouraged by Dr Kenneth Baker, a member who lives in Brussels, to join international commemorations of the beginning of World War I
Court breaks ranks with the council
Mayoral candidate Ann Court broke ranks with the council she has been part of for the past nine years when she addressed a candidates' meeting in Kaikohe.
Letter to the Editor - Thursday September 10, 2013
Letter to the Editor - Thursday September 10, 2013
Wanderers by name, wanderers by nature
The Wanderers Kaikohe Netball Club celebrates its 50th anniversary
Riding a wave of support
Kaitaia senior men's football team concluded its season in fitting fashion
A dream comes true for Far North dancer
Pukepoto teenager Esera Saulo (Te Rarawa) won gold at the Mega Crews section of the 2013 World Hip-Hop Dance Championship in Las Vegas
'Crap' off shelves
A small but noisy protest against the sale of 'legal highs' in Kaitaia on Thursday morning achieved its immediate purpose, unbeknownst to the protesters.
Another arson at timber mill
Fire crews from Kaitaia, Ahipara and Mangonui fought another deliberately-lit fire at the old timber mill in Kaitaia on Thursday morning.
New batch of umpires ready
While Mangonui senior rugby hovers on the edge of the abyss because there simply aren't enough good men willing or able to put their hand up to take on the thankless task of refereeing..
True 1st XV battle in Kaitaia
There was disappointment following a gallant effort from the Kaitaia College 1st XV players, aware they had let a strong lead slip through their fingers in a clash in Kaitaia last Wednesday.
A double dose of spring
Lambs and daffodils are two sure signs that spring has arrived, and residents at Kaitaia's rest home were visited by both in one woolly bundle on Tuesday morning.
Brown and Carter give their views on Far North issues
Incumbent Wayne Brown and challenger John Carter offered two clear choices for the Far North mayoralty when they addressed a small public meeting at Taupo Bay on Monday night.
Bullying link to teenager's suicide
Northland Coroner Brandt Shortland has found that a 15-year-old boy who died near his home at Moerewa on April 5, 2009, took his own life.
One last push by Project Promise
The Northland Community Foundation is launching one final push to raise $1 million over the next two months to reach its Project Promise goal of $3 million for the construction of a cancer treatment
Te Rarawa asserts Cup dominance
Te Rarawa completed the Mangonui winter rugby season by dominating the annual World Cup tournament.
Teen scouted and destined to go far
A young Kaitaia footballer has been called up to attend a national camp in Auckland next month.