A witness says strong winds are helping fuel the blaze near the small town of Ahipara.

Wētāpunga are released - with more to come?

FNDC will use legislation if it needs to for Kaitaia's water pipe.

Officers arrive with commendations.

Social Credit complains about how Trevor Mallard is spending our money.

Praise from all quarters for Judge Keith de Ridder.

Roundabouts on SH10 at at Kawakawa are easing traffic flows.

Bullying claims should not be taken as gospel.

Strong support for Maori wards.

Rotary's waterwheel will not be lost.

No saving a Tangonge Crescent house from fire.

A medal for a champion speller.

NZTA keeps its Mangamuka Gorge promise.

The Far North is becoming dangerously dry once more.

Friends aplenty for Friends of Rangikapiti.

Mangonui carollers in fine form.

Navy gives Fisheries a lift off Northland.

The police can do better than this.

Mission accomplished for Kaitaia's WWI memorial restoration group.

Anyone got room for a cute little boarder?

Moving a 16-tonne staircase was quite a job.

Quick thinking saves a child from kidnapping.

A 53-year-old man was asking for the chance to turn his life around, the judge said.

The fire would have spread quickly and filled the cockpit with toxic fumes.

Paihia's Christmas parade.

A Kaitaia woman says not all police complaints are treated equally.

Christmas larders stocked around the North.