Two fire appliances from Ngunguru were called to Pukenui Rd about 8.30am yesterday after a report of a car fire.
Ngunguru fire brigade station officer Chris Gibbs said the driver, who was the sole occupant, used a fire extinguisher but could not put the fire out. He then rang 111.
The car was fully involved by the time his firefighters arrived.
Firefighters stop fire at mill
Firefighters managed to stop the spread of a fire at a triboard mill in Northland.
A dust extraction unit in a plywood-built room at Juken New Zealand triboard mill on Whangatane Dr in Kaitaia caught fire just after midnight on Friday.
Two fire engines from Kaitaia attended to the scene.
Skip Ahead to help budding storytellers
Creative minds from Northland are being encouraged to apply for a fund which could help them become the next internet star.
Skip Ahead - a joint initiative between NZ On Air and Google/YouTube - wants to help talented local storytellers make their name online and become the next Jordan Watson, a young New Zealander whose How to Dad series has close to 150,000 subscribers.
Aspiring Northland YouTubers can apply for a share of a $300,000 fund to help get their video projects off the ground.
Successful applicants will see their New Zealand narratives developed into a web series, attend skills workshops, and be given help to build a global audience.
Applications can me made online at www.nzonair.govt.nz.
Winston Peters aims for airport change
Northland MP Winston Peters says the underfunding of regional airports is another reason NZ First wants GST from international tourists and extraction royalties kept in the regions.
Industry body NZ Airports Association listed airports at Kerikeri, Whangarei and Kaitaia among 12 "endangered species" due to what it said was government neglect.
Mr Peters said the Government would take about $1.5 billion in GST from international visitors this year but little went back into the regions.
"That needs to change and a good start would be providing money for regional airport infrastructure."