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Kiwi music great Troy Kingi mentoring Far North’s Got Talent contestants
Northland musician keen to nurture Far North's budding stars.
Far North keeps reputation with hottest April temperature recorded in Kaikohe
Kaikohe recorded a temperature of 29.1C in April - the hottest in the country.
Family of missing Northland fisherman keep faith as search continues
Ferzil Babu’s family remember him as a loving husband and a great dad.
Carver Renata Tane wants tapu chisels stolen from Kerikeri back
A Kerikeri carver warns chisel thieves the irreplaceable items are tapu.
Far North news briefs: Enchanter trial begins, good start to duck season, and Māori nursing award
News snippets from the Far North
Mark Chamberlain's mystery novel ‘The Death of Father Ryan’ set in Kaitāia
Kaitāia is the scene for author Mark Chamberlain's whodunnit ‘The Death of Father Ryan'.
Former Kaitāia College music teacher Opeloge Ah Sam bringing his powerful stage show north
Powerful stage show Aua e te tagi coming to Far North.
Lower rates rises for Northlanders and extra $40m if GST on rates given back
Northland councils would get extra $40 million annually if GST on rates were returned.
Slow-speed police chase on Far North's 90 Mile Beach nabs suspected ATV thief
The not-so-high-speed pursuit along the beach reached speeds of 30km/h.
Barrier Air spreads wings to Bay of Islands to shake-up national carrier
The competition comes as domestic airfares found to be the least competitive market in NZ.
Whangārei search: Missing fishermen new to NZ, family spokesperson says
The men, in their mid-30s, had just arrived from India with their wives and children.
Teens shock as they reportedly push man, 80, off bike, laugh then run away
"It’s just shocking. There is nothing funny about elder abuse."
Bay News: R Tucker Thompson chief executive sets sail; Kerikeri's bubble man departs
The latest news from the Bay of Islands and surrounds.
June opening likely for Kaitāia’s $11.5 million Te Hiku Sports Hub
$11.5 million sports hub valued at $20 million.
Far North news in brief: Glowing witch show, big award for hotel and learn to sew
News snippets from the Far North.
Groundbreaking soil research earns student prestigious award
Kerikeri's Sunny Perry wins Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize for soil research.
US space agency NASA helping fight Far North's drought risk
US space agency helps research into Far North drought risk
Views of Northlanders aged 12-24 sought for new youth strategy
A Northland youth strategy group calls for input from young people.
Far North news in brief: Two concerts, wildlife relocation and seeking sika deer
News snippets from the Far North.
Whangārei mum wins contest with 94kg pumpkin
'My jaw dropped on the floor. I couldn’t believe how big my pumpkin had grown.'
Far North's Viki Heta and Arana Rewha earn major award for caulerpa and pest efforts
Viki Heta and Arana Rewha frm Far North win New Zealand Biosecurity Awards
New boiler for 114-year-old Bay of Islands ferry Minerva brings unique steam experience closer
Visitors soon will be able to travel by steam rail and ferry from Kawakawa to Russell.
Newly released music album from The Surge is Northland's first vinyl in many years
Producing music on vinyl gave it a certain warmth and spatial depth.
Bay News: Son of former airforce man remembers his father on Anzac Day
The Danilo family is remembering the 85th Soviet and German invasion of Poland.
Bay News: Fighter pilot remembered by namesake on Anzac Day
The latest news from the Bay of Islands and surrounds.
Archaeology Week in Northland looks at legacy of Hartley Travers Ferrar who mapped Northland
Hartley Ferrar, who mapped Northland in the early 1900s, in focus for Archaeology Week.
Minister of Health Shane Reti officially opens Whangārei's new maternity suite and lab
The new extension is the beginni of creating a parent, tamariki and pēpi health hub.
Northland's men and women singles bowls champs decided
Northland Bowls Centre's singles champs found
Kaitāia former hostel closed down after it was deemed dangerous now for sale
Kaitāia hostel closed by council as dangerous building being sold.
News briefs from the Far North - youth sailing funding, four lanes to Kaikohe backed and water rules ease
News snippets from the Far North.
RSA hands torch to younger people at Kerikeri event
Students to run Anzac Day in town as Far North remembers.
After $13.5m, still no drinking water for Kaitāia from Sweetwaters aquifer
Kaitāia's Sweetwaters project still not producing clear water.