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Students come up with safety plan for tourists

Two Year 13 Youth Enterprise Scheme (YES) students at Kerikeri High School have come up with a plan that they say should help to reduce

Phone 111 - and nothing happens

A Kaitaia woman who feared for her life and the lives of her children, after being chased for more than 15km from Kaitaia on Saturday

Editorial: So much for democracy

Not unusually, the Better Local Services Bill, now before a select committee, is not written for the layman. Those who don't know

Truck crash near Dargaville

Emergency services, including a rescue helicopter, are responding reports of a rolled logging truck on Pouto Rd, Te Kopuru, near Dargaville.

Letter to the Editor, Tuesday August 16, 2016

Plenty of good news stories Last week I read about Kaitaia resident Naomi Austen-Reid. In one simple act, Naomi has expressed the

Sailing: Entries swell for Millennium Cup '17

Organisers say a torrent of early entries for the NZ Millennium Cup 2017 is signalling the largest fleet since the turn of the century

Just one challenger for Far North's mayoralty

Three years ago, there were seven Far North mayoral candidates. This year there are two - incumbent John Carter and Kerikeri man

One precious gift for another

Rose and Rex Matthews were back in the Far North last week, with some very special gifts to deliver. The couple, originally from

Kaitaia - A bit like Hotel California

Debby White loves Kaitaia. She once worked at the Waipapakauri Hotel, "one of the greatest pubs there". And, she says, it's a bit

Milestone for a one-time rousey

Kaitaia District Court registrar Tania Parker has had a keen interest in the justice system ever since she sprinted down Jameson Street

Move to 'rebuild' town

Two young Kaitaia men have established a campaign (#rebuildkaitaia) aimed at lifting the town's image and self-esteem. Kii Small

New rūnanga CEO appointed

Tony Dowling (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tautahi) has been appointed chief executive of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi o Ngāpuhi. Acting

Medical support for distant health care

Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman and ACC Minister Nikki Kaye have welcomed ACC's involvement with a pilot that's trialling digitally-based

Record haul for college gymnasts

Kaitaia College has enjoyed its most successful foray to the national secondary schools' gymsport championships, winning a record

Huge hailstones to batter north

Thunder, giant hail and heavy rain expected to pummel the tip of the country for the next two days.

Editorial: More is too much for Olympics

A week or two ago someone at the top of the IOC heap made the observation that it needed to take a hard line against cheating if the

Letter to the Editor, Tuesday August 9, 2016

Democracy in peril The Far North community - and others all around New Zealand - face renewed attempts by central government to erode

Te Kohanga loses shipwreck

Many visitors to Ahipara last week were mourning the disappearance of the landmark that gave Shipwreck Bay its colloquial name. The