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Council: We got it wrong

Far North District Council compliance manager Darren Edwards has admitted that it should have done better after it removed the body of a dog from a street in Kaitaia.

A poster boy for unwanted dogs

Kai and another one-time stray, Monty, have shown such talent that NZ Detector Dog Services managing director Janet Wilson reckons they should be the "poster boys" for all unwanted dogs.

Paua poachers lose vehicle

Four men, three of them local, lost their mate's four-wheel-drive vehicle and were fined a total of $8000 after they admitted possession of more paua than their customary permit allowed.

Sponsorship aids teen's US CrossFit campaign

Brooke Ah Sam looks petite and unassuming, but those around her know she is a force to be reckoned with.

Meet new AB's keenest fan

Among those celebrating the naming of Waipapakauri-born James Broadhurst in the new All Blacks line-up were grandparents Anne and Graham Broadhurst of Waiharara, affectionately known as "Gran and Grumps" to James and his brother Michael.

Letter to the Editor, Thursday June 25, 2015

Cr Radich's impressive headline (Concern over the future of beach access for all, Northland Age Tuesday June 16) seems to me to replicate Helen Clark's famous whinge of 2004 regarding the foreshore and seabed (F&S).

RAPID by name and by nature

Improving public safety is one of the goals of a new Far North District Council policy aimed at ensuring properties have a clear, unique address that emergency services can locate quickly.

Winning band didn't miss a beat

Kerikeri High School band Back 2 Back was a convincing winner at Sunday night's Far North final of Smokefreerockquest 2015.

Historic carving heads back to Auckland

One of New Zealand's most significant carvings will return to Auckland tomorrow, more than three years after it arrived at Kaitaia's Far North Heritage Museum and Archives on loan from its permanent home at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Students shoot to thrill

When the going gets heavy Mr Wright gets going ...

Good waves at the local also means good waves at Fiji so plenty of stoke at the sight of Cloudbreak absolutely lighting up for the men's tour of the 2015 World Surf League.

Family tradition in safe hands

Letter to the Editor, Thursday June 18, 2015

Climate change blamed for demise of toheroa

Carter: No more 'us and them'

Mayor John Carter has welcomed questions anyone might have regarding the soon to be established Te Oneroa-a-Th"/90 Mile Beach governance board, but the bottom line was that the parties involved had to make it work for the whole community."

Peters urges halt to kauri trade

Northland MP Winston Peters is supporting calls for a moratorium on the excavation and exporting of ancient swamp kauri.

Doubtless Bay club lands trophy

Local knowledge appeared to pay off for the Doubtless Bay Line and Rod Club anglers as they prevailed over their counterparts from the North Shore Fishing Club to reclaim the Youvella Trophy over Queen's Birthday Weekend.

Family founder well remembered

Around 200 descendants of Okaihau identity William Imms converged on Whangarei's Barge Park last month for the first family reunion in 35 years.