Northland AgePaul Reeves knows the drillKaitaia can thank Paul Reeves' father for the fact that it has benefited from his son's skill as a dentist for the last three decades.23 Feb 07:51 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday February 24, 2015The teenage brain is a strange and fascinating place...23 Feb 07:48 PM
Northland AgeEditorial Tuesday February 24, 2015HERE'S a prediction. One day the Queensland fruit fly will arrive in New Zealand, establish itself to the point where it breeds, and our commercial fruit industry will be dog tucker...23 Feb 07:43 PM
Northland Age'Tiny' great white enjoying Te KohangaA juvenile great white shark, described by one expert as tiny but warranting respect all the same, was lurking around Ahipara last week...23 Feb 07:34 PM
Northland AgeOne final siren for Marsden JonesKaitaia has heard a lot of its fire siren this year, but on Saturday afternoon it sounded as a farewell rather than a call to the volunteers.23 Feb 07:29 PM
Northland AgeMinistry drives locals to the wallThe Kaikohe Business Association has cried foul over the Ministry of Social Development's preferred supplier regime for whiteware, which it says has severely impacted on local retailers...23 Feb 07:26 PM
Northland Age'Mozzie zapper' blamed for blazeNo cause has been officially declared for the fire that destroyed a house on the Karikari Peninsula in the early hours of Tuesday morning...19 Feb 03:48 AM
Northland AgeBattle begins for secondary schools taongaKaitaia College 66 Okaihau 22: The 2015 NorthTec Adam Blair competition got away to another early start this year with the first game taking place between the two Far North schools...18 Feb 08:08 PM
Northland AgeA friend for those in greatest needJohn Horan has made his living by various means over the years - as a young man he completed his printer's apprenticeship at the Northland Age then headed for the UK...18 Feb 08:04 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor Thursday February 19, 2015In reply to the article re Pawarenga Broncos applying for entry to the RLN league. I take this time to explain our thoughts and why we are taking this step.18 Feb 08:01 PM
Northland AgeNot so many crabs needed for a feedLovers of crab meat would agree that it takes some time and effort to collect enough for a decent feed...18 Feb 07:58 PM
Northland AgeStatoil returns to talk some moreNorwegian oil company Statoil, which has begun the process of exploring for oil and gas in Te Reinga Basin, was back in the Far North this week...18 Feb 07:51 PM
Northland AgeHaunted by son's fatal fallAnne Te Wake finds it easier now to talk about her son's death in Melbourne on May 28, 2011, but she's still haunted by her visualisation of the fall that killed him.17 Feb 03:12 AM
Northland AgeStudents stake claim for LA selectionA group of Kaitaia College athletes cemented a number of top spots in the national rankings at the second leg of the Road to USA CrossFit challenge series in Hawke's Bay earlier this month.16 Feb 08:24 PM
Northland AgeSummer of SAM proves fairly benevolentSO THERE he was, The Offsider, wandering through what he had come to regard as the Summer of SAM.16 Feb 08:22 PM
Northland AgeTwo in the running for Ballance AwardThe Far North has two finalists in the field of five for this year's Ballance farm environment award.16 Feb 08:18 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor Tuesday February 17, 2015On January 25 (yesterday, as I write this) one of my children suffered an injury involving three or possibly four broken bones...16 Feb 08:16 PM
Northland AgeEditorial Tuesday February 17, 2015THE POINT, let alone the creative merit, of a good deal of art these days probably eludes most of us...16 Feb 07:59 PM
Northland AgeWheels will spin for Te Amo-haereKaitaia teenager Te Amo-haere Rudolph needs her friends at the moment as she battles a cancer.16 Feb 07:38 PM
Northland AgeAnother day-long outage on wayTop Energy is planning another nine-hour power outage north of the Hokianga Harbour and Mangamuka Gorge on Sunday March 15, the second in six weeks, this time to repair a damaged pylon...16 Feb 07:34 PM
Northland AgeMan, dog and judge in the Bay of IslandsThe Bay of Islands Sheepdog Trial Club hosted the second leg of the Northland Sheepdog Trials circuit for 2015 on Friday and Saturday.12 Feb 08:01 PM
Northland AgeRescue choppers rack up the hoursIt's been a busy summer for the Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST), with more people needing assistance in the last two months than ever before.12 Feb 07:52 PM
Northland AgeSt John youth well rewardedA very successful year was capped off nicely when St John Youth Doubtless Bay staged its awards night.12 Feb 07:49 PM
Northland AgeWoman sentenced on cruelty chargesA 32-year-old Kaitaia woman who tied up a dog with wire, causing a 24cm gash in its neck, and tied another dog to a clothesline without shelter, was sentenced to four month's community detention when she appeared before the Kaitaia District Court.12 Feb 07:46 PM
Northland AgeGreat Barrier Airlines to serve KaitaiaOffers to replace Air New Zealand were made within hours of Air New Zealand declaring last year that it would abandon its Kaitaia-Auckland service in April. Far North Holdings announced it had picked a winner.12 Feb 07:30 PM
Northland AgeTalented young 'keeper named for Spanish tripThe Far North community has been given an opportunity to help a talented young Kerikeri footballer travel to train at the world famous Valencia football academy next month.09 Feb 08:25 PM
Northland AgeWeather unkind to dancin' fishin' chicksThe Houhora Fishin' Chicks contest wiggled its way to another end with the organisers noting the weather was a bit unkind to the 40 ladies and their skippers over the two-day event held last Friday.09 Feb 08:23 PM
Northland AgeA new principal for collegeThe board of trustees at Kaitaia College adopted a very thorough process to select a successor to principal William Tailby, who will retire at the end of this term...09 Feb 08:20 PM
Northland AgeOpo's resting place recordedThe final resting place of Opo the Friendly Dolphin, whose antics made headlines around the country during the summer of 1955, has been given formal heritage recognition.09 Feb 08:17 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday February 10, 2015I note with interest the letter from Mr Simon Allan Wet Crew and Committee Member - Far North Radio and Sea Rescue, January 26.09 Feb 08:15 PM
Northland AgeEditorial Tuesday February 10, 2015IT DOES little to inspire confidence in local government that its national body sees new taxes as the answer to revenue woes.09 Feb 08:12 PM
Northland AgeA bit of a do at Jonesy'sThere was only one place to be in the Far North on the night before Waitangi festivities began, and that was the home of former Labour MP Shane Jones.09 Feb 08:10 PM
