Sport Makers from the sport of swimming dominated the prize list when the 10th draw of Sport Northland's Lotto Sport Maker programme was made recently.

Tarchia Joll can relate to many of the fears and anxieties felt by parents of special care baby unit (SCBU) parents at Whangarei Hospital.

A piece of paper

A good test

Houhora's Senior Constable Tracee Knowler and Northern Advocate reporter Kristin Edge, aka the Chickshaw Blues, are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime to raise money for a Northland charity.

It will be some time yet before an accurate cost of the storm of July 2014 can be calculated, but last week it was being put in the millions.

Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira has fired a broadside at the government over its immediate response the storms that wrought havoc from one end of the North to the other earlier this month.

The Taipa Stock and Saloon Car Club held its annual end-of season ceremony featuring prizegiving and dinner.

SO there he was, The Offsider, heading into the eye of one of the most powerful storms he'd ever experienced.

Diana Thomson's seventh baby couldn't wait to enter the world. In fact, he was in such a hurry he wouldn't even let his mum get as far as the ambulance stretcher.

Pukenui Holiday Park owner Jo Kennedy was a little surprised to see a party of politicians arrive at on her doorstep on Tuesday.

For Okaihau mum Karen Edwards, the call for tougher penalties for those who breach protection orders has come too late.

Just because there's no rugby on doesn't necessarily have to mean there's no rugby on!

Kerikeri's Blair Tuke and his Tauranga sailing partner Peter Burling have racked up another gold medal in international sailing after successfully defending their title at the 2014 49er European Championships in Finland.

Cometh the hour...

Real heroes

Northland's post-storm mop-up was making good progress yesterday, at least in terms of infrastructure, including roading, water and power, with a continuing emphasis on meeting the welfare needs of those worst affected.

Kaitaia woman Ivy Cramond lost her home and everything she owned on Tuesday afternoon, as the gale-force winds and driving rain that would last four days battered Kaitaia.

Organisers of the recently held Northland secondary school teams chess championships are planning to capitalise on the success of the event.

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Cooper's Beach 'cake artist' Jessica Atkins already has a well-earned local reputation, but now her fame is spreading.

An insult

A quarter of a century is a long time in anybody's book - and that's how long Ron Hallett has been restocking the shelves at Kaitaia's public library.

Houhora lost one of its links with the past on Tuesday afternoon when the hall built by Bill Evans early last century was flattened.

Woman spared major injury as tree hits house

Reader Tony Over sent in this video showing how windy conditions were yesterday.

Images sent in from The Northland Age readers of the storm that hit the Far North area on Tuesday July 8, 2014

There has been "widespread damage" across Northland overnight, with flooding, power outages, and wind damage caused by a storm which is still raging.

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