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Kaitaia kayak angler wins series

A keen Kaitaia kayak fisherman, Kerry Flowers, has recently returned victorious from the 2015 New Zealand Kayak Fishing Series, bringing home a new kayak as part of his winnings.

An awesome day all round

The Open Juniors Fishing Contest hosted by the Whangaroa Sport Fishing Club earlier this month proved a relaxed and successful affair.

Local girls feature in international friendly

Kurungaituku Toa came from behind to hold the touring Tongan party to a draw at Ngahue Reserve in Stonefields on Saturday afternoon.

Teen sailor moves on to P-Class nationals

Northland's Tanner Cup hope James Sheldon eventually finished in eighth place overall as the prestigious 2016 Tanner Cup P-Class inter-provincial championship was wrapped up at Waitangi on Monday.

Scorching contest at bowls

A real family vibe was the essence of the Hoana Hockley Memorial bowls tournament which was contested in scorching summer temperatures at the Houhora Bowling Club last Saturday.

Sun hits hard at Summer Open

Despite a less-than-promising start to the day, conditions gradually improved, allowing the Far North to turn on her summer finest for the Summer Open in Kaitaia on Saturday.

Polocrosse carnival another big hit

The Mid North's polocrosse tradition is alive and kicking strongly, judging by the turnout at a longstanding annual event.

Iwi celebrates through sport

Jo ends up singing in the rain

Mere seconds before reeling in a fish that ended up being worth a cool $1500 on 90 Mile Beach in ferocious conditions on Saturday, Jo Arthur had turned to her partner and said her New Year's resolution was simply to better her previous best catch.

Nothing like beating the Aussies on their own surf

With Australia making much of its domination over New Zealand in the recent test cricket series, one Far North man has done his bit to pull the ledger back in favour of the right side of the ditch by winning the Australian windsurfing championship.

Footballers throw down traditional Xmas challenge

The organisers of the NAKFA 7-a-side social football competition have issued their traditional challenge to other local sporting organisations to give the gift of sport this Christmas.

Swimming well at juniors

A team of young swimmers represented the Bay of Islands Swimming Club at the Auckland Junior Championships in Henderson last month.

Performance session for students

A selection of Northland's most promising secondary school athletes will meet with, hear and soak up some highly valuable advice from Emirates Team New Zealand crew members at the inaugural ASB Performance Pathway event in Whangarei today.

Taunaha makes it to the other side

Dragged off course by tricky currents, she nearly put her hand up at one point and asked to be pulled from the water.

Squad spots for six

Neither sunny nor picturesque for the Bay of Islands Classic

As predicted, the top seeds in the Bay of Islands Classic finished as predicted with Kane Radford the first man across, completing the 3.3km I'm Going Long swim in 37:13s, and Penny Hayes in 41:42 as the first woman home.

Little Jessie reels in serious silverware

A young local angler who weighed in a record-breaking fish earlier this year was officially recognised at both domestic and national levels at the Doubtless Bay Line and Rod Fishing Club's end of year prizegiving recently.

Battle lines drawn in league civil war

The Rugby League Northland Board has fired a broadside at Far North clubs planning to break away and form their own competition [League faultline splits wide open, November 12].