Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday July 12, 2016Moving on Correspondents such as Bruce Moon and Anahera Herbert-Graves insist on pushing their own one-track and selective versions 11 Jul 09:27 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday July 12, 2016CAN'T remember who suggested this (a sign of advancing age, perhaps), but the idea that older folk should not be allowed to vote should not be dismissed out of hand.11 Jul 09:19 PM
Northland AgeEven the best can come a cropperInternationally renowned skateboarder Dave Crabb was the first person Far North District councillor Sally Macauley turned to when she set about launching a $120,000 revamp of Kaikohe's skate bowl.11 Jul 08:59 PM
Northland AgeCannabis export comes unstuckBehaviour that a member of the public regarded as suspicious led to the seizure of tens of thousands of dollars worth of cannabis in Kaitaia last week, exposing an attempt to 'export' the drug from the Far North to the Deep South.11 Jul 08:53 PM
Northland Age'Ancestral awesomeness' in book on Maori gamesHaving led a nationwide revival of traditional Maori games, particularly ki-o-rahi, over the past decade, the Kerikeri sporting facilitator described Nga Taonga Takaro II: The Matrix as a 200-page opus of "ancestral awesomeness".06 Jul 09:01 PM
Northland AgeWorld award for the son of a gum diggerIvan Batistich, the son of a one-time gum digger, will take his place on the world medical stage in Hong Kong next month.06 Jul 08:50 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday July 7, 2016I read your editorial of July 5 with awe. I'm new to this region. My God, I exclaimed to myself, this is not the ravings of the mainstream left-wing liberal media. Is there political incorrectness here in the Far North ?06 Jul 08:48 PM
Northland AgeEnterprise scheme win opens doors to a careerYear 13 Kaitaia College student Nina Griffiths has no doubt about how she will spend her working life, plans that have taken further shape following her success at the Young Enterprise Trust's annual Enterprise in Action event at Massey University in Auck06 Jul 08:41 PM
Northland AgeThief takes TV from dying patientsProperty is stolen from Kaitaia Hospital on a regular basis.06 Jul 08:39 PM
Northland AgeLessons from Karikari tragedyA fire-fighting colleague of two men who died when their helicopter crashed into the sea off the Karikari Peninsula in 2011 hopes new standards will make battling scrub fires safer.06 Jul 08:35 PM
Northland AgeRecord meth bust: Three plead not guiltyThree of seven men charged over a record breaking haul of 494kg of methamphetamine have entered not guilty pleas in the Kaitaia District Court today.05 Jul 11:04 PM
Northland AgeMatariki Games at Taipa todayOver 20 Northland schools are converging on Taipa Area School today to take part in the Matariki Ki-o-Rahi Games 2016, which forms part of the local Maori new year celebrations.04 Jul 09:18 PM
Northland Age'Old Blue' for a huge contributionCampaigner, marine biologist and photographer Dr Roger Grace has been awarded one of Forest & Bird's highest honours, the Old Blue, in recognition of his immense contribution to marine conservation over several decades.04 Jul 09:09 PM
Northland AgeFond memories of a simpler timeFrank Leadley's memoirs, Frank Speaking, should come with a warning that the reader may succumb to thoughts that large chunks of their life have been wasted.04 Jul 09:08 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday July 5, 2016THERE would be something wrong with us if we were not outraged by the brutality that ended in the death of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri.04 Jul 09:04 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday July 5, 2016Forty and more years ago, the annual Auckland principals' Christmas dinner saw a gathering there of many old ex-Hokianga and Far North teachers who had proved their ability running the small rural schools in the North...04 Jul 08:57 PM
Northland AgeTeenage robber on the runA 17-year-old Kaitaia man was still on the run from police yesterday after he and a co-offender allegedly robbed the Price Cutter shop on the town's main street on Sunday afternoon.04 Jul 08:51 PM
Northland AgeReward for naming saboteurA Kerikeri orchardist is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever was responsible for sabotaging his kiwifruit crop.04 Jul 08:42 PM
Northland AgeSimple skill saves a little lifeKaitaia couple Michelle and Nathan Trent have no doubt that learning a simple skill that can save lives was the best thing they ever did.29 Jun 09:05 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday June 30, 2016I sat up all night of June 27, fascinated and excited as the results of the 'in or out' of the European Union came in.29 Jun 08:58 PM
Northland AgeFinlayson: Acquittal was always a riskAttorney-General Christopher Finlayson has defended the Crown's decision to accept the manslaughter pleas of Tania Shailer and David Haerewa.29 Jun 08:49 PM
Northland AgePolice vetting to protect kidsMangonui School is about to introduce compulsory police vetting of all parents and caregivers who take part in overnight school camps, as part of a review of its child protection policies.29 Jun 08:44 PM
Northland AgeOff to make a 'world of difference'Deirdre Otene, general manager of Kaitaia's MOKO Foundation, will be out of the office for lengthy periods over the next year, thanks to her being named by the Vodafone New Zealand Foundation as a World of Difference Fellow.29 Jun 08:41 PM
Northland AgeConcern over Kiwi death rate of babies - reportRates significantly higher in two health districts: Counties Manukau and Northland.28 Jun 03:17 AM
Northland AgeYouth rep sides go for brokeThe local netball sides finished strongly at the Kerikeri Netball Centre's second annual Barfoot & Thompson Kerikeri Representative Tournament on Sunday.27 Jun 10:10 PM
Northland AgeMore Heaven than Hell at Okaihau ballA record 150-plus senior students donned their finery for this year's Okaihau College ball, themed 'Heaven and Hell.'27 Jun 09:30 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday June 28, 2016Trying to drive home from Auckland last Friday (to Kerikeri) took six hours. This was due to a fairly average crash on State Highway 1 near Puhoi, which closed the highway.27 Jun 09:24 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday June 28, 2016SOME OBSERVERS amused themselves while awaiting the result of last week's 'Brexit' referendum by picking songs to suit the occasion. The hands-down winner, once the result was known, was Twisted Sister's 1984 classic We ain't gonna take it any more.'27 Jun 09:18 PM
Northland AgeFirefighter's driving victory a first for KaitaiaQualified firefighter Rob Thompson only joined the Kaitaia Volunteer Fire Brigade four years ago, but he's already held the trophy for Firefighter of the Year.27 Jun 09:10 PM
Northland AgeMarauding youth gangs 'out of control'It was hailed by police as a new, more effective means of maintaining law and order in the Mid North, but the 'flying squad' system isn't working according to the communities it is supposed to be serving.27 Jun 09:06 PM
Northland AgeStanding up to our 'shameful reality'A small crowd gathered outside Kaitaia's courthouse yesterday, as the two people who had admitted the manslaughter of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri were appearing before the High Court at Rotorua for sentence.27 Jun 09:03 PM
Northland AgeSeventh person arrested in meth bustA seventh person has been arrested in relation to the country's biggest meth bust in Northland two weeks ago.27 Jun 05:10 AM
