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Wounded officer recovering

Police are still hunting the person who stabbed a police officer in Kaitaia on Monday night.

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.

It's Christmas - Kiwi-style!

It was billed as A Kiwi Christmas, and Pompallier Catholic School in Kaitaia certainly delivered on that last week.

Letter to the Editor, Tuesday December 8, 2015

I have received a very nice letter from the Honourable Simon Ten Bridges, together with his photo to remind me what a dashing, fresh-faced young man he really is.

Editorial, Tuesday December 8, 2015

Life on the farm is rarely as idyllic as it is generally portrayed for our entertainment, but the images that have gained worldwide attention courtesy of covert filming in the Waikato by animal advocacy group Farmwatch are utterly abhorrent.

Rodger plans to call it a day

The one thing Rodger Beatson has not experienced a great deal of in his 70 years is down time.

Do you remember the Cooper's Beach whale?

Caroline Fitzgerald is working on a documentary about the history of whaling in the Far North, and is keen to hear from anyone who may have taken video footage or photographs of the stranding of a 12-metre sperm whale at Cooper's Beach.

Power boat ban on Lake Ngatu

Banning power boats from the water and vehicles from the margins are two immediate steps that have been taken in a bid to save the best known of the very Far North's dune lakes.

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.

What better way to celebrate?

Successful year for college cadets

A successful year for the Northland College Military Academy officially ended last week with the 'walk out' at the college.

Letter to the Editor, Tuesday December 1, 2015

Editorial, Tuesday December 1, 2015

Te Waka Toi award for Pare Nathan

One of New Zealand's foremost exponents and teachers of weaving was recognised at Creative New Zealand's 2015 Te Waka Toi awards in Rotorua on Saturday night.

No happy ending this time

Help arrived too late for a juvenile kiwi, believed to be male, that was delivered to a Kaitaia veterinary clinic last week.

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.