Northland AgeVerdict: Fungavaka guiltyAfter hearing eight weeks of evidence, a jury took just 4 hours to find a Northland man guilty of murdering his partner in Kaitaia more than two years ago by running her down in his car.07 Oct 07:32 PM
Northland AgeA sad day for bowls in KaitaiaHistory was about to go by the board, spokesman Kevin Briscoe said last week after the Kaitaia Combined Bowling Club's property in Matthews' Avenue Kaitaia was advertised for sale by tender.05 Oct 08:26 PM
Northland AgeBoris Jurlina whistles up a century of premier gamesAt just 30 years of age Boris Jurlina has achieved a rugby refereeing milestone few other Northland Rugby Referees' Association members have equalled - he's refereed his 100th premier game.05 Oct 08:23 PM
Northland AgeMore to kindy story than mat timeSixty years of kindergarten in Kaitaia (and at Doubtless Bay) was celebrated last month, many teachers past and present, committee/association and kindy kids of years ago reacquainting themselves with their kindergartens...05 Oct 08:03 PM
Northland AgeClean sheet for Ipipiri islandsA formidable team of conservation dogs, fondly known as the Rat Pack, has spent four days scouring the seven islands of Ipipiri for rodents.05 Oct 08:00 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday October 6, 2015Tony walked into the Switzer Home on his weekly visit to help in whatever way was needed. Meeting Sarah to discuss the welfare of the residents, he was told of a new resident, Jack, an 80-year-old from the Kaitaia district.05 Oct 07:57 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday October 6, 2015AUSTRALIA can hardly be criticised for deporting convicted criminals, New Zealanders included. For all that we claim to have a special relationship with Australia, we can hardly claim the right to go over there, beat people up and rob them and expect to b05 Oct 07:46 PM
Northland AgePeters: Only Maori can save their kidsNorthland MP Winston Peters delivered a broadside against the government in a speech in Tauranga on Saturday, but saved some of his ire for Maoridom.05 Oct 07:40 PM
Northland AgeHe's even lost his gumbootsPolice seized everything, down to his gumboots, when they arrested a 45-year-old man from Te Wahapu Peninsula, near Russell, for allegedly stealing from a Russell oyster farm late on Saturday afternoon.05 Oct 07:37 PM
Northland AgeIconic coastal race set to stream liveThe 2015 PIC Coastal Classic race from Devonport in Auckland to Russell in the Bay of Islands on October 23 will be streamed live online at www.coastalclassic.co.nz30 Sep 08:31 PM
Northland AgeGamefishers toast big seasonThe past summer of big gamefishing was celebrated at the Ahipara Gamefish Club's recent annual prizegiving at the Kaitaia Golf Club.30 Sep 08:22 PM
Northland AgeImpressive debut for ArohaA Kaitaia woman's short story about the healing qualities of water and the power of karakia made its mark at the Pikihuia Awards for Maori writers last month.30 Sep 08:08 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday October 1, 2015We are writing to you regarding Sativex (cannabis oil, or medicinal marijuana) for the treatment of refractory epilepsy for our daughter, who used to have hundreds of prolonged, severe seizures every day.30 Sep 08:03 PM
Northland AgePolice keen to see boats forfeitedPolice say they will ask the courts to permanently confiscate two boats seized from alleged oyster thieves in the Bay of Islands last week.30 Sep 07:56 PM
Northland AgeLifelong memories of a smoky carMaori Party co-leader Marama Fox will accept support for her battle to eliminate smoking in New Zealand by 2025 from wherever it comes, and she was delighted to accept a petition in Kaitaia yesterday calling for a ban on smoking in cars with passengers un30 Sep 07:48 PM
Northland AgeKeep the flag - change the PMIt wasn't the biggest protest ever in the North, but those who converged on Kaitaia's market on Saturday morning to air their opposition to the process of potentially adopting a new national flag certainly made themselves heard.30 Sep 07:39 PM
Northland AgeGenerosity won't be forgottenSidney George Farmer was an Englishman; how he came to be living in the Far North of New Zealand is not known, but he spent the final years of his long life happily ensconced at Kaitaia rest home Switzer Residential Care.28 Sep 07:55 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday September 29, 2015Just over 50 years ago I attended a 'Get the North Moving' hui in the Kaikohe Hall. There was a good mixture of people who were very concerned about unemployment, roading problems, lack of government ideas and action, crime figures and education etc.28 Sep 07:52 PM
Northland AgePolice swoop on kauri gum stashPolice last week seized thousands of dollars worth of kauri gum from a massage parlour in Whangarei. Banana boxes, fish bins and sacks filled mainly with pieces of unpolished gum were found during a search of the Scarlet Lounge on Tuesday.28 Sep 07:48 PM
Northland AgeWaiting game for He KorowaiKaitaia's He Korowai Trust is awaiting the outcome of an Internal Affairs process aimed at determining whether it can retain its charitable status, and continue the work it is doing to provide low-income Far North residents with homes of their own.28 Sep 07:42 PM
Northland AgeBequest rescues St Catherine'sThe sting was taken out of a public meeting called by the Waimate North Mission District management group at Okaihau on Friday when it was announced that a proposal to transfer ownership of St Catherine's Church at Okaihau was unlikely to proceed.28 Sep 07:40 PM
Northland AgeKaitaia women claim Superchamps scalpsA group of Kaitaia ladies beat the odds to claim the women's title at the National C-Grade Superchamps in Taumarunui last weekend.23 Sep 09:36 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday September 24, 2015Over the past months the Labour caucus have been travelling the country and doing a series of regional visits.23 Sep 09:10 PM
Northland AgeExpert assistance for Te AupouriEvan Nathan, a former regional manager for the Department of Labour, has been appointed as the interim manager for Te Aupouri Maori Trust Board, whose job will be to help to facilitate the transitioning of the board's activities to the Aupouri Runanga...23 Sep 09:04 PM
Northland AgePolice car door ripped off on Awanui StraightAn unmarked police car had its driver's door all but torn off yesterday morning, when it was struck by another vehicle on the Awanui Straight.23 Sep 08:57 PM
Northland AgeNot such a happy birthdayKaitaia woman Patsy Panther has considerable sympathy for the 72-year-old Palmerston North man who claimed last week that he had been told to make his way home from Wellington Hospital, in his pyjamas, by bus.23 Sep 08:55 PM
Northland AgeAthletes relish muddy conditionsThe Far North Zone Cross Country was held at Peria School on Friday, September 4, following a very wet and windy week which made the course suitably muddy much to the delight of the young participants as they slid and waded their way through the event. Re22 Sep 01:26 AM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday September 22, 2015Twenty-four hours into RWC 2015 (at the time of writing) and the signs aren't good.21 Sep 11:43 PM
Northland AgeAirport protesters' word acceptedFive of those arrested at the occupation of Kaitaia Airport on September 9 were remanded at large without plea when they appeared before Judge Greg Davis in the Kaitaia District Court on Thursday.21 Sep 11:41 PM
Northland AgeBudding opera star hones skillsA Kaikohe teenager who didn't know what opera was until he hired Les Miserables from a video shop, thinking it was a movie about a mutant superhero, has made it to the finals of New Zealand's top contest for young opera singers.21 Sep 08:43 PM
