Project to save Northland's kauri from disease wins major awards
World-leading Northland kauri dieback protection project wins big.
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New Zealand Sign Language event in Kaitāia connects local community
A locally-held event has boosted DHH learners with the benefit of community.
Awanui's new toilets sees town up for second Keep NZ Beautiful award
The colourful loos are part of the Te Hiku Open Spaces Revitalisation project.
Election 2023: Candidates for Northland and Te Tai Tokerau electorates named
All candidates for Northland and Te Tai Tokerau electorates have been revealed.
Kaitāia girls collect 7 bags of trash for Keep New Zealand Beautiful clean-up
Seven bags of trash collected by Kaitāia Girl Guides, Brownies and Pippins.
News briefs from the Far North - Make poi, Lotto win, Bay pontoon work and home invasion
News snippets from the Far North
You know it's spring in the Far North when the shining cuckoo sings
The Far North welcomes spring with the first report of shining cuckoo song.
Weedbusters ready to tackle Far North’s pest plants
Free Far North workshops grow new generation of weedbusters
Underwater Aquabots do battle in Bay of Islands pool
20 schools compete in Bay of Islands Aquabot underwater challenge.
Far North celebrates treasured nurse Venus Cherrington QSM
Waimamaku recently celebrated Far North's latest Queen's Service Medal recipient
Fire destroys historic old schoolhouse in Far North
Historic villa in Herekino burns down after being engulfed in flames.
Homeowner forced to make sign after scammer sends unknowing victims to house
“I felt really sorry for them and some of them were really pissed off and upset.”
Business of booze continues to cost Far North whānau
Every September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awareness month.
Far North wetland Arethusa Reserve honoured in artwork and poetry
A look at the art project celebrating a Pukenui reserve and its volunteer caretakers.
Kaitāia's KFC property up for sale with 27-year tenancy
Tasty Kaitāia investment property for sale is home to KFC.
News briefs from the Far North - Meet the candidates, Waitangi Day funding and use of force justified
News snippets from the Far North.
Classic country music for Far North from NZ Highwaymen
NZ Highwaymen - Brendan Dugan, Eddie Low, Gray Bartlett, and Dennis Marsh - in Kerikeri
Drought on the cards for Northland with big El Niño expected
New Zealand’s climate is about to take a “rapid turn”
Eradicating Northland's weeds focus of free worskshops
Sick of invasive weeds? Northlanders offered free help to get rid of them.
Red tide that swept Northland could be swallowed by blue wave this election
A new poll puts National's Grant McCallum well ahead in Northland.
Tourism in Far North to benefit from $880,000 Tourism Infrastructure Funding
Tourism Infrastructure Fund has $880K for six Far North projects
From interim to permanent - new Far North council CEO is Guy Holroyd
Interim Far North District Council CEO Guy Holroyd gets the job full time.
Public response to kiwi deaths in Bay of Islands pleases conservationists
A conservation group's monitoring and education efforts have received heartening support.
Awanui could be next far North town to take out a Keep New Zealand Beautiful award
Locals think the nomination is more than justified.
Ōpua artist James Ormsby’s Matawai artwork features in Wellington exhibition
Bay of Islands artist James Ormsby's work in Strange Friends exhibition
News briefs from the Far North: Candidates front up, IRBs on 90 Mile, and honours awarded
News snippets from the Far North.
Country’s largest solar farm near Kaitāia producing power soon
Massive solar farm will start producing power in November.
Far North news in brief: Daffodil Day success, meet the candidates and piano quartet
News snippets from the Far North.
Bay of Islands Vintage Railway all steamed up for Father's Day trips on Gabriel
Kawakawa's Gabriel steam train running Father's Day trips.
Northland’s world boxing champions to fight in home region for first tme
Kaitāia’s Mea Motu and Whangārei’s Lani Daniels set for a fight night in December.
Samoa Rugby World Cup hopes propped up by Kaitāia's Jordan and James Lay
Kaitāia brothers James and Jordan Lay at second RWC with Samoa
Wheelchair model features in Kaitāia entry in Dargaville Wearable Arts extravaganza
Kaitāia's Out of the Blue designers seeking success at Dargaville Wearable Arts contest
Storm damage repairs at Cape Rēinga to take 4-6 weeks
Access to Cape Rēinga is restricted while storm repair work is done.
Future blooming for Far North florists
A Waipapakauri-based florist and regenerative grower is blazing a sustainable trail.