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Kiwi yachtie to return to NZ voluntarily

An extradition order is not being sought for a Kiwi yachtsman who sailed to Australia with his young daughter.

Que Langdon, 6, is reunited with mum

These are the first pictures of Que Langdon reunited with her mother, after almost a month at sea with her father.

Rodney Hide: The Waitangi shemozzle

COMMENT: There many excellent reasons for the Prime Minister to stay away from Waitangi but being banned from speaking isn't one of them.

Paul Little: When in Waitangi...

The main controversy has been the Prime Minister's decision not to front at Waitangi on February 6 because he would not be allowed to speak at the powhiri.

Langdon's dad believes trip to Oz planned

Alan Langdon's father believes his son always intended to sail to Australia, not the Bay of Islands as he claims.

Rachel leaves jandals on famous Kaeo fence

Supermodel Rachel Hunter might not have left her heart in Kaeo when she visited the Far North town recently - but she did leave her

English should not be 'a spoilt child'

A Ngapuhi kaumatua says the Prime Minister should not "run away" from Waitangi Day commemorations.

Langdon open about plans to flee Kawhia

Alan Langdon was open about his quest to flee Kawhia so that he couldn't be found - but he didn't mention 6-year-old daughter, Que, in his plans.

Kerikeri woman found floating in Bay of Islands by friends

Friends of a Kerikeri woman found her body floating in the Bay of Islands after she apparently fell from a boat without being noticed.

Rubbish fire threatens ute, home

A fire that came within a metre of a ute and a few metres of a Kerikeri home was a blaze waiting to happen, the town's fire chief

Tall ship hits rock in Bay of Islands

Lost paint and an embarrassed skipper were the only damage when a tall ship got stuck on a rock in the Bay of Islands with 40 passengers

Mum calls in expert to find missing pair

Alan Langdon, 49, and daughter Que Langdon have not been heard from since they left Kawhia Harbour on December 17.

Closed cooking school linked to fraud probe

A Northland culinary school which closed down suddenly last month, putting tutors out of work and students in limbo, was owned by

Sea mystery: 'I'm very sad, broken in fact'

The adoptive grandmother of Alan Langdon is heartbroken the Kawhia man and his 6-year-old daughter Que have not been heard from in 11 days.

Sailor's family: 'We are very worried'

Alan Langdon, 49, and his daughter, Que, 6, haven't been seen or heard from since they sailed from Kawhia Harbour 11 days ago.

Missing yachtie had previous close call

The yachtie who disappeared with his daughter 10 days ago had a lucky escape last year when his boat sunk in a tropical cyclone.

Mystery over missing dad and daughter

The disappearance of a father and daughter who set sail in a small catamaran 10 days ago is "very upsetting" for the family's local community.

Sea mystery: Father, daughter missing

Police are concerned for the welfare of a 49-year-old man and his daughter who left Kawhia Harbour on a catamaran nine days ago and haven't been seen since.