Aupouri came out with a strong start in this college grade netball clash in Kaitaia last Thursday evening, scoring off the first three centre passes, giving themselves an early lead.

The above heading is the message for local motorheads from organisers of the Percy Poharama Memorial Queen's Birthday Weekend Meet at Taipa Speedway this coming weekend.

A comprehensive win for the competition pacesetters in the only match to take place from round 7 of the Northland Men's Premier Division and played in wet surface conditions at Waipapa on Saturday afternoon.

Mangonui fishing stalwart Bill Dimento weighed in a very respectable 8.40kg snapper, but it was a dad and daughter duo who took out the men's and ladies' sections respectively in the annual Far North ITM Fishing Contest.

Golf results from around Northland last week.

A new athletics club for the Bay of Islands will be launched at Bledisloe Domain, Haruru Falls Road, on Saturday (10am-3pm). Everyone will be welcome.

Jamie Porter won a professional boxing bout against Australian Joe Lloyd at Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast earlier this month.

The fish weighed-in in the last 90 Mile Beach Surfcasting Club contest at the end of April showed the Far North's west coast was still providing good fishing before winter's onset.

The 2015 Northland Sheep Dog Circuit was wrapped up at the end of last month with the last two trials held on the same weekend at Hobson and Maungakaramea respectively.

The Brian Jones Memorial under 11 division held at Kaitaia Intermediate on Saturday May 2, 2015.

The overall winning pair for the Kaitaia ladies contesting the Nancy MacCormick 36-hole Foursomes championship emerged as Fay Patterson and Lynn McCarthny with a combined nett of 148.

The step up to premier division has already been worth the price of admission for the 2014 1st division champions with two wins notched on their belts, but on Monday they faced a side at another level altogether.

After the success and enjoyment of their first time attending the annual Kaumatua Olympics in Hamilton last year, Te Hiku Hauora Korikori A Kaumatua Roopu decided it was time to bring a similar event closer to their neck of the woods.

Fifty seniors and 52 juniors enjoyed perfect conditions on both land and sea during the Houhora Big Game & Sports Fishing Club's annual Easter Sports Fishing Contest.

Kaitaia Justa Plumber 2 Kamo 1 (ht 0-0): Kaitaia's first foray into Northland Men's Premier Division (NMP) began in promising fashion with a victory at home over the formidable Kamo in warm, breezy conditions at Taipa on Saturday afternoon.

Thirty of Northland's best young athletes gathered in Kerikeri last month to take part in the the Kerikeri Striders Junior Athletics Club ribbon day.

In completing their first season as swimming coaches for the Kaitaia Amateur Swimming Club, two local teenagers have been cited as a shining example of youth leadership in Te Hiku.

The Houhora Bowling Club wrapped up its 2014/15 season recently and provided a round-up of results from the last few events of the summer calendar which had been completed in the final months.

Richie Harris was appointed as director of rugby and head coach of the Northland ITM Cup side earlier this week.

The inclusion in the SkyCity Mystics line-up of a local girl who cut her chops playing through the grades in Kerikeri has given the Far North sporting community...