The Kaikohe Car Club reported good car numbers for the first race meet of 2015 on Sunday with good fields in most grades and a couple of visiting drivers from Auckland which all provided an....

The girls have taken out the first gamefish pins of the season for Houhora Big Game and Sportsfishing Club.

With the countdown for the ODI world cup next month now under way and the dulcet sounds of test cricket commentary once again providing the soundtrack to summer across the nation...

A Houhora boat came to the aid of two Muriwai anglers who were fishing for kingfish near the Shadow Patch last week but instead latched on to a huge black marlin.

As the Far North's most recently capped international athlete, Krystal Murray made the most of her summer holidays by returning home to spend time with family and friends and also keep in shape.

The Kaitaia Gymnastics Club's competitive and recreational gymnasts all spent time during December competing for end-of-year prizegiving medals and trophies.

Homegrown cowboys were in the money during the various events on the NZRCA 2014/15 circuit known as the Christmas Run.

A spectacular pile up between three V8 cars driven, surprisingly, by the district's most experienced and daring racers proved the highlight for many from the New Year Meet at Taipa speedway.

Take some killer weather, throw in some serious interest from both locally and further afield, add a cash incentive to make things competitive, and a dash of fundraising for good karma, and voila.

Far North Surf Rescue began its first official surf patrol of the new summer season at Ahipara on Saturday.

Adrenaline junkies are dusting off their cowboy hats with the three Far North legs of the national summer rodeo circuit set to take place over three consecutive days in just over two weeks.

A health programme aimed at encouraging young children to be more active in Kaitaia completed its inaugural year last week and organisers couldn't be happier with how it all went.

The summertime sport of tennis is enjoying good numbers in Kaitaia with nearly two dozen turning out every week for a social game of doubles on the town club's tennis courts.

Whatevaz had too much firepower for Touch.O to take out their third consecutive open final title at the Far North Touch Module on Saturday.

The fluctuating fortunes of basketball in the Far North over the past few years have been well documented.

Four primary schools descended upon Arnold Rae Park in Kaitaia last Wednesday to take part in the final week of the Kaitaia Mini/ Mod After-School competition.

Team New Zealand won the Five Nations Championship mounted games teams title in Kaikohe on Sunday while English rider Sarah Farnsworth took out the individual title.

The Bowls Far North Centre national club pairs titles were sorted over a weekend in late November and a run-down of the four section winners is as follows.

The success of the Te Hiku Sports Hub Fundraising Boxing Event at the Te Ahu Centre in Kaitaia on Saturday night has made it the talk of the town.

The Far North RSA completed its domestic championships titles earlier this month.

The latest report from the Doubtless Bay Croquet Club noted the weather for last Thursday's business house tournament was a marked improvement on that experienced the previous week.

There was a fiery end to the day's racing at Taipa Speedway on Sunday after the engine of Ray Dare caught fire while he was contesting the feature saloon all-in event.

Three Kaitaia squash club players were among a 10-strong contingent representing Northland at the NZ Champions of Champions event in Tawa, Wellington from October 31 to November 2.

Smoking tyres, cars on fire, engines pushed beyond their utmost limits, and scenes resembling something out of a post apocalyptic sci-fi flick.

The Cooper's Beach Bowling Club completed its domestic championship fours titles earlier this month.

The Kerikeri Croquet Club recently hosted 10 students from Bay of Islands College as part of a Croquet New Zealand initiative.

Earlier this month, the Year 7/8 girls of the Kaitaia Intermediate School netball team celebrated a memorable season contested at home and away.

A plucky 61-year-old from Northland is returning to the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series for a fourth time, to continue to show the world that physical disabilities can't stop her.

West coast weather and sea conditions have proved very testing of late for local anglers with large, sweepy seas putting a damper on two recent field days.