Kerikeri's Blair Tuke and his Tauranga sailing partner Peter Burling have racked up another gold medal in international sailing after successfully defending their title at the 2014 49er European Championships in Finland.
Organisers of the recently held Northland secondary school teams chess championships are planning to capitalise on the success of the event.
Momentum is starting to build for the fundraising campaign to help Brooke Ah Sam get to California at the end of this month and compete at an international crossfit event.
Three wins from three fights for the three young fighters representing the Kaeo Boxing Club at the Supercity Boxing Gym tournament in Manukau.
Once again, the Northland's sub unions are preparing to do battle in the annual Northland Primary Schools Rugby event, the Taniwha Shield.
The feedback from outside cyclists who took part in the Cape 2 Kaitaia (C2K) road cycle ride on June 21 has overwhelmed organisers of the event.
A Bay of Islands College student is having a year to remember after recently being named the New Zealand U16 AFL Player of the Year and selected to captain the NZ U16 team.
The children of Mission Place Kindergarten are getting a head start in the basics of rugby, netball, football and bat-and-ball styled games.
In winning a sudden-death showdown in dramatic come-from-behind fashion, Northland College has earned the right to represent the province.
SO there he was, The Offsider, watching as a rotten apple nearly spoiled the bunch.......
The Mangonui Netball Centre took five age-grade teams to the first representative tournament of the winter season at Northcote earlier this month.
The 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil kicked off to massive fanfare last Friday (NZ time) and already the event has delivered some exciting results and upsets.
Every Queen's Birthday weekend, members of the North Shore Surfcasting Club make the long drive from Auckland to Doubtless Bay to carry on the tradition of fishing against their Doubtless Bay Line and Rod Fishing Club counterparts...
Young local netball enthusiasts have been spoiled for choice during the opening weeks of winter with two junior tournaments taking place on the Kaitaia netball courts over consecutive weeks.
SO there he was, The Offsider, feeling a little out of sorts as he wandered aimlessly through winter's opening salvo wondering if the west coast was ever going to fire again.
One notable aspect during last week's games in the Far North domestic darts competition was the rise and rise of Mussel Rock, this time around recording a 16-nil whitewash over the Kauri Arms Nuggets.
The Kahawai Bonanza fishing competition proved another very successful event for the 169 surfcasters taking part in ideal conditions on the first day of winter last Sunday.
After a successful debut season contesting the Cody's D1NZ National Drifting Championship, Waipapa brothers Tom and Joe Marshall are keen to return next season.
A convincing win for the defending champions in round 8 of the Northland men's premier division on Saturday.
SO there he was, The Offsider, heading west to catch the first real swell of winter as the first true cold snap of the year hit on Monday last week.
All systems are go the annual two-day speedway extravaganza being held at Taipa this weekend.
Brooke Ah Sam was named Fittest in Northland in her age grade after her performance at a provincial crossfit event in Kerikeri earlier this month.
Players from Waiuku North featured for the 29 teams entered into the Men's Memorial Triples played over the weekend of May 10-11.
SO there he was, The Offsider, pleasantly surprised to get some great surf shots from one of his old haunts the other day.
Local racing mothers and grandparents stole the limelight in the Kaikohe Speedway's final meet of the summer.
Ideal conditions for Kaikohe Clay Target Club championships
Mitchell Nield won his fourth national enduro and with a round to spare in the King Country on Saturday.
A veteran marksman has donated a large number of his medals and trophies to the Far North Special Olympics.