Results from the 2016 Eastern Zone Primary Schools Cross Country championships, hosted by Peria School on September 6: • 5-YEAR-OLDS:

The Kaitaia Church Road Bowling Club celebrated the opening of its 67th summer season earlier this month with the holding of the Mary

While the final tally has yet to be confirmed, organisers of the Carters Kaitaia Charity Boxing Event in Kaitaia on Saturday night

Far North players featured for the Northland team which won the football title at the NZ Police 2016 Winter Games in Queenstown on

Kyle Chen cleaned up in his division at the Australian Golden Gloves championships in Queensland last Thursday. With coach Rusty

The two Kaitaia College girls' teams enjoyed a great winter in the Northland Secondary Schools Sporting Association midweek championships

Kaitaia surf shop owner Johnny Andrew said he was very stoked to see a trio of young local athletes signed to his New Zealand Surf

A large turnout from the Far North Indoor Bowling Association reconvened at the Kaitaia Primary School hall to compete for the Kerry

The majority of the players in the 23 participating teams, the field day tournament at Taipa earlier this month was the first time

The annual Toll Kaitaia Run/Walk which takes place on Sunday, August 14, this year represents the fifth leg of seven in the popular Sport Northland Run/ Walk Series.

A small group of Portia Woodman's whanau will travel to Rio next week to cheer on the Kaikohe-born girl as she strives to help the New Zealand Women's sevens team produce a gold medal-winning performance at the Olympics.

Mangonui progressed unbeaten through the annual Northland under-15 tournament to claim the title for the second year running in Whangarei last week.

Twenty one players represented the Taitokerau rohe at the 54th Sunshine Coast District Winter Bowls Carnival held in Queensland earlier in the month.

Defying the weather, 16 teams, including some representing the Cooper's Beach, Kaitaia Combined, and Church Road clubs turned out to contest the annual Patron's Bowls tournament alongside the members of the host club at the Far North RSA Bowling Club gree

The countdown has well and truly begun for the three Far North athletes who form part of what will be the largest contingent ever to represent Northland at the Olympics/ Paralympics events.

Mussel Rocks' defeat by Waipap in Far North darts last Wednesday means they will need to dig deep in the remaining three games of the round if they wish to make the top four for the championship knockout.

Having led a nationwide revival of traditional Maori games, particularly ki-o-rahi, over the past decade, the Kerikeri sporting facilitator described Nga Taonga Takaro II: The Matrix as a 200-page opus of "ancestral awesomeness".

Over 20 Northland schools are converging on Taipa Area School today to take part in the Matariki Ki-o-Rahi Games 2016, which forms part of the local Maori new year celebrations.

The Patu fitness movement continues to enjoy strong growth in the Far North judging by the interest generated at the opening of a new facility in Kaikohe last Saturday.

Several Kaitaia Primary School students have proven quick learners in the art of lawn bowls after taking up the invitation to head over the road to their neighbouring club on Church Road and enjoy a roll up on Thursday afternoons.

The Far North's infamous winterless conditions came to the fore over Queens Birthday weekend and the fine weather contributed to another very successful 90 Mile Beach Kahawai Bonanza Tournament.

The Far North woke to wonderfully fine weather on Saturday morning, a welcome break following the past week of rain and overcast skies.

Murray Child and Dice did the local sheep dog trial scene proud by winning the New Zealand long head title in the deep south on Saturday.

Muriwhenua's Te Puhi Rudolph and Penetaui Jones featured for the New Zealand Maori Residential side which overwhelmed an Auckland representative XIII in Taranaki over Queen's Birthday Weekend.

Getting the local Dalmatian fraternity together for the annual fundraising pairs tournament led to rowdy night of indoor bowling for all at the Kaitaia Primary School hall last Thursday evening.

The Muriwhenua reps running out victorious on home turf at Waipapakauri on Saturday to make it all square in the inaugural Iwi Origin series and set up the much anticipated deciding showdown in the third and final leg later this year.

Some great catches were weighed in by local anglers enjoying perfect late autumn conditions in the Doubtless Bay Rod and Line Club fishing contest earlier this month.

The young Penrith prop James Fisher-Harris is far from a household name but has already been compared with Queensland and Australian legend Gorden Tallis.

Several local women received a lucrative prize draw at the Jennian Homes Mother's Day Fun Run/Walk event in Paihia on Sunday.