News stories

Far North sports enthusiasts are the big winners with the opening of the new world-class, multi-sports complex at Kaikohe’s Lindvart Park. The building can accommodate more than 20 sporting codes including basketball, netball, volleyball, badminton and table tennis.

More than $30,000 has been granted by the Far North’s three community boards to help young sports enthusiasts compete around the district. The Winter Rural Travel fund will help 32 clubs and schools to attend training and competitions during the 2024 winter sports season.

A 2016 decision to upgrade Bay of Islands Airport is paying off with larger Air New Zealand aircraft now regularly scheduled to use the Northland transport hub.

The council’s Nothing-But-Net programme, which enables communities to connect to the internet by providing free public Wi-Fi, recently completed an extension into the Hokianga with hotspots now available at Ōpononi and Rāwene.

Two incredibly rare taonga from Kaitāia’s Te Ahu Museum, dating back to the 13th Century, have been hand-delivered to the South Island for an exhibition.

Attracting tourists from far and wide is key to the success of many local businesses, but how do our isites support this success?

Giant glow-in-the-dark puppets will take centre stage during Matariki after the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board granted event organisers $2000 during its April meeting.

New Zealand-owned property maintenance company, Citycare Property, has been awarded a contract to manage Far North community facilities for the next five years starting on 1 July 2024.

Level 2 water restrictions applied during the summer months to Kerikeri-Waipapa, Paihia-Ōpua-Waitangi, Kawakawa-Moerewa, Ōpononi-Ōmāpere, Ōmanaia-Rāwene and Kaikohe-Ngāwha will be lifted from Monday 29 April.