Two small children on the street, unsupervised, looking for food scraps in a rubbish bag.It`s the kind of scene you might expect to see in a third-world country, not the streets of modern-day New Zealand.Yet that`s exactly what... Read...

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air Te Rarawa Rugby Club in Ahipara has been given $30,000 in funding to help upgrade its facilities for wāhine.`This was built only for blokes back in the day,` club co-ordinator... Read...

Kaitaia residents may be taking the long way round for months after torrential rain badly damaged the main route into town; State Highway One through the Mangamuka Gorge. Read...

The Northland Age It`s one of the most frequently asked questions in Northland - and now you can get a custom-made T-shirt in its honour.Kaitaia-based ACA Clothing is now printing a crew-neck T-shirt sporting one of the most commonly... Read...

Kaitaia-born boxer Mea Motu is working towards a shot at a world title fight this year.Last week, the pint-sized power puncher wiped out Thailand`s Thanchanok Phanan at Auckland`s ABA Stadium in the fourth round by technical knockout.... Read...

Kaitaia is still virtually cut off this morning as floodwaters and slips keep the Far North town isolated from the rest of the country.Strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday left the town detached from the rest of the region, with... Read...

Homes were being evacuated in Kaitaia and an unknown number of people and vehicles were trapped on State Highway 1 in the Mangamuka Ranges last night as torrential rain continued to batter the Far North. The worst of yesterday`s... Read...

Police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old went missing in the Far North.The girl, named Amelia, lives at home with her family in Kaitaia. A police spokesperson said her family was new to the area. Amelia also has... Read...

New Zealand has likely just seen one of its soggiest Julys on record, with a `freight train of low pressure` delivering seemingly endless bouts of rain.Niwa forecaster Ben Noll said more than three dozen locations, spread from Kaitaia... Read...

A two-vehicle crash near Clough Rd in Kaitaia has left one person dead. Read...