As a 40-tonne, 21mcatamaran drifted towards the rocks during a storm two Paihia men jumped in a small tinny with a 15 horsepower motor ready to rescue it. It was Dan Hirzel`s day off last Thursday but he was down at Bay Beach Hire,... Read...
A fire safety investigator is reminding Northlanders to get their fireplaces checked regularly after a home was gutted following a blaze which started in the chimney.Four fire engines from Paihia and Kawakawa were called to a house... Read...
Paihia police are in the unusual position of having a confession to two crimes but no victims. Now they are calling for people to come forward if their bag was snatched or their car broken in to between 1 and 3pm on April 2 in Paihia.... Read...
Ohakune has its giant carrot. Taihape has a gumboot and Gore a leaping trout.Now Paihia has joined the ranks of Kiwi towns with big icons thanks to the Fuller family, who have donated a life-size leaping marlin to the Bay of Islands... Read...
Another bank in Northland is set to close its doors for good.The BNZ branch on Marsden Rd, Paihia, will open for the last time on Friday, April 7. Branches in Kaikohe and Dargaville will cut their hours to 1-4.30pm and 9am-12.30pm,... Read...
Corrections officers are being housed at a five-star waterfront hotel in the Far North while on secondment to cover the region`s short staffed prison.While Corrections say they are getting `good value for money` they admit that... Read...
The planned closure of the BNZ branch in Paihia and reduction in hours at Dargaville and Kaikohe branches is another example of a foreign corporateās indifference to small town New Zealand, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. Read...
A helicopter was needed to help battle a scrub fire in the Bay of Islands this afternoon.A Fire Service spokeswoman said the blaze was reported just before 3.30pm. It was called to the scene near Greys Lane, in Paihia. Firefighters... Read...
RUGBY The Miami Heat's caused a boilover in the first round of the NBA playoffs...beating the top ranked Celtics 111 to 101 in Boston to level their Eastern Conference series one-all More...
BUSINESS Activity in the housing market is holding its own against the rising cost of borrowing More...