The `it!` Bay of Islands Food & Wine Festival is on next Saturday and the Northern Advocate has five double passes to give away.The festival runs from 11am to 6pm at the Paihia Village Green, and features not just wine and food,... Read...

The Supreme Court has refused to hear a case brought by a group of owners of an upmarket Bay of Islands apartment block suffering weathertightness issues.The case involves owners of Bridgewater apartments in Paihia which the court... Read...

She checked her ticket about 49 times, but despite her initial scepticism, the numbers didn`t lie and a Paihia woman is now $500,000 richer.The woman had a sleepless night last Wednesday after she found out that she had won $500,000... Read...

It`s been a lucky night for the regions, with two lotto players from Paihia and Invercargill winning $500,000 each. Read...

There`s a corner on the road which takes you around a bay at the north end of Paihia and there, before you, is Waitangi. There is Te Tii Marae and the one-way bridge over the river which leads to the grounds where the Treaty of Waitangi... Read...

Three people have been injured - one seriously - in a car crash in Northland this afternoon.Emergency crews were called to Puketona Rd on State Highway 11, near Paihia, at 4.30pm.One vehicle was involved in the crash. Reports... Read...

Two men who had to be rescued by kayak in the Bay of Islands were `uncooperative and unappreciative` of police efforts to make sure they were alright.The men were out fishing after an afternoon drinking in Paihia yesterday when... Read...

Taking the kids swimming over summer is a Kiwi tradition, but one dedicated group of parents have taken their duties to the extreme, escorting their children to swimming venues from Paihia to Christchurch, including Rotorua, Mt Maunganui,... Read...

An anti-Trans-Pacific Partnership rally at Paihia`s village green today brought together a number of politicians to put their views on the 12-nation trade pact.New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters, who was the first to take the... Read...

Paihia`s volunteer firefighters turned Animal Rescue crew when they were called out to free a cat stuck in a washing machine.A School Rd resident raised the alarm just before midnight on Tuesday when her cat got its paw stuck and... Read...