Welcome to The Northland Age

The news from Kawakawa to the cape, twice a week.

  • Aupouri Peninsular
  • Awanui
  • Kaitaia
  • Doubtless Bay
  • Kaeo
  • Waipapa
  • Kerikeri
  • Kawakawa
  • Paihia
  • Russell
  • Okaihau
  • Kaikohe
  • North and South Hokianga

Find out more...

Subscribe Now!

Digital editions of The Northland Age now available.

For terms & conditions, and special offers please contact us.

Details are supplied on our contacts page.

Find out more...

TEEN CHARGED - House lost as three crews battle huge blaze - Thursday January 26, 2012

TEEN CHARGED - House lost as three crews battle huge blaze - Thursday January 26, 2012

COLD COMFORT: Tenant Roger Harper (in the white singlet) is comforted by friends as firefighters dampen down what remains of his home. Picture/Peter de Graaf.

 

A teenage girl has been charged with arson just hours after a Paihia home was destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening.

 

Continues here...

Opononi home to another champ - Thursday January 26, 2012

Given that it's home to Fire Dragon Chillies, Taheke Terror and Kaitaia Fire chilli sauces, no one was especially surprised when the Far North produced New Zealand's latest chilli-eating champion.

 

Or perhaps that Daniel 'Chilli Machine' Naera, who took the title in the New Zealand chilli-eating championship in Auckland last month, was sponsored by the Opononi Hotel.

 

Continues here...