Mike Dinsdale

For 20 years Annette Hall was the voice of Far North Radio and Sea Rescue, keeping people safe on the ocean, but also helping out whenever Ahipara Gamefish Club held its competitions.

The Far North gamefish community plans a special day to honour a marine radio legend.

A Tinopai league player has signed a 2026 development deal with the Warriors.

Truffles are a growing sector in Northland and across the country, with the prized fungi worth up to $2500 a kg.

New Zealand has about 400 truffieres, including several in Northland.

Temporary bans on taking shellfish from two areas of Whangārei Harbour have been extended for a further two years to help stocks at the sites to recover.

Marsden and Mair banks closures extended to aid Whangārei shellfish recovery.

The loan backs a new mussel spat nursery at Houhora Bay in Far North

After joining the British Merchant Navy as a cadet at 17, Jon Moore has spent more than 50 years in the maritime industry.

The Far North's status as the home of the country's commercial mussel spat industry will be strengthened with a nursery in Houhora Bay, backed by a $4.5 million Government loan and a fast-track consent process.