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• Te Kao elders’ royal invite

  Tokerau Beach resident Bertha Yerkovich says she’ll never forget the day she received a concerned phone call from her beloved aunty more than 30 years ago.

• Free event aimed at boosting mental wellbeing in Far North

  Mental Health Awareness Week is a national campaign that raises awareness around mental health and how to improve and boost mental wellbeing.

• EDITORIAL Credibility vital in dealing to inflation

  Stockmarkets in New York hit another low yesterday. This would sometimes be bad news, but right now it is not.

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• Baton’s Up draws packed crowd in support of community hall

  At a time when businesses could be forgiven for declining to part with their precious putea (money), a recent fundraiser has proven the Far North’s generosity is alive and well.

• Spring brings Kerikeri’s first hoop of the season

  It was a glorious spring day last Thursday, as participants gathered to watch Lois Wilkinson, an ex-president and stalwart of Kerikeri Croquet Club, come north from her new home in Wellsford to run the first hoop of the new summer season.

• LETTERS It’s not like the ABs bowled underarm

  With all the controversy, mainly by Australian rugby commentators last week, around the controversial decision by the French referee that rightfully penalised the Wallabies for time wasting, I don’t understand why a good part of it all seems to blame the All Blacks and the lack of empathy shown by Ian Foster.

• Strengthening hauora in our rural communities

  For nurse practitioner intern Nicole Broodkoorn, Ngāpuhi, her nursing journey has always been a way to lead her back home to make a difference in her community.

• He Pou he pou tokotoko he pouhere kōrero

  The placing of pou whenua among areas of tribal significance to the Te Rarawa iwi is a renaissance of culture.

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• COMMENT There are two sides to every story

  There are always two sides to every story. That was graphically displayed with TVNZ’s recent screening of a documentary that told Australian actor Craig McLachlan’s version of events that led to his being charged with 13 offences, including eight counts of indecent assault, after three women...

• Letter calls for fairness

  Former Olympic champions and New Zealand representative athletes are calling on the Government to extend and widen Sport New Zealand’s consultation on the participation of transgender athletes in sport....

• Whangaroa rāhuiToday we had 40-plus people attend our hui in Kāeo around this kaupapa to set a rāhui on our scallops from Takou to Taemaro....

• Whangaroa rāhuiToday we had 40-plus people attend our hui in Kāeo around this kaupapa to set a rāhui on our scallops from Takou to Taemaro....

• Council’s building consent authority to be renewed

  International Accreditation New Zealand will renew the Far North District Council’s building consent authority after staff processed more than 99 per cent of consent applications in 20 days or less since August 1....

• First-of-its-kind hīkoi stops traffic

  Afirst-of-its-kind Kaitaia hīkoi (walk) was held last week to celebrate He Whakaputanga....

• Doocey calls for more police dog protection

  The punishment for killing a police dog should be extended from a maximum of two years to a maximum of five years according to National MP Matt Doocey....

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