Northern AdvocateSupersized arrival: Northland couple welcome 13lb baby boy born in just 25 minutesLewis Muller skipped newborn clothes and went straight into size zero to 3 months.03 Mar 10:00 PM
LifestyleKiwi saves a kiwiNorthlander Amelia Boyce saved a baby chick from drowning after it got stuck in a swimming pool filter. Video / Amelia BoyceWatch03 Mar 03:00 AM
PremiumAnalysisJenni MortimerThe numbers that show why school holidays are now impossible for working parentsPolicy has remained unchanged for 18 years, and working parents are facing a huge deficit.03 Feb 04:00 AM
Northern AdvocateCan you help find Doug the pug?Doug, 6, supports sick and anxious students at Northern Health School.03 Feb 03:52 AM
Northern Advocate‘S*** it escalated quickly’: Paul Henry's farm bonfire burns out of control, firefighters save dayTwo fire trucks were needed to bring the paddock blaze under control.01 Feb 10:59 PM
Northern AdvocateThese are NZ’s 10 best surf beaches, but which will you vote as the ultimate winner?19 Jan 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateThese are the 10 best family beaches in NZ, but which will you vote as number one?18 Jan 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNZ’s best beaches: Your top 50 finalists revealed, plus how to vote for the ultimate winners17 Jan 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateReal estate bargains at the top of NZ - reality of buying in the Far North07 Jan 07:15 AM
Northern AdvocateWhere are NZ’s best beaches? Dai Henwood, Bret McKenzie, Hilary Barry share their picksFrom Northland to Nelson, famous Kiwis share their favourite NZ beaches.03 Jan 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNZ's Best Beach 2026: Help choose the 2026 winners, from hidden gems to city sandsThe search for the country's best beach returns and we need your help.02 Jan 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNew Year Honours 2026: The full listThe 2026 New Year Honours are out today. Here's the list of New Zealanders recognised.30 Dec 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNew Year Honours: Tech titan, red-hot racer, DIY philanthropist and 97yo organist among 177 recognisedThere are four new knights and three new dames in the New Year 2026 Honours out today.30 Dec 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateClever leftovers: Northland chefs turn Christmas feasts into next-day treatsTop Northland chefs share easy leftover recipes to cut stress and rubbish.25 Dec 10:15 PM
Northern AdvocateAli Campbell returns to Northland for Waitangi weekend UB40 showThe UK singer vividly recalls reading the Treaty of Waitangi during a Northland visit.22 Nov 05:00 AM
Northern AdvocateHundreds gather in Whangārei to celebrate Māori Language WeekHundreds of students gathered in Whangārei to celebrate Māori Language Week and the legacy of Māori leader Dame Whina Cooper. Video / Sarah CurtisWatch16 Sep 08:45 PM
Northern AdvocateI’m a teacher with incurable cancer – I can show students there’s more to life than traumaStacey Schultz says she is teaching them life lessons they wouldn't otherwise experience. 02 Sep 10:59 PM
Northern Advocate'Got everything that I treasure': Couple’s floating house turns headsTheir unique home, dubbed 'The Barge', has 215sq m of floor space over two storeys.29 Aug 11:00 PM
Northern Advocate'Absolute piece of brilliance': Celebrity chef Al Brown raves about Whangārei bakery Brown has started a video series trying a Hikurangi bakery's goods. 17 Aug 04:50 PM
Northern AdvocateOn The Up: Teen nails turning backyard studio into a thriving businessThirteen-year-old Shaniah Sunnex-Gray runs a nail art studio in Kaikohe.15 Jul 11:00 PM
LifestyleWatch: The latest highlights from Smokefreerockquest and ShowquestRegional finals from Auckland, Canterbury, Far North, Northland, Nelson and Wairarapa.14 Jul 10:25 PM
Northern Advocate‘Heart and soul’: Miss NZ finalist champions mental health journeyJade Clifford, 28, is both a nursing student and Miss NZ finalist.01 Jul 12:00 AM
Northern AdvocateHow one man's passion for tradition and giant kūmara is empowering Northland youthMalcolm Wano and Kiahara Takareki Trust in Moerewa want to inspire young people.23 May 05:00 PM
Northern AdvocateOn The Up: Bocky Boo Gelato's sweet successBocky Boo Gelato stores have popped up in Rangiora and Blenheim since the first store opened in Whangārei over five years ago. Video / Brodie StoneWatch08 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleTypical wedding $87,000, wedding planner saysThe average cost of a wedding has increased over recent years.05 May 12:37 AM
Northern Advocate'We could see the bone in our hand': Navy vet's vivid memories of hydrogen bombsHockley witnessed four hydrogen bomb tests at Christmas Island in 1957.24 Apr 05:00 PM
Northern Advocate‘Means a lot’: Toa’s record-breaking triumph at world manu champsMaara Toa won the Z Manu World Champs adult male division in Auckland.03 Mar 11:53 PM
Northern AdvocateMan cave reveals artist Murray Ross' nostalgic treasures and humourMurray Ross freelances in traditional signwriting with Fastsignz in Whangārei.14 Feb 04:10 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKevin PageKevin Page: The massage therapist turning heads and healing painsOPINION: Mrs P announced she was leaving, infatuated with Brad down the road.10 Feb 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateWhangārei’s famous castle for sale - but it won’t cost ‘millions and millions’The sprawling estate was a decades-long labour love for Stuart and Nanette Cains.07 Feb 01:00 AM
ReviewsKarl Puschmann: This is not a heavy metal documentary‘When we started, the relationship between Government and Māori was okay. That's changed.’05 Feb 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateBest Beach: NZ’s favourite beaches of 2025 revealed – and Ōhope isn’t one of themThe winners of Best Beach 2025 have been revealed – did your favourite triumph?01 Feb 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateBest Beach 2025: NZ’s top 10 family beaches – how to vote for the winnerThe results are in for NZ's top 10 family beaches – vote for your favourite now.19 Jan 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateBest Beach 2025: NZ’s top 50 finalists revealed - and how to vote for the ultimate winnersWe can reveal the top 10 finalists in each category for NZ's Best Beach 2025.18 Jan 04:00 PM
