Northern AdvocateNews in brief: Business ideas competition is back The latest news bites from around the region.11 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern Advocate‘Heartbreaking’: Fuel theft strains resource-stretched hospiceFuel thieves ripped open the tank of a nurse’s car at Hospice Mid-Northland.11 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern Advocate‘Win for transparency’: Emergency Whangārei fluoridation meeting cannedA new meeting is set for Monday with fluoridation on the agenda.11 Mar 12:18 AM
Northern AdvocateMachete-wielding pair allegedly steal cash, cigarettes, vapesPolice were called after machetes were allegedly presented in the Taipa store.10 Mar 11:00 PM
Northern Advocate'You did it baby:' Man allegedly stabbed to death over property disputeCrown claims Denise Davis warned victim’s family they'd return to take the house.10 Mar 11:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNinety-year-old’s passion for pickleball encourages all agesHelen Drinkwater started playing pickleball at 84 during a trip to the US.10 Mar 11:00 PM
Northern AdvocateRural Games success for Toa HendersonHenderson pipped shearing gun Jack Fagan twice over the weekend at two events.10 Mar 08:16 PM
Northern Advocate‘Get on with it’: Dentist urges council to fluoridate waterWhangārei District Council faces a $5m fine for resisting Govt fluoridation directive.10 Mar 06:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKevin Page: The unanticipated workout of chasing a runaway exercise ballMrs P believes a big green blow-up ball will boost our fitness routine.10 Mar 05:00 PM
Northern AdvocateMangawhai butcher Dan Klink hopes Sharp Blacks have cutting edgeKlink, who owns Mangawhai Meat Shop, is set to represent New Zealand on the world stage.10 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateQuality school lunches: Bay of Islands College leads by exampleThe Bay of Islands College kitchen team's skills and creativity result in quality lunches.10 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocatePolice vehicle crashes head-on into parked ute in Far NorthImages from the scene show damage to four vehicles, including the police car.10 Mar 07:16 AM
Northern AdvocateFiona Heenan reaches her Guinness World record sailing goalFiona Heenan announcing she's just sailed the 600km needed to claim a Guinness World record for the longest distance sailed by a woman in a sailing dinghy. Video / Fiona HeenanWatch10 Mar 03:00 AM
Northern Advocate‘What an adventure’: Woman sets sailing world record around NorthlandFiona Heenan has set a world record for the longest distance sailed by a woman in a dinghy10 Mar 03:00 AM
Northern AdvocateRevealed: The region with a drinking problem twice as bad as the rest of NZThe Far North District is developing an LAP to curb harm.09 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: Our district is one of New Zealand’s best kept secretsIt's time to start talking about how great Whangārei and Northland are.09 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern Advocate‘Making history’: Northland woman becomes world’s first customer to be digitally clonedLiz Wright is the first person to be digitally cloned for a brand.09 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateWitness claims coach accused of inappropriate relationship with girl, 14, said ‘I’ll do what I want'The Crown alleges the man sexually assaulted a 14-year-old sportstar.09 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNorthland lawyer struck off for sharing child abuse images on social mediaVaughn Hill was arrested in 2023 after a search of his Kaitāia home.09 Mar 03:00 AM
Northern AdvocateWhangārei District Council to hold sudden closed-door fluoridation meetingThe council's closed meeting is set for 9.30am.09 Mar 03:00 AM
Northern AdvocateTotal fire ban for all of Northland as 11ha blaze in scrub containedFar North fire crews have managed to contain a large blaze in vegetation at Mangakahia.09 Mar 01:36 AM
PremiumPremiumNorthern AdvocateApples that can grow in 40C, dragon fruit for NZ - scientists preparing our fruit for a warm futureBoth projects are finalists for the Science New Zealand Awards 2025 in March.08 Mar 05:00 PM
Northern AdvocateTeen breaks barriers with historic tractor-pull winElla Martin, 17, is the first female to win the Northland Field Days' tractor-pull title.07 Mar 10:00 PM
Northern AdvocateFirefighters battle Northland wildfire amid total fire banThe fire started near Kaikohe and spread over 10 hectares of scrub.07 Mar 08:15 PM
Northern AdvocatePolice investigating fatal crash at WaipapaOne person has been killed in a crash in the Far North. 07 Mar 07:01 PM
Northern AdvocateUp in flames: Whangārei dry cleaning fire leaves customers shortThe company's insurance does not cover replacement of customer items burnt in the blaze.07 Mar 06:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: Stoat trapping is crucial to saving NZ’s native birdsWithout stoat control, 94% of kiwi chicks don’t survive to adulthood.07 Mar 04:30 PM
Northern AdvocateMangawhai tornado’s $420k cost, recovery ongoing one month onMore than 90 houses were assessed; eight remain yellow-stickered.07 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern Advocate‘It had such a buzz’: Opera in the Garden set for revivalThe event is the best chance for Northland families to hear world-class opera singing. 07 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNorthern Advocate‘I make some money out of it’: Interview with a $2m money laundererA scam victim who lost $1m says: “I’ve failed as a husband to protect my wife".07 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern Advocate‘Be brave’: Northland women thriving in male-dominated industriesThe International Women's Day theme is Accelerate Action for women's equality.07 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateFive helicopters, 50 firefighters battling to contain Far North blazeEarly indications suggest the large vegetation fire was caused by sparks from a grinder.07 Mar 02:56 AM
Northern AdvocateHot, dry conditions tip Northland into droughtBig dry gives Northland its eighth drought in past two decades07 Mar 12:52 AM
Northern Advocate‘Horrendous’ parvo outbreak: Northland vets warn of rising casesVets and SPCA urge vaccinations amid Northland's parvovirus outbreak.06 Mar 10:00 PM
