Country music fans from around the country descended on the Bay of Islands over the weekend for the 26th Country Rock Festival, headlined this year by Suzanne Prentice, Eddie Low and Brendan Dugan. More than 45 bands and solo artists played at eight venues in Paihia, Russell and Haruru Falls during the three-day event. The only name missing from this year’s programme was country legend and festival patron Dennis Marsh, who is making a good recovery at home from heart surgery. Photos by
Peter de Graaf.
Image 1 of 6: One of the stars this year was young Canterbury singer/song-writer Cameron Luxton, winner of the 2014 Gold Guitar and stepson of Lynda Topp of Topp Twins fame.
Tintype Central is a portrait studio specialising in the wet plate colloidion process, a 19th century method of development that predates film photography.
Northern Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham captured all the fun and action from the 2024 Northland Fritter Festival, held at Semenoff Stadium on Saturday, March 9.
Captain's run for Blues rugby team at Semenoff Stadium, Okara Park, Whangarei, Sam Nock feeds the ball out during the Captain's run. Photo/ by Michael Cunningham
About 75 crews took part in the BP Surf Rescue North Island IRB Championships at Waipu Cove on February 10 and 11, where sunshine and medium-sized waves made for a great event.
Regatta was welcomed to Whangārei-te-rerenga-parāoa (Whangārei harbour) with a pōwhiri conducted by hapū Patuharakeke as about 580 passengers disembarked.
