Foodies delight at return of Whangārei night market

Sarah Beney with her two-and-a-half-year old daughter Lucy enjoy a slice of pizza in the evening sunshine, at the Whangārei Canopy Night Market.

Whangārei's Canopy Night Markets started for the summer in fine style on Friday night, with foodies flocking to the Canopy Bridge to sample the tasty fare on offer.

Sam, left and Arna, right hang out with dad Ben Winder at the basin.

The markets are brainchild of Leeann de Vries and are held on Fridays. There will be 11 markets this season, running until March 22 next year. The markets began in October last year after de Vries formulated the goal of boosting the local economy and growing businesses in the area.

Andrea Scuitto from Solo Pizza enjoying the vibe at the night market.

Northern Advocate photographer John Stone went along for Friday's return.

The Saucerer aka Henry Peita had a good turn out at the Wild West Worcester sauces stall on Friday.

Shirley Lee, left and Fung Li presented a good selection of Asian food.

Aliyah Arzaga, left, came up from Auckland to visit her Nana Margaret Edlin and they had a great time at the Canopy Bridge.