Kaikohe's new library and civic hub has officially opened

Ngātiwai Hōiho Challenge 2026

About 50 riders lined up before charging down Mimiwhangata Beach in a 300m race during the fifth Ngātiwai Hoiho Challenge. Video / Ngātiwai Trust Board

Kaikohe's new library and civic hub has officially opened

After more than a decade of planning, debate and redesigns the Kaikohe Library and Civic Hub has opened. Video / Yolisa Tswanya

Q&A with Noah Wakelam

Noah Wakelam, Whangārei candidate for NZ Outdoors and Freedom, answers questions from Northlanders. Video / Denise Piper

Q&A with NZ Loyal's Whangārei candidate Collin Blackman

Collin Blackman is vying for the Whangārei candidacy.

Election 2026: Money Free party candidate for Whangārei Luke Beharrell

Money Free party candidate for Whangārei Luke Beharrell answers quick fire questions about key policy areas.

Election 2026: Q&A with Whangārei independent Daryl Clotworthy

Whangārei independent Daryl Clotworthy answers some quick-fire questions from the community.

Cool Cat thinking

The Think and Be Me team and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey teach Manaia View School children about Cool Cat Thinking. Video / Denise Piper

Labour's candidate for Te Tai Tokerau Willow-Jean Prime

Current Labour list MP Willow-Jean Prime is standing in the 2026 election for the Te Tai Tokerau seat. Here she details the party's position on some key election issues.

Pygmy blue whale pair put on "very special" show off Northland coast

Two groups from Dive! Tutukākā were treated to the spectacle on Saturday off Northland's east coast. Video / Carole Robert / Kevin Delonge / Cori Brown

Election 2026: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Te Tai Tokerau Party MP

Te Tai Tokerau Party MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi answers quick-fire policy questions put to her by the Northern Advocate ahead of the 2026 election.

Election 2026: Maki Herbert – Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, Te Tai Tokerau candidate

Maki Herbert, the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party's Te Tai Tokerau candidate, answers rapid-fire questions on local issues. Video / Northern Advocate

Te Tai Tokerau independent candidate Karl Barkley

Te Tai Tokerau independent candidate Karl Barkley answers questions from the community about his policies. Video / Denise Piper

Election 2026: Jon Twyman Independent candidate for Whangārei

Independent candidate Jon Twyman answers quick-fire questions on key policy areas. Video / Northern Advocate

New Zealand First's Shane Jones

New Zealand First MP and Northland candidate Shane Jones answers questions from around Northland. Video / Denise Piper

Peaceful protest for homeless

The hīkoi in Whangārei on Thursday, against Whangārei District Council's move-on notices, ended outside the council's civic centre. Video / Denise Piper

Q+A with NZ Loyal Northland candidate Pete Verhoeven

NZ Loyal Northland candidate Pete Verhoeven speaks with reporter Brodie Stone. Video / NZ Herald

Election 2026: Alistair Wait – Northland candidate, NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party

Northland candidate Alistair Wait for NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party answers rapid-fire questions on local issues. Video / Northern Advocate

Q&A with Build the Nation's Northland candidate Richard McIntosh

Build the Nation's Richard McIntosh answers the community's questions. Video / Brodie Stone

Q&A with National's Northland candidate Grant McCallum

The National Party's Northland candidate Grant McCallum answers the community's questions. Video / Brodie Stone

Whangārei’s fairy-tale cob cottage takes shape

The dwelling looks as though it’s sprung from the page of a fantasy novel. Video / Brodie Stone

Election 2026: Jeff Lye, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Northland's Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party candidate Jeff Lye outlines his party's major policy issues. Video / Northern Advocate

Election 2026: Northland Labour candidate Ashleigh Latimer

Labour's Northland candidate, Ashleigh Latimer, answers quick-fire questions from Northlanders. Video / Denise Piper

Mike Finlayson - 2026 Green Party candidate for Northland

Green Party candidate Mike Finlayson visited the Northern Advocate's Whangārei office to answer some quick-fire policy questions in the lead up to the national election.

Election 2026: Labour’s Whangārei candidate Dr Gary Payinda

Labour’s Whangārei candidate Dr Gary Payinda answers quick-fire questions from Northland. Video / Denise Piper

Election 2026: Q&A with Opportunity Party’s Whangārei candidate Simon DellaBarca

Opportunity Party's Simon DellaBarca answers the community's questions. Video / Brodie Stone

Election 2026: Q&A with NZ First Whangārei candidate Vince Cocurullo

NZ First's Vince Cocurullo answers the community's questions. Video / Brodie Stone

Bream Bay en suite tiling defective

Unfinished tiling work in the en suite was assessed as defective and will cost $20,000 to repair. Video / Denise Piper

Election 2026: Whangārei National candidate Lloyd Budd

Lloyd Budd, the National Party's candidate for Whangārei, answers quick-fire questions from around Northland. Video / Denise Piper

Election 2026: Doug Graham, Act Whangārei candidate

Doug Graham, Act Whangārei candidate, answers rapid-fire questions on local issues. Video / Northern Advocate

Election 2026: Northland's Green List MP Hūhana Lyndon

Northland's Green List MP Hūhana Lynden answers quick-fire questions on a range of key policy questions. Video / Northern Advocate

Award-winning Bream Bay band Fork

Smokefreerockquest 2026-winning band Fork, featuring lead singer/guitarist Kacie Cookson, drummer Phoebe Cookson and bassist Nerissa Barton, perform their original song Money Hole.

Kiwi crossing the road near Tutukākā

Driver warns Northland motorists kiwi are wandering the roads and urges them to stay alert. Video / Shaun Blagrove

Waitangi Treaty Grounds receives $8m Government funding

Waitangi National Trust chairwoman Dame Jenny Shipley explains why a recent funding boost is important to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Video / Jenny Ling

Soldier's long walk home

Final challenge confronts soldier at end of 3200km walk for veterans' mental health. Video / David Fisher

Taniwha fans brave rain for Ranfurly Shield celebration

Downpours weren't enough stop the Northland team celebrating their Ranfurly Shield win with fans. Video / Whangārei District Love It Here

Wild cattle on a residential Tamaterau property near Whangārei Heads Road

Tamaterau resident Tui Rutherford discovered on his CCTV system that the intruders were actually a couple of wild cattle. Video / Tui Rutherford

Log o' Wood returns to Northland after 48 years

Northlanders of all ages packed into Whangārei Airport to welcome home the Northland team, who ended a 48-year Ranfurly Shield drought on Thursday.

Shane's cancer story

As Shane Nicolas battled terminal brain cancer, having a positive attitude was key for him, wife Samara and son Blaze. Video / Lauren Chittock Cancer Society

Divers extract invasive caulerpa in Northland

A Northland Divers NZ Ltd team show how caulerpa is taking over the seabed in some of the Bay of Islands' most picturesque bays.

Matt Watson gets yearly visit from pod of dolphins

Fishing host Matt Watson jumps in the water with a pod of dolphins who befriended him and his family over a decade ago. Video / Ultimate Fishing