The rain stopped and the sun came out just in time for Kerikeri’s Christmas parade on Saturday, with 35 entries including the entire cast of Dr Who, a truckload of dinosaurs, lots of Grinches, dancing girls, pet sheep and a Nativity scene complete with the baby Jesus. Kaikohe’s Pioneer Village was represented with vintage bicycles, a fire engine and a steam-powered traction engine from 1901. The event is organised by the Kerikeri Lions Clubs, who put on free bouncy castles and a kids’ show at the Domain afterwards as an early Christmas present for the town’s youngest residents. This year’s winners were: 1 Mainly Music; 2 Our Place Early Learning Centre; and 3 Kerikeri Primary School.
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.
