The strong arm of the law proved too much for the Taniwha on Sunday when Te Tai Tokerau Community Police beat Northland’s ITM Cup rugby team by just two seconds in Kawakawa’s Puff and Pull Carnival. In the school division Bay of Islands College reclaimed the title they lost to Kawakawa Primary in 2013. At the event, teams compete to pull a 28-tonne steam locomotive the length of Kawakawa’s main street in the shortest time. Photos by Peter de Graaf.
Image 1 of 8: Otangarei Community Constable Grant Laybourn leads Te Tai Tokerau Community Police to victory in the main event
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.
