THE ChillTech Beach 2 Basin Fun Run in Whangarei attracted a record number of participants on Saturday.
Organisers accepted 2440 entries from all ages in both the 10km and 6.8km categories for the two-and-a-half hour event that started on the Onerahi foreshore and the Onerahi Tavern respectively.
Northern Advocate photographer Tania Whyte was on the sidelines snapping the competitors.
Image 1 of 6: Tim Brown, Ian Jackson and The Old Fulla Ian Thorne looking good at the race start.
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.
