Gunfights, cowboys, cheese-rolling contests, keg throwing and highway robbers extracting tolls from passing motorists - visitors to Waimamaku experienced all that and more when the South Hokianga town staged its 13th Wild West Festival on Saturday. Advocate photographer Peter de Graaf donned his stetson and spurs for a taste of the action.
Image 1 of 33: Mahia, 6, and Anamarie Proctor-Tarawa, 2, of Otaua enjoy the merry-go-round.
The Vinery Lane eco-renovation has transformed the inner-city Whangārei building.
Images from this year's Sculpture Northland event at Whangārei Quarry Gardens
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, the march for the Treaty of Waitangi, started in Northland on November 11 and 12.
Around 300 people got colourful for the Pink Loop Walk in Whangārei on Sunday, raising money for Breast Cancer Support Northland Trust.
Photographer Frank Habicht is renowned for capturing the swinging sixties from Mick Jagger to peace protests.
Premium Painting Solutions’ work on this complex new-build in Maunu, Whangarei, helped it win the supreme 2024 Master Painter of the Year title.
Tintype Central is a portrait studio specialising in the wet plate colloidion process, a 19th century method of development that predates film photography.
The festival was a chance for people to share their love and appreciation for art, games, cosplay, animation, comics, and music.
Wheels Day coincided with Road Safety Week and was marked by a special visit from constable's Pablo Rust and Alana Cameron.
Waipu Easter Carnival is now in its 16th year of running and is one of the last events on the summer calendar.
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.
Northland's biggest free interactive art festival drew in a huge crowd keen to get creative.
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.
About 1000 people have taken part in the hīkoi which is in defence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Regatta was welcomed to Whangārei-te-rerenga-parāoa (Whangārei harbour) with a pōwhiri conducted by hapū Patuharakeke as about 580 passengers disembarked.
The Waipū Highland Games is one of the longest-running Scottish gatherings in the Southern Hemisphere since it started in 1871.
The random bouts of rain didn't put off gala attendees from participating
Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham's favourite news photos of the year.
Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham’s favourite sports images he took during the year.
A hīkoi in Kaikohe paid tribute to 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene. Video / Jenny Ling
Celebrating the Knights and Dames appointed in this year's King's Birthday Honours list. Video / NZ Herald
Dargaville is desperately short of water thanks to significant main breaks in the raw water line, such as this one on Kaihu Woods Rd. Video / Supplied
