Paddlers from Kaihoe o Ngati Rehia waka ama club left Maitai Bay, on the Karikari Peninsula, in two six-seater outrigger canoes. Their aim was to cover the 270km to Whangarei in four days. They did it !
Northland team in National U15 Hockey Competition played in Whangarei.
Twelve paddlers from Kaihoe o Ngati Rehia waka ama club left Maitai Bay, on the Karikari Peninsula, in two six-seater outrigger canoes. Their aim is to cover the 270km to Whangarei in four days. Photographer and journalist Peter de Graaf was there to wave them off.
3rd Annual Whangarei Special Olympics Picnic Fun Day, Mair Park
9:26am on the 26th September - New Zealand ShakeOut earthquake drill, Hora Hora Primary
Northland VS Taranaki ITM Cup, Toll Stadium, Whangarei.
Api Theodore arrives at Town Basin canopy bridge after running from Warkworth to Whangarei for Canteen Charity.
HOW TO VOTE: Text NAD and the name of your favourite designer to 021 241 4568 Voting closes on October 7. You can text vote, vote online at the Whangarei: Love it Here Facebook page and in selected retailers. The top three designs will be announced on October 10 and will be printed on t-shirts and available for purchase from November 19.
Northland Primary Schools Cross Country, Barge Showgrounds, Maunu Whangarei.
The junior ranks at City Rugby Club are starting to swell thanks to a group of dedicated coaches and parents. Ron Burgin went to a training session and saw the players put through their paces.
Far North Inter-Zone Cross Country Finals Friday September 7, 2012 Peria
Whangarei Primary School's Cross Country, Barge Park Showgrounds, Maunu, Whangarei.
Northland's top young entrepreneurs have been out in force peddling everything from frozen yoghurt and dancing pants to a hydrogen fuel cell and vegan hair dye. More than 25 student companies, from Kaitaia in the north to Bream Bay College in the south, took part in the Young Enterprise Scheme Trade Fair at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri on September 1. Dr Gripper, a Springbank School company which has devised a new method for applying surfboard wax, scooped the top prizes. Photos by Peter de Graaf. All the winners... Best display: 1 Dr Gripper (self-adhesive surfboard wax, Springbank School), 2 Silver Lining (exam preparation kit, Bream Bay College), 3 Insain (clothing label, Kaitaia College). Customer choice: 1 Dr Gripper (Springbank School), 2 Belle Nomina (perfume-retaining tabs, Kerikeri High School), 3 Straight Beats (tangle-free earphones, Kaitaia Abundant Life School). Individual prizes for outstanding effort: Pauline Kuehlwein (Kerikeri High School's Snug `n' See; Kayne Bell (Kaitaia College clothing label Insain); Dr Gripper (Springbank School).
Described as a ''singing, dancing, kapa haka extravaganza'', Kura Toa (Warrior School) was the 2012 production by Bay of Islands College and the multi-talented Maunsell family, who have adapted Tim Tipene's novel of the same name and placed it firmly in the Far North. Pictures by Peter de Graaf.
Secondary Schools hockey tournament in Whangarei. John Stone was there and caught Kamo High School playing Greymouth.
Shabby defence and ill-discipline summed up Northland Taniwha's tepid display at home against a hungry Manawatu side. Photographer Ron Burgin was there to catch the action as Northlnad lost 33-20.
Whangarei Girls' High School in action during the New Zealand Secondary Schools Girls' Football, Tikipunga park, Whangarei.
IPV Navy Vessel Taupo, Open Day, Whangarei Port.
Bream Bay Sliders 7th Annual Mid-Winter Festival of Surfing, Waipu Cove.
Whangarei Racing Club's Ruakaka Business Day and Club's Punters Challenge
Action aplenty during the Whangarei Primary Interschools Challenge Cup at St.Francis Xavier school
Olympians Juliette Haigh and Mahe Drysdale visiting Onerahi Primary and Parua Bay School
Club Rugby League Final, Moerewa VS Hikurangi, Toll Stadium, Whangarei.
Northland Hockey, Mens and Womens V Auckland, Whangarei, Images Michael Cunningham