At full stretch to capture action

For Northland sportspeople and sports fans, 2012 has been a year with many highlights. We had strong representation at the Olympics and Paralympics, Tim Southee has had a breakthrough year with the Black Caps, and the mighty Taniwha knocked over Waikato in an ITM Cup thriller. Cute, happy, funny, sad and tragic - it's all in a day's work for the Northern Advocate's team of photographers. Here's a small selection of what Northern Advocate photographer Ron Burgin saw through the lens in 2012.

Kamo Magpie's Angus Darroch looks for the line against Mid Western.

Image 1 of 5: Kamo Magpie's Angus Darroch looks for the line against Mid Western.