Contestants in the Kids Can Cook competition and Be Free Talent Quest at the recent Bay of Islands P&I Show at Waimate North, as photographed by Peter de Graaf.
This year's Kids Can Cook competition was won by Takou Bay's Max Donaldson, 9, for his sesame and ginger salmon. The dance section of the Be Free talent quest was won by sister act The 2 T's (Tihema, 12, and Temamaeroa Riwai, 8); other dancers to make it through to the finals in Kerikeri later this summer are Rosey Robb and Eleanor Gleeson. The winner of the music section was Moerewa 14-year-old Zoe King-Samuels; second place went to guitarist Micah van der Touw of Umawera and third equal to Kaeo/Kerikeri band Transition and duo Guy Yarrall (Paihia) and Arni Bailie-Bellew (Kerikeri).
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.
