Michael Cunningham's Photo picks

Inside Sir Michael Hill's superyacht The Beast

Take a tour of Hill's floating mansion, now up for sale with a price tag of US$14.5m.

Warm weather for Whangārei Maritime Festival day one

Hundreds of people enjoyed warm weather and free entertainment at Whangārei's waterfront with the annual Maritime Festival starting Saturday.

Vinery Lane renovation

The Vinery Lane eco-renovation has transformed the inner-city Whangārei building.

Sculpture Northland images

Images from this year's Sculpture Northland event at Whangārei Quarry Gardens

Northland Field Days

20,000 people turn out to the event near Dargaville.

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Northland

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, the march for the Treaty of Waitangi, started in Northland on November 11 and 12.

Whangārei Pink Loop Walk

Around 300 people got colourful for the Pink Loop Walk in Whangārei on Sunday, raising money for Breast Cancer Support Northland Trust.

The legacy of Frank Habicht in photographs

Photographer Frank Habicht is renowned for capturing the swinging sixties from Mick Jagger to peace protests.

Whangārei Maritime Festival

Premium Painting Solutions' tip-top painting

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 photographs

Tintype Central is a portrait studio specialising in the wet plate colloidion process, a 19th century method of development that predates film photography.

Whangārei Camellia Show

Whangārei floral show registers another successful run this year.

Sandbox Fandom Festival cosplay

The festival was a chance for people to share their love and appreciation for art, games, cosplay, animation, comics, and music.

Open Spaces Preschool wheels day

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

Waipu Easter Carnival is now in its 16th year of running and is one of the last events on the summer calendar.

Northland Fritter Festival 2024

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.

ArtBeat 2024 at the Whangārei Town Basin

Northland's biggest free interactive art festival drew in a huge crowd keen to get creative.

Blues vs Drua

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

IRB North Island championships at Waipu Cove

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.

Toitu te Tiriti hīkoi arrives in Waitangi

About 1000 people have taken part in the hīkoi which is in defence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Cruise ship

Regatta was welcomed to Whangārei-te-rerenga-parāoa (Whangārei harbour) with a pōwhiri conducted by hapū Patuharakeke as about 580 passengers disembarked.

Waipū Highland games celebrates 151 years

The Waipū Highland Games is one of the longest-running Scottish gatherings in the Southern Hemisphere since it started in 1871.

Ngunguru Gala Day at Whale Tale Park

The random bouts of rain didn't put off gala attendees from participating

Michael Cunningham's news photos of 2023

Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham's favourite news photos of the year.

The Tiny Surveyor in action on the Brynderwyns, November 2025

This tiny robotic device, the brainchild of a Danish company, makes road-marking faster and safer. Video / New Zealand Land Transport Agency (NZLTA) Waka Kotahi

New Kaipara Mayor takes oath of office in English and Te Reo

New Kaipara Mayor Jonathan Larsen read his oath of office in English and Te Reo at the council's swearing in ceremony. Video / Susan Botting

Dargaville Intemedidate and High Schools' kapa haka at Kaipara council inauguration

Māori tikanga was an integral part of Kaipara District Council's first 2025 council meeting in Matakohe on Wednesday. Video / Susan Botting

Newly-released video shows Whangārei Hospital carpark fire

Fire investigators found the blaze started from a hot exhaust, spreading down rows of cars. Video / Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora