It may not have been beautiful, but the Kiwis survived a big scare with a late try to defeat Samoa 14-12 in a Four Nations test at Toll Stadium in Whangarei on Saturday. Toa Samoa led up until the last two minutes of the game, before the Kiwis dotted down to take the lead and the victory. The weather was near perfect and a crowd close to 17,000 packed into Toll Stadium to watch the international game. Northern Advocate photographer John Stone was sideline and took these great shots.
Image 1 of 10: International rugby league. Kiwis vs Toa Samoa.
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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.
