Opua’s annual community regatta on Sunday featured the usual eccentric mix of dog swimming races, raft races and novelty kayak competitions as well as a market and food stalls. Funds raised go to Opua School and Opua Community Hall. The winner of the small dogs category was miniature fox terrier Jessie, owned by 13-year-old Brad Batterton of Opua, while the fastest big dog was Stefi, a Hungarian Vizsla cross owned by Hamish Anderson of Opua. A family team called Double Trouble won the raft race for the third year in a row. Photos by Peter de Graaf.
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.
