The Bay of Islands hosted a spectacle of sail on Saturday with the 38th annual Tall Ships and Classic Invitational Race contested by everything from Auckland Maritime Museum's brigantine to century-old mullet boats. Early forecasts of a cyclone kept some of the bigger ships away but conditions were near perfect with clear skies and a steady southerly drawing a huge fleet of spectator boats. Racing was followed by Russell Boating Club's famous hangi and a night of dancing and trading sea stories.
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.
