The Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell celebrated two milestones on Saturday night - 170 years since New Zealand's first liquor licence was issued on October 30, 1840, and the first stage of a major revamp by its new owners. The guest list included Duke staff from as far back as the 1950s, former All Black and Samoa rep Dylan Mika and former Northland captain John Campbell. Peter de Graaf joined the party.
Image 1 of 12: Michelle Paige of Tevaka Charters and ferry skipper Tim Grant.
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.
