A dog named Max once again cleaned up in the canine swimming races at Opua on Sunday, one of the highlights of an annual regatta raising money for the Bay of Islands town's primary school and community hall. Other drawcards included a raft race, swimming races, kayaking without paddles, a market, crazy hair competition, jandal throwing and plenty of kai. The raft race was won convincingly by Double Trouble with the Pirateers in second place. This year's proceeds will also help pay for a sign which used to welcome visitors to Opua but was stolen earlier this year.
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.
Specialist education staff congregate in Whangārei with placards and Elvis Presley as they join their peers nationwide in booting out and returning to sender the Govt's pay offer.
