Northern Advocate'Hanging by a thread': Cyclone Vaianu threat piles pressure on battered NorthlandCyclone Vaianu, now category 3, could bring severe weather this weekend.07 Apr 05:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNews in brief: Lucky Lotto winner takes home $18k; paid firefighters to strikeThe latest news bites from around the region.07 Apr 04:50 PM
OpinionGwendolyn Needham: Are we listening to Dame Whina’s call to care for all our children?Her words urge New Zealand to 'take care of our children' and their world.07 Apr 04:45 PM
Northern AdvocateAll eyes on Cyclone Vaianu as sodden Northland braces for more rain and galesSix roads in the Far North are closed because of flooding caused by today's rain.07 Apr 04:03 AM
Northern AdvocateFar North duo Zentarge take on tall poppies with new singleFar North brothers Zentarge release powerful new single, Tall Poppy.07 Apr 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKevin Page: Chemo, delirium and life on the edgeOPINION: I was thinking about an episode of a British TV show ... then I disappeared. 06 Apr 04:50 PM
Northern AdvocateNorthland dad wades through chest-high floodwaters to save daughtersThe whānau say they have lost 70% of their livelihood in the flood.06 Apr 06:00 AM
Northern AdvocateAnger grows at triple-toll plan for stretch of State Highway 1Public submissions on the toll proposal are open until April 15.05 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionWhangārei Mayor Ken Couper: Building opportunity and confidence in Northland’s futureOPINION: About 2000 Northland school leavers a year face limited local training options.05 Apr 04:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJoe Bennett: From pork belly to black cats, how little we’ve really changedOPINION: Why our cave-age superstitions still rule the modern kitchen. 03 Apr 03:50 PM
Northern AdvocateNews in brief: Ballet comes to town; spiny rock lobster banThe latest news bites from around the region.03 Apr 03:50 PM
Northern Advocate$34m boost for Whangārei education hub as NorthTec set to stand alone againThe planned hub could be up to five storeys and span an area the size of a rugby field.02 Apr 02:00 AM
Northern AdvocateEaster traffic chaos: Power line down closes SH1, queues easingMotorists reported long queues in both directions close to Uretiti.01 Apr 10:47 PM
OpinionJohn WilliamsonJohn Williamson: Is it fair Northlanders pay again for new toll road?Tolls of up to $4.50 per trip are proposed, with heavy vehicles paying double.01 Apr 03:55 PM
Northern AdvocateNews in brief: Fundraiser to help Whirinaki residents; WDC rates consultation to closeThe latest news bites from around the region.01 Apr 03:50 PM
Northern AdvocateTe Tai Tokerau kapa haka: Muriwhenua tops storm-hit regionalsMuriwhenua, Hātea and Waerenga Te Kaha kapa haka rōpū to represent North at Te Matatini.01 Apr 01:45 AM
Northern AdvocateWorried about war and rising prices? Families urged to build emergency fund as costs surgeWestpac data shows 42% of Northlanders have less than $500 in savings.31 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionReto Blattner de-Vries: Can the crayfish closure stop kina barrens?OPINION: Two High Court rulings found ministers ignored the best available science.31 Mar 03:55 PM
Northern Advocate'It looks like a marina after a hurricane': Kaikohe Gliding Club break-in leaves club reelingThieves rammed vehicles through the hangar, wrecking multiple gliders.30 Mar 10:00 PM
Northern Advocate‘Bloody heartbreaking’: Far North whānau struggling to access basics after stormsFar North Mayor Moko Tepania says 'we will get through this'. 30 Mar 04:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNews in brief: Successful snorkelling event; Whangārei Lotto winnersThe latest news bites from around the region.30 Mar 03:55 PM
Northern AdvocateNorthland's Turner Centre following record 2025 with bumper 2026The Kerikeri centre drew 45,000 visitors in its busiest year on record.30 Mar 01:00 AM
Northern AdvocatePerson dies after single-vehicle crash on SH12 in Far NorthThe single-vehicle crash happened on State Highway 12 at Taheke.29 Mar 09:29 PM
Northern AdvocateNorthland flooding: More than 24,000 living in high flood-risk zonesAbout 17% of roads and 45% of stormwater pipes in Northland at flood risk now.29 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionMariameno Kapa-Kīngi: Māori votes can change the Government if we use them strategicallyOPINION: This November, we must be intentional and vote with purpose.29 Mar 03:55 PM
Northern AdvocateNew brain injury service begins for North Auckland-based provider Headway has now stepped in to support Northlanders.27 Mar 11:00 PM
Northern AdvocateFresh food frustrations: Northlanders hit out as veges spoil within daysKiwi households throw out $1364 of food each year, much of it from bad storage.27 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJoe Bennett Joe Bennett: The box of old photos that proved the past is never really goneA long-hidden box of photos and papers pulls the writer back into youth.27 Mar 03:55 PM
OpinionJonny WilkinsonJonny Wilkinson: A weekend of chaos, wasps and reflection Festival curiosities ranged from crickets to mountain oysters and ox penis.27 Mar 03:45 PM
Northern Advocate‘Holy heck, there’s water all around the houses’: Residents caught by surpriseMetService said Kaitāia received more than double its monthly rain in two days.27 Mar 04:00 AM
Northern AdvocatePolice pepper-spray used after group allegedly turn on officers in WhangāreiPolice were called to a Bank St establishment just before midnight on Thursday.27 Mar 02:30 AM
Northern AdvocateRed alert: Locals, schools, marae on alert as Northland faces days of torrential rainA Mōkau resident is bracing herself in case she needs to relocate to a nearby marae.25 Mar 03:38 AM
Northern Advocate8000 items of mail found undelivered, NZ Post says former worker at faultNZ Post apologises after the undelivered and unopened postal items were found in Kaitāia. 24 Mar 05:12 PM
Northern AdvocateVehicle fire closes SH1 north of Whangārei in both directionsState Highway 1 in Towai has been closed in both directions after the blaze. 24 Mar 12:22 AM
