Northern AdvocateDylan Thorne: Burglary has wide impact on victimsNews that police will attend every household burglary will no doubt be welcomed by past victims of this invasive crime. Some are 04 Oct 03:00 AM
Northern AdvocateRoger Moroney: A tale of ducks and subsI have decided to take a leaf out of Donald Trump's book (a most wayward and bewildering volume) and move from one subject to another 04 Oct 01:00 AM
Northern AdvocateRosemary McLeod: Celebs - opiates of the massesI've dwelt longer on the breakup of a celebrity marriage this past week than on the plight of the African elephants, the American 03 Oct 05:00 AM
Northern AdvocateAmy Wiggins: Cautious approach right on big issueThe Human Rights Commission has stopped short of endorsing the legalisation of assisted dying. On Wednesday, the commission told MPs 03 Oct 04:00 AM
Northern AdvocateWeekEnder column: DIY pizza oven could be a health riskThere are some things in life that men just need to accept they are not cut out for. But it doesn't stop us having a go. I want 30 Sep 05:00 PM
Northern AdvocateWyn Drabble: Headlines real or just lures?Aglance at the headlines on an online "news" service can raise a few questions. Is this really what people want to know or is it an 30 Sep 01:40 AM
Northern AdvocateLetters: Have your sayBeing in a situation where they can manipulate the media, those in power bombard us with messages that "all is well", when the underlying facts reveal a radically different story.30 Sep 12:11 AM
OpinionInside Out opinion: Band leader ignores letter on rock star economyI WROTE a letter to my main bro' John Key about his rock star economy a while ago, and the reality of the regions mostly being about 28 Sep 10:28 PM
Northern AdvocateLetters: Have your sayFight fluoride Re fluoridation: Are you aware that the National Government intends to take away our right of choice as to whether 27 Sep 10:40 PM
Northern AdvocateOpinion: 'Promising young athlete' defence a scourgeGETTY270916LOSIFILIPO.JPG The discharge without conviction of Losi Filipo, a Wellington Under 19 rugby player, highlights how flawed 27 Sep 05:34 PM
OpinionOpinion: Social workers deserve a thank-youCaption for cropped photo on page 8, as per content list request:John Langley. Today is Social Workers' Day. Along with teachers27 Sep 05:00 PM
Northern AdvocateRoger Moroney: Prepare for a new space surpriseAcross the goldfields of the Nullabor Plains, over there in Western Australia, there was a lot of glinting coming from the ground 26 Sep 05:37 PM
Northern AdvocateThe milk of human kindnessPeople I knew left town when they joined Civil Defence and learned how bad things would be after a bad earthquake. Being logical26 Sep 02:44 AM
Northern AdvocateLetters: Have your saySTV fairer to all We need a fairer voting system for voters. The unfairness of the present system came to a head in our general 26 Sep 02:10 AM
Northern AdvocateBorrowed record returned after 30 yearsIt's always good to return things people have left at your house. Children, small dogs, cars. This past week, I returned a Tina 23 Sep 06:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Danger lurks on the webMy parents were vigilant in monitoring what I was up to online - often much to my horror For many parents these days, the issue of 23 Sep 02:58 AM
EditorialHave your sayVoting tips How do I choose my next mayor? A humble layperson's guide to evaluating the mayoral candidates: If any of the candidates 22 Sep 10:08 PM
Northern AdvocateLetters to the Editor: Wednesday September 21, 2016• Vital work I have read with interest Alby Barr's letter in Saturday's Advocate. I have stated that I would lobby KiwiRail 21 Sep 03:48 AM
Northern AdvocateTime to question Whangarei's mayoral candidatesON Tuesday night (September 20) if you live in Whangarei we are inviting you to come along and hear your local mayoral candidates 19 Sep 06:28 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Meet the mayoral hopefulsOn Tuesday night if you live in Whangarei we are inviting you to come along and hear your local mayoral candidates speak at the Forum 16 Sep 05:30 AM
Northern AdvocateWyn Drabble: I heard it on the 'gripevine'Yes, it's time once again to look at language misuse that irritates people. I know it irritates them because they write to me and 15 Sep 06:30 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Movie god casts spell around townChris Hemsworth? It took me a moment or two, and then I clicked ... Thor. I haven't even seen the movie. But Hemsworth's ascending 15 Sep 03:30 AM
Northern AdvocateNickie Muir: Getting to the naked truthI've been wondering why the Silver Ferns never get caught up in stripper scandals and I think it's something Janine Southby should 14 Sep 04:00 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Leslie's success pleasure to watchA few weeks ago, swimmer Cameron Leslie was asked what he thought about the fact his main rival, Russian Roman Zhdanov, would not 14 Sep 02:38 AM
Northern AdvocateEva Bradley: Spring - OK, give me back winterIf there were ever an exception to prove the rule, it would be the "start" of spring. September 1 is a mental milestone for all of 13 Sep 07:06 AM
Northern AdvocateDianne Arthur: Beating the obesity epidemicNew Zealand is rapidly facing an obesity epidemic similar to the US. Diabetes and heart disease numbers are continuing to rise annually. For 13 Sep 04:30 AM
Northern AdvocateDoug Laing: Should scrapes with law sway votes?Whenever an election comes around, whether it be for Parliament or local government, the knives will come out at some stage as candidates 13 Sep 03:14 AM
Northern AdvocateAmy Wiggins: Fair to pick best for jobIt seems crazy to me that there are 15,000 Kiwi labourers out of work at a time when the construction industry is booming. This number 12 Sep 04:30 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: 5 letters (adj.), to apologiseApparently sorry can be the hardest word to say. Not in my recent experience. I have found myself saying "sorry" repeatedly for a 09 Sep 04:00 AM
Northern AdvocateMark Dawson: End of era, start of the human errorIt's official! Or as official as anything can be after an international congress in South Africa has worked on it for seven years. The 08 Sep 05:30 AM
Northern AdvocateWyn Drabble: Upgrade fulfils flight of fancyIt finally happened. It took a few decades but now I feel I have caught up with all those who regard this sort of developmental stage 08 Sep 04:30 AM
Northern AdvocateNickie Muir: Making a right hash of thingsAfter an ill-advised and completely pointless tirade about urgency needed to complete assessments and the fact that this would be 07 Sep 05:30 AM
Northern AdvocateMark Dawson: Buyers can sway opinionA couple of weeks ago, I chastised the Talley group and particularly their local industries - Affco Imlay, Land Meats and Open Country 07 Sep 04:30 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Whangarei ripe for the taking?NZ First leader Winston Peters, having wrested the Northland seat from National in 2015, reckons Whangarei is ripe for the taking 06 Sep 05:30 AM
