Northern AdvocateEditorial: Change way council pay increasesWhangarei's mayor is embarrassed about pay increases. But perhaps the Remuneration Authority (RA) should be the embarrassed one, writes Craig Cooper.23 Jul 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: 'Biomarkers' fine but live well firstThere is a fascination with ageing and currently scientists are working on a 40-year-old study that could help predict, when you're in your 20s, how you're going to age.08 Jul 06:55 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: $25,000 needed for seaside lifesaverSummer creates many memories for locals and visitors - we spend a lot of time on our coasts, in the water. Some of those memories, sadly, are tragic ones, writes Craig Cooper.02 Jul 08:44 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Admitting doing wrong a good startSonny Tau will have to experience the sour taste of public ignominy, writes Northern Advocate editor Craig Cooper.25 Jun 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Politics not for faint- heartedAndrew Bonallack writes: If there's one thing the debacle with the Conservative Party has demonstrated, it's that politics is not a game for amateurs.24 Jun 09:00 PM