Northern AdvocateEditorial: Straight decision needed on galleryI suspect Friedrich Hundertwasser is having a good old laugh at the drawn-out process that the Hundertwasser Art Centre proposal for Whangarei has become.03 Oct 08:00 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: At least Tasker is now silentIn the end, I couldn't watch. Or listen. I turned the radio off, driving into town.26 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNickie Muir: Nothing wrong with great expectationsIn oppressed towns and countries you're not allowed to joke.25 Sep 02:00 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: There needs to be some substanceStraw polls, critics say, have all the power of the material they are named after.19 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNickie Muir: Let's celebrate diversityThey're back! Nuggety international tourists, they are the cast members of the original biological real life epic: Mission Impossible.17 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateJoanne McNeill: Lifejackets waste of spaceMaking an exception to strict house rules by turning on the telly to watch America's Cup racing last Sunday morning, proved just how dangerous daytime television can be.16 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Coercion of rellies' cash intolerableOne of the most despicable things around is when people put pressure on family members-particularly older parents-to part with their money.12 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateEva Bradley: Sweet moments on the roadLife is filled with sweet moments and we can find them hiding in the smallest, most unlikely of places, or in the more obvious.11 Sep 10:13 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Our Pearl shines in adversityThe public response to the arson attack and burglary of 92-year-old Pearl Sanger's home was unlike any I have experienced as an editor.11 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateNickie Muir: Farcial performance by mayoral hopefulsI'm feeling passionate. Passionate about heaps of stuff. Also I think it's really important to move forward. Go on a journey. But I'll lead from the front. Passionately.11 Sep 02:00 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: The cup will bring sporting manaCraig Cooper used to care little for the America's Cup.10 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Where do they stand on issues?The H Word. Hundertwasser. More specifically, the Hundertwasser Art Centre.02 Sep 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateLetters: 30 August: Have your sayMany years ago when I lived on the West Coast, the local Trustee Savings Bank took up the slack when the big banks pulled out of the small towns.29 Aug 09:01 PM
Northern AdvocateEva Bradley: Travel drug leaves me highIn an analogy that is no doubt wildly offensive to postpartum mothers the world over, it occurred to me this week that long-haul flying is a not entirely dissimilar to giving birth.29 Aug 02:00 AM
Northern AdvocateNickie Muir: Engage in local electionsI like lists. I found my "February list of Things to Do" last week and quite a few items remained unachieved.27 Aug 09:00 PM
Northern AdvocateLetters: 23rd August: Have your sayIn reply to Keith Hartley's letter (August 16) about the printing of money, he should do some study as to how the money he uses comes into existence.22 Aug 09:03 PM
Northern AdvocateEva Bradley: Is there anything I have forgotten?Who knew putting the babies to bed could be so gawd-damned difficult?22 Aug 02:00 AM
Northern AdvocateEditorial: Riddle of the giant sea snailsIt is continually surprising what lies beneath our seas.21 Aug 09:59 PM
