The Whangarei Racing Club’s New Season Race Day event at Ruakaka on Saturday didn’t pull a big crowd of spectators but the gees-gees and their handlers still put on a great show. The “M” word was on a few trainers’ lips as a couple of the horses were talked-up for outings across the ditch — a Melbourne Spring Carnival Cox Plate on the cards and, possibly in the future for at least one, a tilt at the Melbourne Cup. Meanwhile, the drier turf of Ruakaka offered an ideal place for horses from wetter fields to stretch out. Story page 32. John Stone took some photos.
Image 1 of 7: Top horse race trainer Andrew Forsman (left) talking with Advocate sports editor Josh Berry.
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.
