The circus came to town for Kaikohe's Christmas parade on Friday afternoon when Broadway was taken over by hundreds of clowns, stilt walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and kids dressed as animals. The circus-themed parade culminated with carols and the ceremonial switching-on of the lights decorating Northland's tallest Christmas tree, a towering Norfolk pine on Memorial Ave. Winning floats in the education category: 1 Nga Purerehua o Matauranga; 2 Hillcrest Kindergarten; 3 Kaikohe East School. Non-profit category: 1 Kaikohe Speedway; 2 St John Ambulance; 3 Kaikohe Lions. Business category: 1 Passion8; 2 Hidden Treasures; 3 Tobin Plumbers. Photos by Peter de Graaf.
Image 1 of 8: Justin Tau and 8-year-old Tane Kaha Pukohu Penitani of winning education group Nga Purerehua o Matauranga. Photo / Peter de Graaf
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.
Thousands marched through Whangārei as part of Budget Day national protest against some of the coalition Government’s policies relating to Māori and the environment.
