Best of 2019: Giant Ngāwhā kauri log dated to 40,500 years old
Ngāwhā Marae trustees will discuss what to do with the 60-tonne, 16-metre tree
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Best of 2019: Bellbird features Northland director, farm and actors
The Maungakaramea-based film has received rave reviews.
Blanket display covers bicultural ties
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What is a rāhui?
What is a rāhui; why they are put in place; and why you should respect them.
Photos: Taupō Bay's Tractor Spectacular
A creative, quirky salute to the tractor turns into a giant water fight.
John Stone's best sports photos of 2019
John Stone has captured some fantastic sporting scenes in 2019.
Best of 2019: When a Kiwi classic turns vegan
Logan McLean won two prizes at won two prizes at the New Zealand Vegan Pie Awards.
Pātaka kai culture growing in Whangārei
Brigid Sinclair sets up a pātaka kai outside the Korna Dairy on Morningside Rd.
Property cleaned out in 'heart wrenching' burglary
Burglary believed to be part of a crime spree targeting rural Mid North properties.
Time for the chop? How public will decide fate of Goodhue's mullet
All Black Jack Goodhue will let the public decide on what happens to his famous mullet.
Best of 2019: Adam Pearse spends a day at the speedway
A day at the speedway couldn't have gone better for Advocate sports editor Adam Pearse.
Best of 2019: Couple among 6000-strong Auckland exodus to Northland
6000 Aucklanders moved to Northland in four years to get far from the madding crowd.
288.2kg blue marlin great start to season
Even though it weighed in at 288.2kg, it was only the third heaviest Haliday had caught.
Women's division of caber tossers at Waipū Highland Games
The event is one of the longest-running Scottish gatherings in the southern hemisphere.
Pawarenga gears up for biggest sports day of the year
Highlights include bareback horse races on the beach and a gruelling cross-country race.
Lack of funding threatens lifesaving St John Ambulance service
Deep concerns about where St John ambulance service In Northland is heading
Helping others natural as breathing for Kawakawa QSM couple
Kawakawa couple Pat and Glenys Davis have been awarded Queen's Service Medals.
Tireless habitat restorer Rod Brown awarded QSM
Rod Brown's volunteers have grown 310,000 trees, created tracks and replanted forests.
Whangārei's Kim Robinson, MNZM, fighting for the deaf community
Whangārei's Kim Robinson, MNZM, has been recognised for his advocacy work for the deaf.
Best of 2019: Dolphin aerobatics at Waipū Cove
Dolphin aerobatics at Waipū Cove have been captured on film by a keen surfer.
Best Far North images of 2019
A new Knight, a tornado and a celebration of ocean voyaging - 2019 had it all.
Mokau Marae basketballers fill stadium
Over 200 people came along to take part or watch their whānau take to the court.
Pod of pilot whales spotted, locals asked to report sightings
The pod was last spotted close to shore off Marsden Point yesterday.
More Northlanders turning to time banking
Increasing numbers of Northlanders are using their precious time as a bankable currency.
Far North youth music scheme releases first CD
CD boasts 10 original tracks by 10 bands in Be Free Youth music mentoring programme.
Summer concert guide: Six60, Fat Freddy's Drop, Wolfmother and more
Music to the ears: Here's the awesome list of gigs in Northland this summer.
Adam Pearse: Reflecting on a year in Northland sport
A lot has happened in the sporting sphere for Northland's athletes - here's the best of it
Waipū thrash metal band Alien Weaponry Number 1 in Finland
"We knew we had a bit of a following in Scandinavia, but this is insane:" Henry de Jong.
Netballers battle in marae rebuild fundraiser
Twelve teams braved the Northland summer sun to raise some funds for the Oakura marae.