The year that was 2020 in photos: Lockdown, election and a tornado
Northern Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham's favourite images of 2020
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Packed Northland coastal communities are overwhelming locals
Overcrowded Northland coastal communities feeling the pinch of sharing with holidaymakers
Suspected gas leak in Whangārei's city centre sparks emergency response
Suspected gas leak that closed busy part of central Whangārei caused by the sewer
Gibbs reaps rewards at 2021's first Ruakākā races
Macs, ridden by Craig Grylls and trained by Gibbs, crossed the line first comfortably.
Kensington's Patricia Murray makes national singles quarter-finals
Entries for the Northland Centre Open Fours close at 5pm today.
Central Whangārei cordoned off after suspected gas leak
Emergency services called to suspected gas leak in central Whangārei
Most of the boaties who could be fined were caught speeding
Jetski operators get a telling-off from Northland harbourmaster for speeding.
Tiny agents on a mission to control weeds
Biocontrol agents are replacing the need for farmers to spray to control weeds.
Identity of Waipū's adored local celebrity revealed
Four Square Waipū worker Heather Wells has been adopted by the township as the local Nana.
Youth were urged to vote last election - they listened
Northland youth voting rates rise after Electoral Commission pre-election campaign.
Two house fires in two days at Mangamuka
Mangamuka house fire comes just over 24 hours after home destroyed at nearby Umawera.
Girl power rules: Women dominate BOI Music Festival on and off stage
All key roles at Friday's festival are held by women, who dominate the musical line-up
Saturday night's Mangapai heist hits multiple homes
"I feel like even with the cameras, it's still not really going to stop them."
Historic Northland: the cradle of New Zealand's nationhood
A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.
Five families left homeless by fire in one month
Firefighters say the blazes are a reminder that every home needs working smoke alarms.
'Absolutely devastated': Celebrity medium Kelvin Cruickshank's pet dog shot
Kelvin Cruickshank has 'no enemies' but worries 'kill-shot' could have hit his kids.
News snippets from Northland
Bay of Islands Music Festival lineup, and scholarships for Ngāpuhi students.
Catching whale highlight, media hype - not so much
Whale catcher outlines his ultimate catch.
Demand for water increases across Northland
Water carriers across Northland starting to get busy as the weather heats up
People can still visit Northland's historic Māngungu Mission during work
Northland's historic Māngungu Mission won't close during vital conservation work
Watch: Shark surprise in Northland rockpool
"We didn't believe them until they started screaming."
Last round? Bay of Islands hospitality businesses' desperate plea for staff
Bay of Islands hospo operators say it will take more than visa extensions to save them.
Holiday-makers arrive to and farewell Northland
It's hello and so long to Northland for holiday-makers.
Covid job scheme helps almost 270 Northlanders into work
Workers hired under Covid scheme picked up 20 tonnes of rubbish from Northland highways.
Locals with garden hoses join firefighters in battling blaze
Thirty firefighters and two choppers battled blaze in 1.5ha of scrub and pine forest.
Northlanders and visitors chew up mobile data on New Year's Eve
Mobile data use in Northland soared on New Year's Eve
Advice for new boaties before they venture out
Boat sellers in Whangārei struggling to keep up with demand.
Eagle-eyed residents spot allegedly illegal earthworks
Northland Regional Council confirm coastal engineer breached environment rules.
'The news no parent should receive': Father's heartbreak after son, 6, dies in crash
Six-year-old Myka Tuala was a 'happy, kind and gentle' young boy.
Police warning to holiday-makers after young boy killed in crash
The head-on crash occurred about 400m north of the turnoff to Hikurangi town.
'Horror' as island fire threatens world's rarest tree
Bought by the Crown from Māori in 1908, the island became a nature reserve in 1956.