Northern Advocate, The (Whangarei, New Zealand)

Latest documents

• Watchdog: Telcos have two months to sort marketing

  An industry watchdog says it has given the telecommunications industry two months to sort out its marketing, which some consumers have found confusing — particularly those who are abandoning their old copper line, or are losing it, and are trying to weigh alternatives.

• Event centre build to cost extra $13m

  Whangārei’s controversial Oruku Landing conference and events centre is going to cost $13 million more than originally stated, a new report shows.

• Angry men defy protection orders to terrorise women

  ANorthland woman and her children felt vulnerable and let down after her ex-husband breached a protection order and it allegedly took police months to act.

• Ancient slave room sheds light on Roman life

  Archaeologists at Pompeii have unearthed 2,000-year-old extendable beds likened to Ikea furniture for the ancient world.

• Canterbury and Tasman lock up spots in Premiership semifinals

  Canterbury and Tasman locked up the final two NPC Premiership semifinal spots, ensuring the winners of five of the last six titles can add another to that tally.

• Covid gloom banished by street art

  The eleventh year of Auckland Artweek will be the first under a Covid level 3 lockdown but still gives locals the opportunity to enjoy art in public spaces around the city.

• Border protest ‘big storm in a teacup’

  A protest against borders separating the Far North and the rest of the region was a “storm in a teacup”, say police.

• EDITORIAL Pledges alone won’t cool our planet

  Few people on Earth would be under as much heat as the thousands of attendees at COP26 in chilly Glasgow. The people debating the future of the planet, including New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw, have been put on notice by young and old alike.

• FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK Have your say on plan for new public space in city

  After nearly three terms in office as mayor of Whangārei, I’ve seen a lot of changes around our district. Our population has grown and many planned projects are either nearing completion or already up and running.

• Events show ‘Christmas definitely not cancelled’

  While most large-scale Christmas parades have been cancelled in Northland due to Covid alert level uncertainties, there will still be plenty of festive events.

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