NewsBank (Northern Advocate, The (Whangarei, New Zealand))

President hacked

Quiz1What is the official language of Mozambique?

Genesis Energy is consolidating its three retail brands, Genesis, Frank and Ecotricity, under one unified Genesis brand to simplify its retail business.

The land of the long white cloud, kiwi, sheep, gumboots and field days — New Zealand has them all.

ASB Bank is offering farmers five-year, interest-free loans of up to $150,000 for the installation of solar and battery systems.

More than 90 countries yesterday called for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, before another round of hard-fought negotiations on the pact.

An insidious transformation is taking place in our shopping aisles and local eateries and it is going unchecked.

The National Fieldays has attracted a strong international interest this year, with delegates and exhibitors from several countries attending.

Police are investigating a “distressing and concerning” video spreading on social media showing a group of youths throw a young goat to its death off a viaduct.

The Chiefs admit it’s a “weird one”, entering a Super Rugby Pacific semifinal on the back of a loss.

Russell’s illustrious waterfront hotel, the Duke of Marlborough, has taken home the prestigious Most Outstanding Boutique Hotel award for wedding ceremonies and venue at the Wedding Industry Awards New Zealand 2025.

Russell’s illustrious waterfront hotel, the Duke of Marlborough, has taken home the prestigious Most Outstanding Boutique Hotel award for wedding ceremonies and venue at the Wedding Industry Awards New Zealand 2025.

As per usual with sports retirements, we’re left with a long time between the announcement and the actual end of a career.

Napier’s Tyler Parkinson has become a volunteer firefighter at the age of 16, following in the footsteps of his heroes – his parents.

A $600 increase in the fine for unauthorised parking in mobility spaces has failed to deter Whangārei’s rule-breaking drivers.

A $600 increase in the fine for unauthorised parking in mobility spaces has failed to deter Whangārei’s rule-breaking drivers.

For the All Whites, this was in many ways the perfect preparation for what is to come at the Fifa World Cup in a year from now.

Life is full of surprises. Some pleasant, some unpleasant but almost always causing an emotional charge.

Kawakawa’s ambulance crews are back under one roof for the first time in months, but Hato Hone St John still needs to raise up to $300,000 to finish repairs to the stations.

European ride-hailing firm Bolt launched in Auckland yesterday, with plans to expand around the country in direct competition with Uber and DiDi.

If you want an indication of the confidence among the new breed rising at the Warriors, look no further than rookie hooker Sam Healey.

Recent snow-like sightings have stirred Northlanders’ memories of when the Far North was transformed into a winter wonderland.

After climbing to the top of a crane moored at the capital’s waterfront, Jarreth Colquhoun took off his cap and waved to the crowd below.

For years, locals and travellers alike knew to stop at the Madhatters in Kāeo — the one with the chair.

’A young Whangārei mother, who is fighting aggressive, incurable breast and brain cancer, is overwhelmed by community donations of more than $20,000.

Have you been out shopping this weekend? Or on the town, living it up?

The first journeys on the $824 million Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatū Tararua Highway have begun.

Conservationists say revered broadcaster and environmentalist Sir David Attenborough would be “mortified” by new images showing a record six tonnes of protected coral inside a single trawl net on the deck of a bottom-trawling vessel off the east coast of New Zealand.

Captain Harry Kane said England must improve quickly if they are to contend for next year’s World Cup after slumping to a 3-1 home friendly defeat by Senegal yesterday.

A nighttime curfew has been declared in the city of Los Angeles as local officials seek to get a handle on protests that Donald Trump claims are an invasion by a “foreign enemy”.