Minister for Agriculture Damien O’Connor talks with Kathryn Ryan about the tough choices farmers are facing, including looming emissions pricing, and the temptation to sell into carbon farm forestry.  Land use conversion has already...

Tutukaka Market at the weekend. Photo / Supplied OPINION “What do you reckon about the minimum wage?” We were at the Labour Weekend Tutukaka Market: sunshine, live music, great food, great stalls and now...

Whangārei Town Basin was buzzing with locals and visitors alike yesterday. Photo / Mike Dinsdale It was a busy weekend in Whangārei as fans flocked to the city for the Women’s Rugby World Cup...

New Zealand’s first wahine Māori regional council chair – Northland Regional Council’s Tui Shortland. Photo: Northern Advocate / Michael Cunningham via LDR Northland Regional Council has selected New Zealand’s first wahine Māori regional council...

The third week of the Women’s Rugby World Cup has wrapped up and Cheree Kinnear recaps the news from all six games. Video / Photosport / © Rugby World Cup Limited A huge crowd...

Kimi Oshiro pictured with his son Aiki, shortly before the dramatic rescue of two people at Kai Iwi Lakes. Photo / Supplied An IT specialist haunted by the harrowing experience of rescuing two holidaymakers...

New Zealand’s first wahine Māori regional council chair – Northland Regional Council’s Tui Shortland. Photo: Northern Advocate / Michael Cunningham via LDR Northland Regional Council has today selected New Zealand’s first wahine Māori regional...

Keen long-distance hiker Louis Comte-Sponville, of France, strides down Kerikeri Inlet Rd on day 10 of his 3000km walk. Photo / Peter de Graaf A record number of walkers are putting themselves to the...

If New Zealand’s regions were in a sports battle, superpower Auckland would be losing its strength while small and nimble regions like Northland, Bay of Plenty and Tasman would be gaining the upper hand....