- Joined: Feb 2012
- published: 13
Published a story 11:21am Dec 13th
Looking back at who made the news 2012
14 Dec 2012
The Northern Advocate looks back at businesses that made the news in 2012
Published a story 10:55am Dec 11th
Lawyer wins prize to research reform
11 Dec 2012
Whangarei lawyer Emily Henderson, who attended the city's Tikipunga High School, has won New Zealand's most prestigious law research prize to research the reform of cross-examination, particularly in relation to children.
Published a story 11:22am Dec 6th
Ho! Ho! Ho? Is anybody there?
11 Dec 2012
Santa had a bad day at the office at the Mall in central Whangarei last Sunday, a situation which highlighted the challenges of attracting people to Whangarei's diverse and attractive inner-city retail area.
Published a story 11:26am Nov 29th
Plugging away pays off
29 Nov 2012
Hauling its Western Australian contracting business West Coast Energy into profit has taken Northland-owned electricity lines company Northpower "years of hard slog" but forged relationships crucial to survival, says Northpower board chairman Warren Moyes.
Published a story 8:52am Nov 29th
North split by moves to change structure
29 Nov 2012
The gloves are off in debate over the future governance of Northland, with the Far North District Council about to announce a plan to get rid of the Northland Regional Council and divvy up north governance between itself and the Whangarei District Council.
Published a story 10:49am Nov 23rd
Housing money flowing north
23 Nov 2012
House builders and buyers are creating a buzz on Whangarei's Tutukaka coast, as Aucklanders and expats have ramped up purchases of coastal property this year.
Published a story 12:26pm Nov 8th
Farmers quiet on move rumour
9 Nov 2012
Farmers has declined to comment on rumours that the Whangarei store may be moving out of the CBD, a move that would badly impact the retail scene.
Published a story 8:13am Nov 5th
Public have say on representation
5 Nov 2012
The Northland Regional Council did what it had promised this week - took notice of what submitters had to say on proposed boundary changes which will see NRC members elected from seven "communities of interest" rather than the three district council areas.
Published a story 1:41pm Nov 1st
Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards 2012
1 Nov 2012
The management team of supreme award winner Kamo Home & Village Charitable Trust has made no bones about how the trust has travelled a rocky road over the past two years and that winning the supreme award was "success beyond our wildest dreams".
Published a story 1:27pm Nov 1st
Love thy neighbour: The Central Butchery
6 Nov 2012
No-one expected the inaugural Northland Inc development agency award would go to a small town butchery, but the comments of chair Colin Mitten and the judges made it clear this was something different.