The Northern Advocate
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| Type | Daily/Evening (except Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | New Zealand Media and Entertainment |
| Editor | Craig Cooper |
| Founded | 1875[1] |
| Headquarters | Whangarei |
| Circulation | 14987[2] |
| ISSN | 1170-0769 |
| Website | northernadvocate.co.nz |
The Northern Advocate is the regional daily paper for the city of Whangarei and the Northland Region.
History
The Whangarei Comet and Northern Advertiser was founded in 1875 as a weekly paper by George Alderton and, despite a small population which lead to predictions the paper "would go up like a comet, and come down like a stick",[3] the paper flourished and within two years had expanded to 12 pages and become the Northern Advocate and General Advertiser, with a small section printed in Maori.[3] The paper began daily publication in 1902.
Other publications
The Whangarei Report
The Whangarei Report is a weekly tabloid community paper, delivered free on Thursdays to all homes south of the Brynderwyns, across to Dargaville and north to Oakura, Northland.[3]
The Bay Report
The Bay Report is a weekly tabloid community paper, delivered free on Thursdays to all homes in Kerikeri, the Bay of Islands area down to Moerewa in the south.[3]
References
- ^ "Papers Past — Northern Advocate". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1925-12-31. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ [1] Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Local, latest and breaking news from the Northland region". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 2014-02-15.