The Northern Advocate
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| Type | Daily/Morning (except Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Format | Monday to Friday: tabloid, Saturday: broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | NZME |
| Editor | Rachel Ward |
| Founded | 1875[1] |
| Headquarters | Whangārei |
| Circulation | 11,406[2] |
| ISSN | 1170-0769 |
| Website | northernadvocate.co.nz |
The Northern Advocate is the regional daily paper for the city of Whangārei and the Northland Region in New Zealand.
History
[edit]The Whangarei Comet and Northern Advertiser was founded in 1875 as a weekly paper by George Alderton and, despite a small population which led to a prediction 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 Māori.[3] The paper began daily publication in 1902. On Monday, 23 April 2012, the weekday Northern Advocate changed to tabloid format.
After a long period of decline, owner Stuff announced in 2024 that major staff cuts would be made to the Advocate alongside other regional newspapers.
Other publications
[edit]The Whangarei Report
[edit]The Whangarei Report is a weekly tabloid-format community paper, delivered free on Thursdays to all homes south of the Brynderwyns, across to Dargaville and north to Ōakura, Northland.[3]
The Northland Age
[edit]The Northland Age is a twice-weekly broadsheet community paper, delivered free on Tuesdays and Thursdays to all retailers and homes in Kerikeri, the Bay of Islands area down to Moerewa in the south.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Papers Past — Northern Advocate". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 1925. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "The Northern Advocate (NZME.)". 7 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Local, latest and breaking news from the Northland region". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
