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| Type | Daily/Morning (except Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Format | Monday to Friday:tabloid, Saturday:broadsheet |
| Owner | NZME |
| Editor | Rachel Ward |
| Founded | 1875 (1875)[1] |
| Headquarters | Whangārei |
| Circulation | 11,406[2] |
| ISSN | 1170-0769 |
| Website | www |
The Northern Advocate is the regional daily paper for the city ofWhangārei and theNorthland Region in New Zealand.
The Whangarei Comet and Northern Advertiser was founded in 1875 as a weekly paper byGeorge 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 theNorthern Advocate and General Advertiser, with a small section printed inMāori.[3] The paper began daily publication in 1902. On Monday, 23 April 2012, the weekdayNorthern Advocate changed totabloid format.
After a long period of decline, ownerNZME announced in 2024 that major staff cuts would be made to theAdvocate alongside other regional newspapers.
The Whangarei Report is a weeklytabloid-formatcommunity paper, delivered free on Thursdays to all homes south of theBrynderwyns, across toDargaville and north toŌakura, Northland.[3]
The Northland Age is a twice-weeklybroadsheet community paper, delivered free on Tuesdays and Thursdays to all retailers and homes inKerikeri, theBay of Islands area down toMoerewa in the south.[3]
