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The Northern Advocate

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The <em>Northern Advocate</em>

The press has played an important part in the cultural development of Northland. The newspaper now known as the Northern Advocate was launched at Whangārei in 1875. This photograph shows its busy offices, probably in the 1930s.

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Northern Advocate

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Claudia Orange, Northland region – Creative life, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7641/the-northern-advocate (accessed 21 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.