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Opinion: Sticky end awaits for loathsome Trump
Round table spittle licking, in honour of Trump

Editorial: Swamp marlin bad look for game fishers
Four marlin have floated onto a farmer's property

Getting my jest deserts
Kevin Page is yet to reply to an offer to have his anal glands squeezed.

Columnist Vaughan Gunson: Oh the humidity ....
Kids should be able to go home when the humidity hits 99 per cent, says Vaughan Gunson.

The secret sadness of chirpy Phil
An old acquaintance reveals a secret to Joe Bennett.

Editorial: Road safety cops - it's a thankless job
Who'd be a road safety cop, asks Craig Cooper.

RIP DVD stores but long live DVDS
May the DVD survive the onslaught of streaming services, writes Craig Cooper.

Should Jesus Christ stay or should he go?
An all-encompassing reference to God has not gone down well with some.

The pay equity tide has arrived
Unionist and anti-unionist will be disappointed about the employment law reforms.

Crew's beach cleaning job from hell
A Far North group of people who care voluntarily took on a tough cleaning job.

Ditch working-mum thing, big picture first
Ardern needs to keep the focus on reducing inequality and making housing affordable again.

Watch out for a warning, and be wary of watches
Watching the weather is a tough job, writes Craig Cooper.

When good times turn bad
The essential ingredient to restore balance and harmony, are friends and whanau.

No longer waspish about Daddy Long Legs
Thoughts of war on Daddy Long Leg spiders have dissipated after a wasp attack.

Could cuts have saved Stage Challenge?
Is the Stage Challenge a victim of its own success?

Road safety nerds know what works
What will snap us out of the lingering disrespect for human life on the roads?

Raglan Roger too obscure for no one in particular
Strange summer encounters on Raglan's main street.

Questions remain over runaway runabout
Runaway runabout highlights need to pay attention to boating safety.

What will the year to come bring?
Vaughan Gunson offers his predictions of what's just around the corner in 2018.

Reflections on highballs, lowballs of 2017
...it's not like you've got cancer."Me (internally): WTF! Yep, low, lowball."

Thanks for your loyal support
Advocate among the best performing regional newspapers in the country.

The Drongo Awards for 2017
We have sports awards, business awards, music awards, Oscars etc... drum roll please...

Nostalgia ahead of Windies Whangarei fixture
I grew up in the '80s, which meant, like many of that generation, cricket was a big deal.

Unearthing our next Black Caps
Northland may have unearthed a couple of future Black Caps this week.

Rare toys pop up in Christmas appeal
The cowboys and Indians set may be worth hundreds of dollars.

City facing sports and arts imbalance
An arts centre isn't enough to redress the imbalance with sport, says Craig Cooper

Andrew Johnsen: Drug bust shows dark underbelly of sport
School students taking enhancers a worrying affair, writes Andrew Johnsen.