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UPDATED l Mangawhai Places of Shelter
Saturday, 25 February 2023, 5:08 am | Kaipara District Council
The Mangawhai Golf Club and Mangawhai Library Hall have closed (everyone there has been moved to overnight accom). If you need to seek shelter, please head to one of the other places listed below. Mangawhai Kaipara District Council office, 6 Molesworth ... More >>
Mayoral Relief Fund Announced For Kaipara District
Friday, 24 February 2023, 1:04 pm | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Mayor Craig Jepson has established a Mayoral Relief Fund to help support those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Mayor Jepson has been out and about every day since the cyclone came though the district, visiting communities ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle: Advice For Stickered Home-owners
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 12:55 pm | Kaipara District Council
A number of Kaipara homeowners have had their houses stickered in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Kaipara District Council Building Services Manager Alistair Dunlop says a number of stickers have been issued to houses so far, mainly in the ... More >>
Message From Mayor Craig Jepson 20 February
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 10:44 am | Kaipara District Council
Yesterday I was able to witness first hand some of the hard work that has been happening across the district to recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. The picture was quite different in Tangowahine from last Wednesday when it really looked like an inland sea, with ... More >>
Message From Mayor Craig Jepson
Monday, 20 February 2023, 3:27 am | Kaipara District Council
It’s a relief to see river levels dropping with the steady fine weather. There is still some flooding in areas around the Northern Wairoa, which we are still monitoring. We expect these to return to normal by Tuesday. Our main priority over the last few ... More >>
An Update On The Rapid Response Team Work In Kaipara: Rapid Response Teams Reaching Residents
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 2:30 pm | Kaipara District Council
Our Rapid Response teams made good ground yesterday (see map attached). The purple lines show the areas they visited, conducting welfare checks on our isolated and hard-to-reach communities, many of which are still without power. The teams are made ... More >>
Update On Kaipara Evacuation Centres
Friday, 17 February 2023, 4:50 pm | Kaipara District Council
After having no occupants overnight we have closed the Civil Defence Evacuation centre at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church and relocated the team to other areas of the response. We have made preparations so that it can be reopened quickly if ... More >>
New Chief Executive For Kaipara District Council
Friday, 17 February 2023, 12:18 pm | Kaipara District Council
Mayor Craig Jepson has announced that Jason Marris will be the next Chief Executive for Kaipara District Council. Jason has been Interim Chief Executive since Louise Miller left at the end of October. He was confirmed into the permanent Chief Executive ... More >>
Connecting Isolated Communities
Friday, 17 February 2023, 11:44 am | Kaipara District Council
Yesterday a unimog got up to Kaihu to deliver food, water, fuel and other essential supplies to residents. Another unimog made it down to Pouto, taking with it a satellite phone and essential supplies. These communities have been cut off for days with no ... More >>
Message From Mayor Craig Jepson: Connecting Our Isolated Communities
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 12:55 pm | Kaipara District Council
We asked Dargaville residents in the Mangawhare to evacuate again last night. A hydrology report highlighted the risks of flooding with huge run-off further up the river combining with high tide. Our hydrology reports are prepared by NRC, using ... More >>
Mangawhare Area Residents And Finlayson Park Avenue Residents
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 10:05 am | Kaipara District Council
The Northland Regional Council hydrology team confirmed the Mangakahia River peak came through in the early hours of this morning. Emergency services observed a surge in the Northern Wairoa river levels between 1.00 and 2.00am but the water did not ... More >>
Evacuation Of Mangawhare Area Residents, Finlayson Park Avenue Residents
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 4:04 pm | Kaipara District Council
Residents of the Mangawhare area of Dargaville along River Road, Victoria Street, Logan Street and side streets, as well as Finlayson Park Avenue are being strongly advised to self-evacuate now. The latest hydrology report we have just received gives ... More >>
Message From Mayor Craig Jepson: Starting Recovery
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 12:48 pm | Kaipara District Council
When you see the sun come out and the wind has dropped, it could be difficult to believe what we have experienced in the last few days. Although we are through the worst of the cyclone, the huge job of cleaning up and assessing damage is just beginning. ... More >>
Message For Residents Who Have Been Evacuated
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 10:53 am | Kaipara District Council
Now that the weather conditions have improved and we have passed the last couple of high tides we feel it is safe for those who have been evacuated to return home. Those who self-evacuated in Ruawai yesterday were able to return home last night. ... More >>
Message From Mayor Craig Jepson: Dargaville Flooding
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 9:23 am | Kaipara District Council
In the early hours of this morning Awakino River on the northern outskirts of Dargaville breached its banks. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and Police immediately evacuated approximately a dozen or so households in that area. As a precautionary ... More >>
River Road Road Residents Asked To Self-Evacuate
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 6:35 am | Kaipara District Council
Anyone who is located in the Mangawhare area of Dargaville, along River Road and side streets are being asked to self-evacuate now. There is a high risk of flooding, as we get closer to high tide in the next hour. Police and FENZ will be in the area ... More >>
Message From Mayor Craig Jepson: Kaipara Is Well Prepared
Monday, 13 February 2023, 1:37 pm | Kaipara District Council
This is the second State of Emergency for Northland in two weeks. Again, as a precautionary measure, the State of Emergency was called early so we could be well prepared for Cyclone Gabrielle before it hits. We brought our Civil Defence teams together last ... More >>
Council Calls On Residents To Help Keep Kaipara Tidy
Friday, 10 February 2023, 9:57 am | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Council is asking residents to mow their own roadside berms to keep Kaipara neighbourhoods tidy. The service change, consulted and agreed as part of the Long Term Plan 2021-2031, means Council no longer mows residential berms. ... More >>
Passenger Numbers Soar For Mangawhai Village To Beach Summer Bus
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 9:18 am | Kaipara District Council
Mangawhai’s free bus has proven popular again this summer, with locals and visitors alike enjoying an easy journey between key spots throughout town. The bus service was initially trialled to help reduce traffic congestion and take pressure off carparking ... More >>
New Officers To Raise Awareness Of Sustainable Freedom Camping
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 1:15 pm | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara communities will soon see officers regularly patrolling freedom camping hot spots, offering education and increasing awareness of proposed new national freedom camping rules. Kaipara District Council’s (KDC) two new Freedom Camping Officers ... More >>
