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Ngā Wai Theme For Annual Enviroschools Encounters
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 1:53 pm | Northland Regional Council
The free events began with Year Four to Eight students gathering in Dargaville at the Kauri Coast Top 10 Holiday Park on Thursday 26 September. More >>
Consent Granted For 172-hectare Bream Bay Solar Farm
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 1:30 pm | Northland Regional Council
In their recently released decision granting the requested consents for 35 years, the commissioners said MEL had been looking for an opportunity to establish a solar farm in Northland to improve the resilience of both regional and national energy ... More >>
Climate Resilient Communities Fund Open For Applications
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:12 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council is seeking applications for the new Climate Resilient Communities Fund, which will invest $9.2 million over 10 years into projects that build community capacity and drive transformational change for community and tangata ... More >>
New Red Seaweed Found In Northland And Auckland
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:32 am | Northland Regional Council
We don’t know how this weed will react in the mainland NZ marine environment and at this stage there is no evidence to suggest that the seaweed is affecting biodiversity in these areas. However, internationally it has been shown to outcompete and displace ... More >>
New Te Tai Tokerau Regional Accessibility Strategy
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:26 am | Northland Regional Council
Northland's local authorities launch the Te Tai Tokerau Regional Accessibility Strategy to enhance community inclusion for individuals with disabilities, responding to the region's significant access needs. More >>
$991 Million Transport Funding Welcomed
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:56 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland’s Regional Transport Committee has welcomed news the government will invest almost $1 billion over the next three years into the region’s transport network. More >>
Council Votes To Retain Māori Wards
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 11:10 am | Northland Regional Council
The decision - in line with a staff recommendation - means the council must now hold a binding poll with the 2025 regional council elections and the outcome will be effective for the 2028 and 2031 elections. More >>
Regional Rescue Services Rate Allocated
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 12:54 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council Chair Geoff Crawford says after strong public support, the council recently decided to continue funding regional rescue services as a form of fundraising and an administrative ‘community good’ service on behalf of the ... More >>
Flooding ‘Pinch Point’ Funding Welcomed
Monday, 26 August 2024, 11:40 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) is welcoming $660,000 of central government funding that will enable it to remove a flooding ‘pinch point’ in the Far North. More >>
Learn To Wipe Out Northland’s Worst Weeds At Free Workshops
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 12:40 pm | Northland Regional Council
Councillor Jack Craw, who chairs the council’s Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party, says the workshops are a great chance to plan ahead and get ready for the busy ‘weed knockdown period’ once the warmth of spring starts to take hold. More >>
Beachgoers Urged To Keep Eye Out For Unwanted Weed
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 8:16 pm | Northland Regional Council
It’s causing major environmental damage at many Australian beaches, displacing native plants and changing natural patterns of sand movements. It has the potential to overrun our native dune species and threaten the habitats of native birds. More >>
Kawakawa Deflection Bank And Otiria Spillway Officially Open
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 9:04 am | Northland Regional Council
Residents of Kawakawa, Otiria, and Moerewa let out a flood of emotion and relief on Saturday (subs: August 10) as the official opening of two flood mitigation projects marked the end of their fears with every heavy rainfall. More >>
Kawakawa Deflection Bank And Otiria Spillway Officially Open
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 2:37 pm | Northland Regional Council
Residents of Kawakawa, Otiria, and Moerewa let out a flood of emotion and relief on Saturday (subs: August 10) as the official opening of two flood mitigation projects marked the end of their fears with every heavy rainfall. More >>
Hill Country Erosion Fund Open
Monday, 12 August 2024, 2:09 pm | Northland Regional Council
Tui Shortland, who chairs the Northland Regional Council’s Natural Resources Working Party, says the council has $160,062 for planting natives across 37 hectares of Northland during the 2025-26 planting season (June, July and August 2025). More >>
Wide Range Of Views On Freshwater Plan ‘No Surprise’
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 9:52 am | Northland Regional Council
Feedback on Northland Regional Council’s draft Freshwater Plan Change has been mixed, with council receiving 577 responses. More >>
Northport Expansion Declined By Independent Commissioners
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 8:33 am | Northland Regional Council
Independent commissioners have declined an application for a multimillion dollar expansion of Northport due to the scale and extent of a 11.7 hectare reclamation currently proposed. More >>
Six Northland Tertiary Students Awarded Scholarships
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 8:34 am | Northland Regional Council
Six Northland students are set to receive $4000 and paid work experience after being named as recipients of Northland Regional Council’s annual Tū i te ora Scholarship. More >>
Long Term Plan 2024-2034 Formally Adopted
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 1:41 pm | Northland Regional Council
The adoption of the LTP at the meeting - held at the Dargaville Museum yesterday (subs: Tuesday 25 June) - formally confirms council’s previously reported decision to continue funding for emergency and rescue services and regional sporting facilities. More >>
New Whangārei Bus Service For Intermediate, High School Students
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 6:50 pm | Northland Regional Council
The new SchoolLink service aims to provide students with an easy journey to and from school, while freeing up space at peak times on CityLink buses for commuters, families and seniors. More >>
Check Before Carrying Out Coastal Works; NRC
Monday, 27 May 2024, 8:37 am | Northland Regional Council
Some of the unauthorised works at the centre of the recent Environment Court case. The court ordered the removal of the gabion baskets, pictured, along with a 52-metre long concrete-base plinth and a boat ramp all illegally installed by a homeowner ... More >>
