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Caulerpa, Pest Control Work Earns Biosecurity Supreme Award
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:38 pm | Northland Regional Council
A Northland couple’s work with exotic Caulerpa seaweed and their more than a decade’s pest control efforts in the Bay of Islands has helped earn them the New Zealand Biosecurity Supreme Award. More >>
Preserving Northland’s Unique Biodiversity: Working Towards A Deer-free Future
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:57 pm | Northland Regional Council
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE ON BEHALF OF NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION A decade-long plan to remove all wild deer from Northland, an area of over 13,000 square kilometres and one of New Zealand’s most biodiverse regions, ... More >>
Bus Fares For Children And Young People Are Changing
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 8:43 am | Northland Regional Council
A reduction in government funding will see CityLink and BusLink fares for Northland’s children and young people change from 01 May 2024. More >>
Funding For Emergency Services
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 9:57 am | Northland Regional Council
Central government should be filling the funding gap for critical emergency services like Northland’s rescue choppers rather than the region’s ratepayers, the Northland Regional Council says. More >>
Poplar And Willow Sales Resume
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 10:21 am | Northland Regional Council
Poplars and willows offer a host of benefits including stabilising land which helps hold fertile soil in place instead of running into waterways and estuaries during storm events. Northland Regional Council (NRC) member Rick Stolwerk says the benefits ... More >>
NRC Rates Proposals Increase Focus On Core Business
Friday, 15 March 2024, 11:37 am | Northland Regional Council
A rebalancing with an increased focus on core business to help keep rates down is at the heart of the Northland Regional Council’s Draft Long Term Plan 2024-2034. Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the council appreciates its communities are under ... More >>
$52,500 Fine For Concrete Plant Contaminant Discharges
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:39 am | Northland Regional Council
A Whangārei concrete company has been fined $52,500 for discharging contaminants from its manufacturing processes which may have then found their way into a drain which discharges to Whangārei Harbour. AML Limited appeared for sentence before ... More >>
Council Encourages Public To Have Their Say As Freshwater Consultation Deadline Approaches
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 2:35 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council is encouraging people to have their say on a draft plan to improve freshwater health in Northland before the 31 March deadline. The draft plan includes new rules and targets to improve the health of Northland’s rivers, ... More >>
Check Before Earthworks, Vegetation Clearance; NRC
Friday, 1 March 2024, 12:42 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland landowners are being advised to check they will not be affecting a wetland before starting any earthworks or vegetation clearance works on their property. Tess Dacre, Compliance Monitoring Manager for the Northland Regional Council (NRC), says ... More >>
Government Funding Welcomed In Battle Against Caulerpa
Friday, 23 February 2024, 3:15 pm | Northland Regional Council
Today’s funding announcement from government of a $5 million boost to accelerate the fight against exotic Caulerpa seaweed is being welcomed in Te Taitokerau, says Northland Regional Council Chair Geoff Crawford. "Together with our mana whenua ... More >>
Tū I Te Ora Scholarship Deadline Extended
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 9:21 am | Northland Regional Council
The closing date for applications for Northland Regional Council’s Tū i te ora Scholarship has been extended by two weeks. The council says applications for the scholarship - which recognises and supports students to undertake study, research ... More >>
Draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-2027 Review
Friday, 16 February 2024, 10:38 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Transport Committee (RTC) urges Northlanders to have their say on the review of the Draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2021/2027 - Three Year Review (RLTP). The RLTP, which is the region’s application for funding assistance ... More >>
New Extension To CityLink Tikipunga Via Kamo Route
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 9:34 am | Northland Regional Council
CityLink Whangārei’s Route 3 bus service from Tikipunga via Kamo has been extended by 1.8km at the public’s request. From this week (subs: Mon 12 February) the extension to Route 3 runs through Totara Park. Jack Craw, who chairs the Joint Whangarei District ... More >>
Environmental Leaders Fund Unveils Climate Conscious Winners
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 9:29 am | Northland Regional Council
Climate resilience and adaptation was a strong focus for the Northland Regional Council’s, 2023 Environmental Leaders Fund (ELF) that received an impressive 40 applications from across Te Taitokerau. A total of $35,000 was awarded with the aim ... More >>
Applications Open For Tū I Te Ora Scholarships
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 11:49 am | Northland Regional Council
Applications for Northland Regional Council’s Tū i te ora Scholarships have opened for 2024, with this year’s recipients set to receive financial assistance and paid work experience at council next summer. Council is awarding six scholarships, each ... More >>
Lake Ōmāpere Relationship Agreement Signed
Friday, 22 December 2023, 9:30 am | Northland Regional Council
Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Roto Ōmāpere (Lake Ōmāpere Trust) and Northland Regional Council have signed a Relationship Agreement to establish a formal, working relationship between the trust and the council. Council Deputy Chair Tui Shortland says the agreement ... More >>
Plea For Information After Northland Wallaby Discovery
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 12:24 pm | Northland Regional Council
Officials are asking the public for help after a dead wallaby was found at the side of the highway near Kawakawa this month and another dead animal was reportedly seen on the road just south of the State Highway One Maungakaramea intersection a few ... More >>
Warmer, Drier, Windier Summer For Northland
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 1:18 pm | Northland Regional Council
Locals and visitors to the region are being advised summer in Northland looks set to be warmer, drier and windier than normal and they should use water carefully, especially in areas without town water supply. Northland has no current water shortage ... More >>
Online Hub Launched To Help Summer Water Users Be ‘Good To Go’
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 12:52 pm | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council has launched an online resource designed to help both Northlanders and visitors be well-prepared and informed before embarking on their water-related adventures this summer. The council’s ‘Good to Go’ hub ... More >>
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board Rolls Out Summer Safety Programme
Monday, 18 December 2023, 12:32 pm | Northland Regional Council
Media release issued on behalf of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board is launching its Summer Safety programme to protect locals and the influx of visitors on the beach. The new initiatives honour the ancient spiritual pathway ... More >>
