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Feedback Closing Soon On Marsden Maritime Holdings, Northport Proposal
Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:33 am | Northland Regional Council
Together with investment partners Port of Tauranga and Tupu Tonu (Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Ltd), the Northland Regional Council is proposing to create a new joint-venture company combining MMH and Northport. More >>
New Sirens Tested In Northland’s Six-Monthly Tsunami Siren Test
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 11:35 am | Northland Regional Council
With more than 80 sirens expected to be operational for this test, the new system will already cover approximately 97% of the area previously served by the old network. The remaining sirens are anticipated to be installed by the end of April. More >>
Whakamānawa Ā Taiao - Environmental Awards Close Soon
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 1:48 pm | Northland Regional Council
The Environmental Awards helps tell the story of the environmental work happening in Northland and shows that collectively we are making a difference. Entries close Sunday 30 March. More >>
Changes To Tsunami Evacuation Maps For Northland
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 8:41 am | Northland Regional Council
"The new modelling shows that the areas at risk from damaging tsunami may be affected differently from previous models. In many cases, the potential effects may not reach as far inland as previously expected," says Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management(NCDEM) ... More >>
MMH Northport Deal Would Increase NRC Shareholding
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 9:08 am | Northland Regional Council
Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the council is one of three parties in a consortium that wants to bring full control of Marsden Point-based Northport under a single ownership umbrella via a new joint-venture company combining Marsden Maritime Holdings ... More >>
Northland Expressway News A ‘Game Changer’, RTC Chair
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 8:28 am | Northland Regional Council
Commenting today on the recent announcement by Transport Minister Chris Bishop, RTC Chair Joe Carr says he and his fellow committee members are thrilled by the announcement as the expressway - when built - would usher in a new era for the region. More >>
CityLink Bus Service Diverted After More Stone Throwing Incidents
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 12:48 pm | Northland Regional Council
The council’s Transport Manager Chris Powell says the council and Ritchies were already dealing with a spate of recent rock throwing on Matai St that had seen bus windows smashed in separate incidents on both Saturday and Monday. More >>
NRC Seeking Feedback On Marsden Maritime Holdings, Northport Proposal
Monday, 3 March 2025, 3:55 pm | Northland Regional Council
Together with investment partners Port of Tauranga and Tupu Tonu (Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Ltd), the council is proposing to create a new joint-venture company combining MMH and Northport. More >>
No Major Changes For NRC Annual Plan
Monday, 3 March 2025, 12:01 pm | Northland Regional Council
This year, in addition to a baseline 3.1% inflationary increase, we’re proposing some updates to wording and changes to three specific fees - for oil spill contingency plans, the initial charge for extension of consent period, and the purchase of hard ... More >>
$6.2M Northland Exotic Caulerpa Funding Welcomed
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 12:22 pm | Northland Regional Council
The funding news comes as authorities reveal exotic Caulerpa has been found recently at Paradise Bay, on the western side of Urupukapuka, at Army/Waiwhapuku Bay (off Moturua Island) as well as at the southern end of Motukiekie Island (west of Urupukapuka.) More >>
Where’s Wallaby? Free Wild Food Treats Back For Field Days
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 1:11 pm | Northland Regional Council
Councillor Blackwell says while there are no known wallaby populations in Northland, they could potentially spread to the region from nearby areas like Kawau Island and Rotorua Lakes. More >>
$600,000 Of Climate Resilient Communities Funding Allocated
Friday, 14 February 2025, 9:56 am | Northland Regional Council
Councillor Shortland says deciding how to allocate the $600,000 available had been extremely difficult, but 22 projects that met the fund criteria and aimed to build community capacity and strengthen connections to build community resilience would ... More >>
Northland Regional Council Media Briefs 13/02/25
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 9:57 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council is finalising a list of more than 20 projects around the region which will share $600,000 of funding designed to help build climate resilience. More >>
Safeswim: Your ‘Go-To’ For Water Safety Updates
Monday, 3 February 2025, 1:16 pm | Northland Regional Council
Safeswim is a collaborative initiative by Auckland Council, Northland Regional Council, Surf Life Saving New Zealand and others, offering real-time information on water quality and swimming conditions at popular freshwater and coastal spots. More >>
Entries Open For Whakamānawa Ā Taiao - Environmental Awards
Friday, 17 January 2025, 2:41 pm | Northland Regional Council
Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the 2025 awards are the first since the transition to a biennial event. (The previous awards were in 2023.) More >>
Water Conservation Urged As Dry Summer Continues
Friday, 17 January 2025, 2:27 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council Chair Geoff Crawford says parts of the Far North and Kaipara Districts have been under water restrictions since late last year and the region has only got drier since then. More >>
Water Watch As Summer Continues
Friday, 20 December 2024, 10:53 am | Northland Regional Council
Chair Crawford says pressure on the north’s water supplies typically goes up over the holidays due to Northland being a tourist destination. More >>
Summer Checks To Keep Gold Clam Out Of Kai Iwi
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 9:13 am | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council member Jack Craw, who chairs the council’s Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party, says gold clams, first detected in the Waikato River in May last year, are a significant biosecurity threat. More >>
Shaka-laka-boom! NRC On Track To Receive Its First-ever Professional Working Possum Dog
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 1:54 pm | Northland Regional Council
‘Shaka’ - an almost two-year-old Hungarian Vizsla x German Short Haired Pointer (GSP) - has been undergoing the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Conservation Dogs Programme since he was four -months old and is now on track to becoming a fully ... More >>
Rubbish Barge Back For Boaties In Bay Of Islands
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:20 am | Northland Regional Council
The staffed barge - a familiar site in the Bay during the summer holiday season - is a joint venture between the Northland Regional and Far North District Council and the Department of Conservation supported by contractors Northland Waste. More >>
