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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 >>
Ngāti Hine, NRC Sign First-ever Iwi-Council Resource Management Agreement In Taitokerau Northland
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 3:52 pm | Northland Regional Council
MWAR agreements were introduced into the Resource Management Act (RMA) in 2017 by the Crown as a way of improving working relationships between tangata whenua and councils, and to provide more opportunities for tangata whenua involvement in RMA ... More >>
$35,000 Of Environmental Leaders Fund Grants Allocated
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 6:24 pm | Northland Regional Council
Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the Environmental Leaders Fund (ELF) aims to support schools and early childhood centres (ECC) with projects that increase their students' knowledge and passion for the environment. More >>
Applications Open For Tū I Te Ora Scholarships
Monday, 9 December 2024, 1:28 pm | Northland Regional Council
Six scholarships are available, each include $4000 to assist with study costs, plus paid full-time work experience with NRC from mid-November 2025 to mid-February 2026. More >>
Regional Pest Plan Under Review
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:25 am | Northland Regional Council
The pest plan aims to get the right management approaches in place for the many species classed as pests in Te Taitokerau, and direct the right balance of resourcing and funding to the right places and people to tackle them. More >>
New Fish Passage Design To Be Installed At Ruakākā
Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:57 am | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Councillor Rick Stolwerk says the Whangarei District Council-owned weir in Flyger Road was identified by NIWA and the NRC as a barrier to migratory fish as part of mahi being undertaken through a Ministry for the Environment funded ... More >>
Commercial Fisher Caught As Council Clamps Down On Rāhui Tapu Rulebreakers
Monday, 18 November 2024, 10:09 am | Northland Regional Council
The vessel was initially reported by an off-duty contractor of Northland Regional Council. Although the fishing boat was not seen removing marine life, Fisheries NZ confirmed its fishing gear was engaged 250 metres inside the boundaries of the protected ... More >>
Sustainability Earns Whangārei-Based Coffee Producer Award
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 9:21 am | Northland Regional Council
Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the sustainability award goes to the Northland business which best epitomises an overall commitment to environmental excellence. More >>
Critically Endangered Northland Lake Plant Voted NZ’s Favourite Plant 2024
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 12:13 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council, in conjunction with mana whenua, DOC and landowners, is currently running eradication programmes for hornwort and oxygen weeds in several high value dune lakes. More >>
$80,000 Funding For Council Safe Boating Programme
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 12:09 pm | Northland Regional Council
Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the ‘Nobody’s stronger than Tangaroa’ programme is a multi-faceted approach to safe boating in Te Taitokerau that aims to reduce the number of recreational boating fatalities and incidents by enabling the community ... More >>
New Mangawhai Water Safety Ambassador
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 10:21 am | Northland Regional Council
Nielson said many people were now using areas like Mangawhai Harbour for kayaking, jet-skiing, and paddle boarding, which was causing the small area to become increasingly congested. More >>
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 >>
