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$2M-plus govt boost to north freshwater improvement welcomed
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 1:57 pm | Northland Regional Council
$2M-plus govt boost to north freshwater improvement welcomed News the government is to make a $2 million contribution to $4M of work to improve freshwater quality in the Northern Wairoa River and more than two dozen Northland dune lakes has been ... More >>
Northland biosecurity efforts recognised
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 1:05 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland biosecurity efforts recognised Long-running efforts to help protect Northland’s precious environment from unwanted pests have seen a senior local authority manager – and his employer – recognised with separate awards at the inaugural New Zealand ... More >>
Waipapa-based customer service centre open
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 9:33 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council’s first new office in almost 30 years has been officially opened at Waipapa near Kerikeri. Council Chairman Bill Shepherd says the new 140 square metre Klinac Lane office (opposite Waipapa’s Warehouse store) is ... More >>
Steady progress helps reduce Kaipara’s erosion risk
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 12:55 pm | Northland Regional Council
Progress is being made but plenty of work remains in the longstanding battle to minimise erosion on Kaipara hill country and reduce sedimentation of the sensitive Kaipara Harbour and waterways. The Northland Regional Council (NRC) has just completed ... More >>
Feedback sought on council loan for rescue helicopters
Friday, 21 July 2017, 12:44 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council is seeking feedback on a proposal to provide Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) with a $9.8 million loan, to help fund two rescue helicopters for the region. With its current helicopters needing to be replaced soon, ... More >>
Have your say on water-based activities at Kai Iwi Lakes
Monday, 3 July 2017, 6:49 pm | Northland Regional Council
Have your say on water-based activities at Kai Iwi Lakes People keen to have their say on the future management of water-based activities at the iconic Kai Iwi Lakes are being urged to make submissions on a new Northland Regional Council (NRC) bylaw. ... More >>
New marine pest management charges, plans adopted
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 4:22 pm | Northland Regional Council
New marine pest management charges, plans adopted Ratepayers will foot around a third of the costs of Northland’s marine pest management, with the balance met by roughly 4000 mooring and marina berth holders (and those with boatsheds) under a compromise ... More >>
Delight at Otuihau-Hatea water quality improvement project
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 12:49 pm | Northland Regional Council
Long-running attempts to improve water quality issues at the iconic Whangarei Falls have been given a $250,000-plus boost from the Ministry for the Environment’s Community Environment Fund. More >>
NRC chairman welcomes Golden Bay funding announcement
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 11:57 am | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council Chairman Bill Shepherd welcomes the $13.5M investment in local Golden Bay Cement works announced by the Environment Minister today. More >>
Special pest rate paying off for Whangarei Heads environment
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 9:36 am | Northland Regional Council
Two years after its introduction, a groundbreaking rate designed to target pests threatening kiwi and help eradicate selected weeds on private land at Whangarei Heads is adding to the successes of existing community-led work there. More >>
2017 Northland Environmental Leaders Fund Allocated
Thursday, 15 June 2017, 9:29 am | Northland Regional Council
Twenty-one schools Northland-wide have been allocated sums from $500 to $2000 to fund projects from beekeeping to possum fur plucking through the regional council’s annual ‘Environmental Leaders Fund’ (ELF). Councillors Rick Stolwerk (the council’s ... More >>
Lake Waiporohita kaitiaki thrilled with award
Friday, 9 June 2017, 1:10 pm | Northland Regional Council
Regional council Lakes Catchment Advisor Will Trusewich back in Northland today with the freshly-collected Green Ribbon Award recognising Ngāti Kahu and its partners working to restore Lake Waiporohita. Ngāti Kahu did not attend the Wellington awards ... More >>
Seaweek 2017 photo contest winners
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 10:41 am | Northland Regional Council
Seaweek 2017 photo contest winners Two schools and a canoe club have won a $370 GoPro camera each after winning one of three sections in a Seaweek photographic contest run by the Northland Regional Council. Councillor Joce Yeoman says the contest was ... More >>
Northland to host pre-conference local authority tour
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 1:13 pm | Northland Regional Council
Some of Northland’s best-kept secrets will be showcased to delegates from 10 regional and unitary councils around New Zealand ahead of a national local government conference in Auckland in late July. More >>
Regional council reappoints CEO for five year term
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 3:28 pm | Northland Regional Council
Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Nicolson has been reappointed to a second five-year term at the helm of the Northland Regional Council. More >>
Regional councillors to consider submissions shortly
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 10:09 am | Northland Regional Council
Hundreds of submissions on possible new rules to prevent marine pests spreading, paying for marine biosecurity and updates to Northland’s harbour safety rules will be considered by regional councillors shortly. (subs: hearings begin Mon 22 May.) More >>
Flexible State Highway barriers saving lives; authorities
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 11:27 am | Northland Regional Council
As winter approaches authorities are urging motorists to slow down and take extra care on the Brynderwyn Hills, where 14 kilometres of new flexible safety barriers are already being credited with avoiding more than 20 serious accidents, including ... More >>
Take care to prevent spread of aquatic nasty, gypsywort
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 10:14 am | Northland Regional Council
Duck hunters in particular are being urged to take special care to prevent the spread of the invasive aquatic weed gypsywort from the Te Paki area amid fears it could threaten other high value waterbodies and wetlands in the Far North. More >>
YES programme comes to the Kaipara
Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 10:17 am | Northland Regional Council
Eighteen Kaipara young people are about to test their ability to handle water rescues, missing and injured people and fires in the district’s first opportunity to host the national Youth in Emergency Services (YES) programme. The five-week programme, ... More >>
Free pest plant workshops for 2017
Friday, 28 April 2017, 10:10 am | Northland Regional Council
Pest plant experts will pass on tips on how to tackle some of the Northland’s worst weeds at free workshops in Paparoa, Whangarei, Kerikeri and Coopers Beach. More >>
