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Urgent hearing sought for appeals against rates rulings
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 9:40 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) is to file an appeal against a recent High Court decision quashing several years of its rates in the Kaipara district and is seeking to appeal the court's earlier related decision which found two issues with the council's ... More >>
Northlanders Offered Free Trips to Mark World Carfree Day
Friday, 8 September 2017, 9:58 am | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders are being urged to leave their cars at home and take free public transport instead as part of World Carfree Day later this month (subs: Friday 22 Sept) . More >>
Churchyard rabbit plague tackled
Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 10:24 am | Northland Regional Council
Biosecurity officers have come to the aid of a historic mid-North church whose graveyard was being significantly damaged by large numbers of burrowing rabbits. More >>
Kiwi Coast – Northland Regional Council Partnership
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 1:48 pm | Northland Regional Council
An ambitious goal to create the nation’s first large-scale kiwi-safe ‘ecological corridor’ – linking Northland brown kiwi populations over almost 300km of the region – is fast becoming a reality. More >>
Ten weeks to have say on Proposed Regional Plan
Friday, 1 September 2017, 9:45 am | Northland Regional Council
Public comment is being sought on what is effectively an updated rulebook for the way Northland’s water, air, soil and coast are used and managed. More >>
Onerahi Becomes Green-Gold Enviroschoo
Friday, 25 August 2017, 9:45 am | Northland Regional Council
Onerahi School has become just the fifth school in Northland to achieve prestigious ‘Green-Gold’ status through the national Enviroschools programme; a school-wide approach to sustainability. More >>
$9.6M rescue chopper loan approved
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 1:46 pm | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council has confirmed it will loan $9.6 million to help the Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) fund two rescue helicopters for the region. More >>
High Court rules in Mangawhai rates case
Friday, 18 August 2017, 6:15 pm | Northland Regional Council
High Court rules in Mangawhai rates case A newly-issued High Court decision quashing several years of Northland Regional Council (NRC) rates in the Kaipara could have implications for local authorities nationally, council Chairman Bill Shepherd says. ... More >>
Irrigation Could Boost Regional Economy by Millions
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 11:03 am | Northland Regional Council
A newly-released scoping study has shown investing in major irrigation projects in the Kaipara and mid-North could create hundreds of jobs and boost the regional economy by tens of millions annually. More >>
$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 >>
