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Environmental education opportunities explored
Friday, 27 March 2015, 11:51 am | Northland Regional Council
Teachers from across the North are better equipped to contribute to the health of their harbours after a special Northland Regional Council workshop. More >>
Review of NRC organisational structure
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 10:28 am | Northland Regional Council
A review of the organisational structure of the Northland Regional Council to ensure that the organisation is fit for purpose to deliver the objectives and values as determined by the council has been commenced. More >>
NRC outlines regional infrastructure priorities
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 2:15 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council members have re-emphasised the pivotal future roles they believe rail and vital road links should collectively play in Northland’s key infrastructure. More >>
$20,000 schools’ Environmental Curriculum Awards open
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:49 am | Northland Regional Council
An annual $20,000 fund which helps fund and recognise Northland schools’ environmental education initiatives is up for grabs again. More >>
Heavy rain, gale warnings for Northland in cyclone’s wake
Sunday, 15 March 2015, 10:20 am | Northland Regional Council
Media release Date: 15 March, 2015 Release #: 2; issued at 1000 hours Heavy rain, gale warnings for Northland in cyclone’s wake Northland appears set to be spared the worst of the remains of Cyclone Pam – but officials are still warning of severe ... More >>
Island as ‘living classroom’ for teacher workshop attendees
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 10:49 am | Northland Regional Council
Whangarei Harbour’s Matakohe/Limestone Island is to become a ‘living classroom’ for 33 teachers from around Northland taking part in the Northland Regional Council’s upcoming annual teacher workshop. More >>
Strategic water management study to take place
Friday, 27 February 2015, 11:24 am | Northland Regional Council
A strategic water management study of the Northland region is to be commissioned to identify areas where water supply and potential water infrastructure could deliver economic growth and other benefits. More >>
Extremely close result in Te Hiku by-election
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 2:30 pm | Northland Regional Council
Kaitaia’s Monty Knight is the winner of a Northland Regional Council’s by-election for its most northerly constituency Te Hiku – with a razor-thin majority of just five votes. Electoral Officer Dale Ofsoske says Mr Knight had secured 936 votes, ... More >>
Wild pork pies latest tasty food treat
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 11:49 am | Northland Regional Council
Wild pork mini pies will be the latest tasty treat designed to entice visitors to the Northland Regional Council marquee at the upcoming Northland Field Days in Dargaville. More >>
Te Hiku by-election voting period ends soon
Monday, 9 February 2015, 10:19 am | Northland Regional Council
Eligible voters keen to have their say on who will be the Northland Regional Council’s new Te Hiku constituency councillor have just a few days left to return their official postal voting documents. Seven people have put their names forward to contest the ... More >>
Te Hiku by-election voting packs on way
Friday, 23 January 2015, 12:35 pm | Northland Regional Council
Eligible voters keen to have their say on who will represent the Te Hiku constituency around the Northland Regional Council table should be receiving their official postal voting documents next week. (SUBS: from Tues 27 Jan) More >>
Have your say at transport meetings
Monday, 5 January 2015, 9:38 am | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders are being urged to attend upcoming public meetings to make their views known to those planning the blueprints addressing some of the region’s most pressing transport issues. More >>
Lucky escape prompts warning to boaties
Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 3:39 pm | Northland Regional Council
It was lucky lives were not lost in an overnight collision between two launches at the entrance to Whangarei Harbour, Northland’s Regional Harbourmaster says. Jim Lyle says the exact circumstances of the overnight incident – which left both boats ... More >>
Seven to contest Te Hiku council seat
Monday, 22 December 2014, 1:14 pm | Northland Regional Council
Seven people have put their names forward to contest the Northland Regional Council Te Hiku seat left vacant by the October death of Councillor Dennis Bowman. Independent contractor Election Services, which is handling the by-election for the regional ... More >>
Four schools, kindergarten reach Enviroschools milestones
Monday, 22 December 2014, 12:35 pm | Northland Regional Council
Four Northland schools and a kindergarten have reached important milestones through the national Enviroschools programme. More >>
Don’t bring unwanted marine pests north – boaties urged
Monday, 22 December 2014, 11:32 am | Northland Regional Council
Come and enjoy the spectacular places Northland has to offer – but please, make sure you leave any unwanted marine pests at home this summer. That’s the plea from Joe Carr – chairman of the Northland Regional Council’s Environmental Management ... More >>
Bunker oil recovered after small leak from tanker
Saturday, 20 December 2014, 11:14 am | Northland Regional Council
Authorities were today sweeping beaches in the Whangarei Harbour for residual traces of oil after successfully containing and recovering the bulk of a small leak linked to an overseas tanker at the Marsden Pt oil refinery. More >>
NRC offices to close for Xmas, New Year
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 11:31 am | Northland Regional Council
All Northland Regional Council (NRC) offices will be closed from 2pm Wednesday, 24 December until 8am Monday, 05 January 2015 for the Christmas-New Year holiday break. Council Chairman Bill Shepherd says the closures apply to the NRC’s head ... More >>
Bay of Islands rubbish barge back for summer
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 11:30 am | Northland Regional Council
The popular mobile rubbish barge will be back on the water in the Bay of Islands again this summer and authorities are urging boaties to use it. More >>
Mangere Stream North’s most improved in NZ River Awards
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 11:03 am | Northland Regional Council
The improving health of Northland’s Mangere Stream – and the benefits of improved farm dairy effluent treatment – has been highlighted at the annual New Zealand River Awards in Wellington. More >>
