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Public views sought on proposed regional maps
Friday, 12 October 2012, 11:00 am | Northland Regional Council
Roughly 23,000 Northland landowners are being contacted this week (subs: October 10-12) as the Northland Regional Council seeks public feedback on maps linked to the region’s most significant planning document. More >>
Stay clear of wave measuring equipment, boaties warned
Friday, 12 October 2012, 9:47 am | Northland Regional Council
A special directive has been issued requiring all vessels to stay at least 100 metres clear of sensitive wave measuring equipment used to decide whether oil tankers and other large vessels can safely enter Whangarei Harbour. More >>
Act now to protect fruit from guava moth, Northlanders urged
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 9:51 am | Northland Regional Council
Now is the time to practise good orchard hygiene and take other steps to protect Northland fruit crops favoured by the unwanted Aussie insect invader the guava moth, biosecurity experts say. More >>
Oct 17 hearings for NRC representation review submitters
Friday, 5 October 2012, 11:30 am | Northland Regional Council
Public submissions on regional council plans for a more community-focussed way on how Northlanders are represented around the council table will be heard at Kaikohe and Whangarei on October 17. More >>
Safety concerns prompt Bay anchor ban reminder
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 11:29 am | Northland Regional Council
Ongoing concerns over boaties stopping in the way of cruise ships has prompted a reminder of the ban on anchoring in part of the Bay of Islands when the huge vessels are moving within the harbour. More >>
Free workshops to help landowners better manage forests
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 3:01 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland plantation forestry owners and contractors keen to better manage their earthworks and harvesting are being urged to attend one of five free local authority workshops being offered around the region next week. (subs: Tues Oct 09 – Thurs ... More >>
Annual NRC Youth Summit looms
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 2:21 pm | Northland Regional Council
Annual NRC Youth Summit looms A record 60 students from 17 Northland schools will gather for a special Youth Summit at Whangarei’s Onerahi foreshore shortly (subs: Thurs 18 October) to discuss coastal environmental issues – and what they can do ... More >>
Proposed Regional Policy Statement approved
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 10:46 am | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders will soon be able to make a formal submission on the region’s most significant planning document – the Proposed Regional Policy Statement – which sets out how our natural and physical resources are managed. More >>
‘Bud burst’ crucial time in local fight against PSAv
Friday, 21 September 2012, 4:02 pm | Northland Regional Council
Date: 21 September, 2012 ‘Bud burst’ crucial time in local fight against kiwifruit disease Northland’s battle to remain free of the kiwifruit vine-killing PSAv takes on a special urgency over the next few weeks as vines enter a stage of their life ... More >>
Whangarei businesses urged to develop evacuation plans
Monday, 17 September 2012, 4:42 pm | Northland Regional Council
Ensuring large numbers of people can be evacuated from Whangarei’s Central Business District safely and swiftly if a major emergency happens is the aim behind a new evacuation plan for the CBD. More >>
Beating marine pests in Northland
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 1:36 pm | Northland Regional Council
Beating marine pests in Northland Northlanders can find out what marine pests are - and how they can help stop their spread - at free workshops being offered to local communities throughout the region. Northland Regional Council Biosecurity Officer ... More >>
Specialist poison training latest addition to Project Possum
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 10:46 am | Northland Regional Council
Twenty-one Northlanders are to gain specialist poison training as part of the latest addition to the ground-breaking ‘Project Possum’ initiative. More >>
Dune plant research wins NRC award
Monday, 3 September 2012, 1:49 pm | Northland Regional Council
MEDIA RELEASE 0800 002 004 | www.nrc.govt.nz Putting Northland first Date: 03 September, 2012 Dune plant research wins NRC award A 15-year-old Kerikeri High School student’s study into dune plant growth has earned her this year’s Northland Regional Council ... More >>
14 graduate from Northland councils’ cadet scheme
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 4:08 pm | Northland Regional Council
Fourteen people aged 18 to 24 have today (subs: Thurs 30 August) become the latest young Northlanders to officially graduate from an innovative local authority cadetship scheme designed to help them find fulltime work. More >>
Snail behaviour research wins student NRC award
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 2:44 pm | Northland Regional Council
Studying snail behaviour has earned a Whangarei student a $1000 Northland Regional Council award at the Refining NZ Central Northland Science and Technology Fair. More >>
Banned koi carp found in Northland
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 11:50 am | Northland Regional Council
Biosecurity officials are working to try to contain a large infestation of banned koi carp - one of Australasia’s worst freshwater pest fish - found in two Kaipara farm ponds. Since their discovery earlier this month by a farm worker, more than ... More >>
Scallop season start prompts safety warning
Friday, 24 August 2012, 1:12 pm | Northland Regional Council
Scallop season start prompts safety warning September 01 hails the official start of both Spring and the scallop season – but it also comes with a safety warning for those seeking the seasonal delicacy in Northland. Chidambaram Surendran, the ... More >>
$1m NRC tax refund to help early pay off of events centre
Friday, 24 August 2012, 11:56 am | Northland Regional Council
A $1 million Northland Regional Council tax refund will eventually go back into ratepayer’s pockets – and cut the period over which rates are levied for the Northland Events Centre by more than a year. More >>
Northland Regional Council changes to empower communities
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 5:07 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland’s regional councillors are suggesting a more community-focussed way to how they represent Northlanders – abandoning an ‘outdated’ current model based on the three district boundaries and replacing it with eight, smaller constituencies. More >>
Enviroschools’ workshop for caretakers
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 3:24 pm | Northland Regional Council
Greetings, Date: 07 August, 2012 Enviroschools’ workshop for caretakers More than 20 school caretakers from around Northland are to gather in Whangarei next week (subs: Tues 14 Aug) for a special Enviroschools Northland workshop. The Northland Regional ... More >>
