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Local Government Reform Discussion Welcomed - Mayoral Forum

Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 6:16 pm | Northland Regional Council

The forum says it members collectively agree that it is timely to review the way local government is structured - both locally and nationally - given the current set up has effectively been in place for more than 35 years. More >>

New Buslink Website

Monday, 24 November 2025, 4:18 pm | Northland Regional Council

The site now incorporates all BusLink services, including CityLink and SchoolLink, providing passenger information that’s easy to navigate, including timetables, fares and the CityLink live tracker. More >>

Passion For Rangatahi And Te Taiao Drives Ngāti Rēhia’s Climate Action Success

Friday, 21 November 2025, 11:50 am | Northland Regional Council

Judges praised Ngāti Rēhia’s holistic, future-focused approach to sustainability, which they said was "grounded in mātauranga Māori and community leadership." More >>

Former Regional Councillor Monty Knight Remembered

Thursday, 20 November 2025, 9:20 am | Northland Regional Council

Chair Tipene says Councillor Knight was much respected throughout Taitokerau for his business acumen over many years as both a retailer in several fields, including jewellery, and as a winemaker. More >>

Bream Bay ‘Explore And Restore’ Road Trip

Monday, 10 November 2025, 12:23 pm | Northland Regional Council

A bus will depart Whangarei at 8am with passengers from town and will stop at Ruakaka Surf Club carpark at 8.40am to pick up passengers from the Bream Bay area. More >>

Pita Tipene Is New NRC Chair, Jack Craw Deputy

Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 1:08 pm | Northland Regional Council

The election of the chair and deputy was one of the new council’s first formal tasks after councillors were officially sworn in at their inaugural meeting in Whangārei today More >>

Hull Checks To Resume Soon

Friday, 24 October 2025, 12:59 pm | Northland Regional Council

"Our team works closely with these vessel owners to ensure risks are mitigated quickly," Mr Leonard says. "This often means hauling the vessel out of the water for cleaning at the owner’s expense." More >>

Environmental Leaders Fund Grants Allocated

Friday, 24 October 2025, 9:54 am | Northland Regional Council

Council Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Gibbard 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 >>

$187M Govt Investment In Northland Road Corridor Welcomed

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 11:04 am | Northland Regional Council

This infrastructure will play a critical role in the future prosperity and resilience of the north. More >>

Keen To Tackle Pest Plants And Animals?

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 8:55 am | Northland Regional Council

Information will also be available about Tiakina Kerikeri, a newly formed project by council that aims to equip locals with the tools, knowledge and support to protect native biodiversity in Kerikeri. More >>

$1.5M Awanui-Lower Whangatane Spillway Funding Welcomed

Monday, 20 October 2025, 8:04 am | Northland Regional Council

The central government funding means Northland ratepayers would have collectively had to foot just under $10M of the total $30.6M spent on those projects. More >>

Official Northland Regional Council Election Results Released

Saturday, 18 October 2025, 2:08 pm | Northland Regional Council

A joint powhiri for all elected members of the four Northland councils is expected to be held at Waitangi at 10am on Thursday 23 October. Northland Regional Council’s inaugural meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday 5 November. More >>

Kaeo Dig Day Ahead Of River Realignment

Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 10:43 am | Northland Regional Council

The project will see the junction of the Waikara Stream and Kaeo River shifted 500 metres downstream and a new 500-metre long deflection bank constructed alongside Kaeo township. More >>

Four New Councillors For Northland Regional Council

Monday, 13 October 2025, 10:02 am | Northland Regional Council

Council CEO Jonathan Gibbard says one of the first orders of business for the new regional council will be the swearing in of councillors, then selection of council’s new chair and their deputy. More >>

Pre-Election Advisory

Thursday, 9 October 2025, 8:33 am | Northland Regional Council

Progress results generally reflect about 90% of the votes cast, but don’t include votes hand-delivered at various district council offices in the region on election day morning and special votes that require validation. More >>

Oxygen Weed Officially Eradicated From Lake Ngatu

Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 11:43 am | Northland Regional Council

Northland Regional Council CEO Jonathan Gibbard says the weed moved into the wild in about 1950 and has subsequently become a problem in water bodies throughout the country. It was first found in 56-hectare Lake Ngatu, north-west of Awanui, in 1988. More >>

Don’t Forget To Vote

Monday, 6 October 2025, 11:34 am | Northland Regional Council

After 07 October, you can still hand deliver your voting paper to a ballot box up until midday on Election Day, Saturday 11 October. More >>

Report Highlights Strong Progress For Communities, Environment

Monday, 6 October 2025, 8:06 am | Northland Regional Council

The council continued to lead the way in biosecurity, securing $6.2 million in government funding to tackle invasive exotic Caulerpa seaweed and carrying out extensive marine pest surveys. More >>

Consents For Three Experimental ‘Ocean Gardens’ Granted

Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 9:21 am | Northland Regional Council

The council processed the non-notified applications for the initiatives dubbed ‘māra moana’ (ocean gardens) together and consents were granted today (subs: Wednesday 01 October) for a term of a 35-years. More >>

Madagascar Ragwort MOU Signed

Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 2:21 pm | Northland Regional Council

Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the unwanted plant is widespread in parts of Northland, including the Aupōuri and Karikari Peninsulas, Victoria Valley (south of Kaitaia), and areas around Doubtless Bay, Kapiro, Kerikeri, and Kaikohe. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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