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Northland Regional Council - Latest News [Page 31]

Kaeo, Waitangi flood maps released

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 9:30 am | Northland Regional Council

New maps showing the likely extent a “one in a century” flood would have on the Kaeo and Waitangi catchments will be released by the Northland Regional Council shortly. More >>

Town Basin ‘oil spill’ to test readiness

Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 1:24 pm | Northland Regional Council

A fictional 200-litre oil spill emerging from a stormwater drain and threatening Whangarei’s Town Basin will test the response skills of about two dozen local authority staff on Friday. More >>

35 students attend Northland Regional Council Youth Summit

Friday, 18 October 2013, 12:26 pm | Northland Regional Council

Thirty-five students from throughout Northland have gathered for the 2013 Northland Regional Council Youth Summit in Whangarei. The 18th annual summit, held at Whangarei’s Onerahi Yacht Club yesterday, saw students discuss coastal environmental issues and ... More >>

Five new faces for Northland Regional Council

Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:03 am | Northland Regional Council

Dennis Bowman, Paul Dimery, Dover Samuels, Bill Shepherd and David Sinclair look set to be five new faces on a new-look nine-member Northland Regional Council after Saturday’s election. More >>

Proposed RPS wins national planning award

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 10:36 am | Northland Regional Council

A ‘logically constructed’ Northland Regional Council planning document which impressed judges with the collaborative approach used in its development has scooped a national planning award. More >>

Time running out to have your say at elections

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:08 am | Northland Regional Council

Time is running out for tens of thousands of Northlanders to have their say as to who should represent them around the Northland Regional Council table from later this month. More >>

Tsunami sirens to be tested this Sunday

Monday, 23 September 2013, 4:36 pm | Northland Regional Council

Daylight savings is almost here and that means it's time to test the tsunami sirens. On Sunday 29 September 2013, daylight savings weekend, Whangarei, Kaipara and Far North District tsunami sirens will be tested. More >>

18th annual NRC Youth Summit soon

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 11:03 am | Northland Regional Council

About 40 students from 17 Northland schools will gather for a special Youth Summit at Whangarei’s Onerahi foreshore next month (subs: Thurs 17 October) to discuss coastal environmental issues – and what they can do to make a difference. More >>

Award-Winning Proposed RPS Adopted

Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 2:39 pm | Northland Regional Council

An award-winning Proposed Regional Policy Statement (RPS) for Northland – independently described today as “modern, innovative and balanced” – has been formally adopted by the Northland Regional Council. More >>

Postal voting packs on the way

Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 9:32 am | Northland Regional Council

Tens of thousands of voting packs for this year’s Northland local body elections will begin turning up in mailboxes around the region shortly. (subs: from Friday 20 Sept). More >>

Contractors sought to remove free river gravel

Thursday, 12 September 2013, 4:18 pm | Northland Regional Council

Local contractors are being invited to formally express interest in potentially taking thousands of tonnes of free gravel from the Kaeo and Waitangi Rivers under resource consents held by the Northland Regional Council. More >>

Kaipara district schools win $3100 environmental awards

Monday, 9 September 2013, 1:00 pm | Northland Regional Council

Thousands of student-grown native trees destined for Kaipara Harbour waterways will soon be growing in a new shadehouse at Ruawai College thanks to support from a Northland Regional Council Environmental Curriculum Award. More >>

Duckweed, dairying pollution research wins NRC award

Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 12:16 pm | Northland Regional Council

A Kerikeri High School student’s study into using duckweed to reduce nitrogen in farm dairy effluent runoff has earned him this year’s Northland Regional Council ‘Excellence Award’ at the Top Energy Far North Science and Technology Fair. More >>

Kauri dieback research wins student NRC award

Thursday, 29 August 2013, 12:22 pm | Northland Regional Council

Skeletal, dying kauri trees around Northland’s Waipoua Forest have led to an award-winning research project for a Northland secondary school leader. More >>

Expert panel to advise on local government reform

Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 1:27 pm | Northland Regional Council

A four-strong independent expert panel led by former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer is to host a public meeting in Kerikeri next month to provide information – and hopefully stimulate public debate on – possible local government reform ... More >>

Yellow ‘dust’ only pine pollen

Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:54 pm | Northland Regional Council

Yellow, sulphurous-looking dust making its annual presence known around the region – and once again getting up the noses of long-suffering allergy victims – is just pine tree pollen. More >>

Thirty-two stand for new look regional council

Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 3:34 pm | Northland Regional Council

Thirty-two people have been nominated to contest the nine seats available on a new look Northland Regional Council at this year’s local body elections. Northlanders are currently represented by eight regional councillors elected from three constituencies ... More >>