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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 >>

Mapping project rolled out in Far North

Monday, 6 August 2012, 4:05 pm | Northland Regional Council

Date: 06 August, 2012 Mapping project rolled out in Far North A Northland-wide mapping project to meet latest government requirements for identifying outstanding natural areas and coastal land is currently being rolled out in the Far North. Northland ... More >>

Significant agreement for NRC and Te Uri o Hau

Monday, 6 August 2012, 2:36 pm | Northland Regional Council

Date: 06 August, 2012 Significant agreement for NRC and Te Uri o Hau The Northland Regional Council and Te Uri o Hau have rekindled their ongoing relationship, signing a special agreement giving the Kaipara hapū a more active role in the management ... More >>