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Owner fined $50,000-plus for farm pollution offences
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 10:19 am | Northland Regional Council
Illegal discharges of farm effluent from two feedpads at a Ruawai farm in 2009 have cost a Northland man just under $60,000 in fines and court-ordered costs and expenses. More >>
Coastal focus for NRC teacher workshop
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 9:32 am | Northland Regional Council
Twenty-eight teachers are set to attend a special Northland Regional Council workshop highlighting the environmental education teaching opportunities offered by the region’s 3200 kilometre coastline. More >>
974 Have say on NRC Draft Long Term Plan
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 4:04 pm | Northland Regional Council
About 974 submissions have been received on the Northland Regional Council’s Draft Long Term Plan 2012-2022, with proposals for flood protection works and ongoing support for the region’s rescue helicopter service common themes. More >>
$20,000 Schools’ Environmental Curriculum Awards open
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 3:59 pm | Northland Regional Council
Schools are being urged to act quickly to try to win a share of this year’s $20,000 Northland Regional Council Environmental Curriculum Awards. Council Environmental Education Officer Susan Botting says schools have until Tuesday 01 May 2012 to apply ... More >>
Banned aquatic weed ‘Salvinia’ found in Northland
Monday, 26 March 2012, 10:30 am | Northland Regional Council
A banned aquatic weed that forms dense mats that can double in size in days and pose a drowning risk has been discovered in two home garden ponds in Northland, prompting a warning from biosecurity experts. More >>
Have say on Draft Long Term Plan, including flood proposals
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 2:11 pm | Northland Regional Council
This week’s torrential rain and the flooding it caused is a timely reminder for Northlanders to have their say proposals for millions of dollars of flood protection work around the region, the Northland Regional Council says. More >>
Enviroschools’ preschoolers project unveiled
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 10:49 am | Northland Regional Council
An expo showcasing a new environmental education pilot programme targeting Northland pre-schoolers is being hailed a success by organisers. The Northland Regional Council is working with Matarau’s (Whangarei-based) Comrie Park Kindergarten in a 12-month ... More >>
Rain warning lifted, but care still needed
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:13 am | Northland Regional Council
Media release Date: 20 March, 2012 Update number: 05 @ 0945hrs Rain warning lifted, but care still needed in rain-battered north MetService forecasters say the worst of the torrential rain that has battered Northland appears to be over, however, Civil ... More >>
Brace for widespread flooding, Northlanders warned
Monday, 19 March 2012, 10:41 am | Northland Regional Council
Media release Date: 19 March, 2012 Update number: 02 @ 1030hrs Brace for widespread flooding, Northlanders warned Civil Defence officials are warning Northlanders to brace themselves for widespread flooding over the next day in the wake of a new heavy ... More >>
Heavy rain, gales and flooding likely for Northland
Sunday, 18 March 2012, 11:04 am | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders are being warned to brace themselves for heavy rain, gales and likely flooding as a deep sub-tropical low which could deliver a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours bears down on the region. More >>
Poisonous caterpillar reaches Kerikeri
Friday, 16 March 2012, 5:02 pm | Northland Regional Council
The gum leaf skeletoniser – a pest caterpillar bristling with poisonous spines – has now been discovered in Kerikeri, prompting a warning for adults to keep an eye on curious children. More >>
Owners fined $67,000 for farm pollution offences
Friday, 16 March 2012, 12:18 pm | Northland Regional Council
Discharging farm effluent and silage leachate into tributaries of the Wairoa River at Ruawai has cost a Northland farming couple almost $70,000 in fines and court costs. More >>
NRC’s Draft Long Term Plan approved
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 10:53 am | Northland Regional Council
NRC’s Draft Long Term Plan approved Northlanders are being encouraged to have their say on council plans for the region’s future – including proposals for economic development funding and some big flood protection works. The economic development ... More >>
Parasitic wasp tackling poisonous caterpillar
Monday, 27 February 2012, 1:17 pm | Northland Regional Council
A parasitic wasp released in the Whangarei area to target a newly-discovered pest caterpillar bristling with poisonous spines is the latest addition to more than two dozen biocontrol agents now at work in Northland. More >>
Enviroschools’ pilot to target pre-schoolers
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 12:38 pm | Northland Regional Council
The popular Enviroschools programme is to trial a new year-long pilot initiative targeting Northland pre-schoolers. More >>
Taipa CoastCare group wins national dune award
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 3:50 pm | Northland Regional Council
Several years of work transforming Taipa’s beachfront has earned a small Northland CoastCare group a national dune restoration award. The Taipa Beach Improvement Society is this year’s winner of the ‘Best Coastal Dune Restoration Project Award’; ... More >>
Olympians Murdoch, Tuke named joint Sailor of the Year 2011
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 2:46 pm | Northland Regional Council
Two sailors who will represent New Zealand at this year’s Olympic Games in London have been jointly named the Northland Sailor of the Year for 2011. (subs: crrct 2011) More >>
New workboat ‘Karetu’ blessed, named
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 3:45 pm | Northland Regional Council
A new locally-built workboat has joined the Northland Regional Council’s maritime fleet after a blessing and naming ceremony in Opua today. (subs: Wed 15 Feb) More >>
Possum pies back on NRC’s field days menu
Monday, 13 February 2012, 1:37 pm | Northland Regional Council
‘Pipiwai possum pies’ will be on the menu as a tasty treat designed to entice visitors to the Northland Regional Council marquee at next month’s (SUBS: March 01-03) Northland Field Days in Dargaville. More >>
Northland to host national dune conference
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 1:35 pm | Northland Regional Council
Organisers are expecting more than 80 people from as far as Southland to attend the Dune Restoration Trust of New Zealand’s fifth annual national conference in the Far North. More >>
