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Northland Regional Council - Latest News [Page 39]

Help Stop Spread Of Kiwifruit Disease, Other Pests

Friday, 16 September 2011, 1:45 pm | Northland Regional Council

Northlanders are being urged to remain vigilant and do their bit to help curb the spread of the kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA and other unwanted nasties, including pest plants and animals. More >>

Sell-out for Whangarei match

Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 9:46 am | Northland Regional Council

Northland’s first Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool match in Whangarei tomorrow is heading for a sell-out. More >>

Two Fined More Than $50,000 For Effluent Offences

Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 2:54 pm | Northland Regional Council

A judge has fined the owners of two Northland farms more than $50,000 between them for unrelated dairy effluent offences near Kaitaia and Whangarei last year. More >>

Two Fined More than $50,000 for Effluent Offences

Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:44 pm | Northland Regional Council

A judge has fined the owners of two Northland farms more than $50,000 between them for unrelated dairy effluent offences near Kaitaia and Whangarei last year. In the first case, Far North man Anthony Joseph Schluter was fined $25,000 for offending ... More >>

Horse Feed Mineral Research Wins NRC Award

Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:28 pm | Northland Regional Council

A 16-year-old Kerikeri High School student’s study into iodine levels in horse feeds and supplements has earned her this year’s Northland Regional Council ‘Excellence Award’ at the Top Energy Far North Science and Technology Fair. More >>

Northland goes red for Rugby World Cup 2011

Monday, 12 September 2011, 3:04 pm | Northland Regional Council

The Northland region is now wrapped up in red as everyone jumps on board to show their support for the ‘Paint It Red’ campaign to welcome Canada, Japan and Tonga for Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011). “From window displays through to flying country ... More >>

Community Pest Control Areas Popular

Thursday, 8 September 2011, 9:58 am | Northland Regional Council

A scheme designed to support local communities wanting to control plant and animal pests themselves is proving increasingly popular, with hundreds of Northlanders signing up more than 33,000 hectares of private land. More >>

Remains of 2007 Tutukaka Shipwreck Removed

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:47 pm | Northland Regional Council

Northland Regional Council staff have removed the remains of a ferrocement yacht which ran aground and sank off Church Bay, Tutukaka, several years ago after concerns from local residents that it was becoming a hazard. More >>

Hands-on Possum Control Training an Enviroschools First

Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 2:49 pm | Northland Regional Council

More than 50 Northland students are to gain hands-on knowledge of possum trapping, fur and pelt recovery in what is believed to be a national first for the popular Enviroschools programme. Enviroschools Northland, the Northland Regional Council, ... More >>

1380kg of Waste Removed in River Clean Up

Monday, 29 August 2011, 3:03 pm | Northland Regional Council

Shopping trolleys, tyres, an armchair and even a small section of broken headstone were among 1380 kilogrammes of rubbish collected from Whangarei’s Hatea River recently by local authority staff doing their bit for ‘Clean Up NZ Week’. More >>

Foresters Urged To Lift Game On Sediment

Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 10:01 am | Northland Regional Council

The forestry industry is being urged to lift its game to ensure harvesting and earthworks meet rules designed to protect the environment from harmful sediment discharges. More >>

Get In Quick For Free Weed Workshops

Thursday, 28 July 2011, 9:56 am | Northland Regional Council

Northlanders keen to learn more about some of the worst weeds threatening our region – and how best to tackle them – are being urged to register now for one of a series of free workshops. More >>

Abandoned Vessels Removed from Canal

Thursday, 21 July 2011, 1:27 pm | Northland Regional Council

Local authority staff have removed two derelict boats which had long laid abandoned on the northern banks of Whangarei’s Waiarohia canal after concerns they could pose a risk to other vessels. More >>

Public Urged To Declare War on Taiwan Cherry

Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 3:08 pm | Northland Regional Council

Its pretty pink flowers are viewed by some as a welcome sign of spring’s approach, but Northlanders are being urged to join forces to tackle Taiwan cherry because of the invasive risk it poses to our native bush. More >>

Poroti Springs Water Takes Allowed

Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 12:25 pm | Northland Regional Council

An independent commissioner has allowed two applications to take millions of litres of water a day from the Poroti Springs area, including one by the Whangarei District Council, which already uses the resource to supplement the city’s public supply. ... More >>