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Important New $3.5M Pokapu Rd Bridge Opens
Monday, 9 October 2023, 9:39 am | Northland Regional Council
A new $3.5 million, 60-metre bridge key to the Otiria and Moerewa flood scheme has opened to vehicle traffic. Construction of the Pokapu Rd bridge - on multiply-owned whānau land with the blessing of its shareholders - began in January after a dawn ... More >>
‘Ambitious’ Plan To Slash Council Carbon Emissions
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 9:34 am | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Councillors have adopted an ambitious plan to slash the organisation’s own carbon emissions in half by 2030 and to net zero by 2050. The council then aims to have a ‘climate positive status’ from 2050 onwards. Chair Tui Shortland says ... More >>
$33,250 Fine For Tyre Burning
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 9:23 am | Northland Regional Council
A Northland man has been fined more than $33,000 for an incident that saw dozens of large tyres burnt on a property south of Kaiwaka in early January last year. Bernard Glen Stewart, the lessee of the property, appeared for sentence before Judge DA Kirkpatrick ... More >>
Free Bus Travel For Car Free Day
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:47 am | Northland Regional Council
CityLink and Far North Link passengers will be able to travel for free on Friday September 22 as Transport Operators and Northland Regional Council mark Car Free Day. Regional Transport Committee Chair Joe Carr says the services will be free on ... More >>
Northland Tsunami Siren Testing At The Start Of Daylight Saving
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:17 am | Northland Regional Council
Northland’s six-monthly tsunami siren test will take place at the start of daylight saving on Sunday, 24 September. The network of more than 200 outdoor tsunami sirens in coastal communities, from Te Hapua in the north to Mangawhai in the south and ... More >>
Environment Court Confirms No-take Fishing Areas In Northland
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:59 am | Northland Regional Council
New no-take fishing areas have been formally adopted by Northland Regional Council following an Environment Court decision that confirmed all fishing - including recreational - is no longer permitted from Maunganui Bay (Deep Water Cove) to Oporua (Oke Bay) ... More >>
Free Pest Plant Workshops Back For September
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 9:18 am | Northland Regional Council
Popular free annual workshops offering Northlanders tips on how to tackle some of the worst weeds threatening our region will be on offer again shortly. Pest plant experts will be passing on tips on how to tackle some of Northland’s worst weeds ... More >>
Removing Problem Trees To Build Northland’s Resilience And Warm It’s People
Monday, 4 September 2023, 9:36 am | Northland Regional Council
A new collaborative project has arisen from the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, which aims to build Northland’s resilience to future adverse weather events by tackling the problem of fallen and at-risk trees. The $6.5 million project, Ngā ... More >>
$1.7M Funding For Fencing, Planting
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 11:17 am | Northland Regional Council
Funding of $1.7 million is available over the next three years for the fencing of grazed ‘Highly Erodible Land’ in Northland and the planting of native establishment tree species. The funding, from the Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion ... More >>
Don’t Use Waste Oil On Playing Fields; NRC
Monday, 28 August 2023, 12:04 pm | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council is warning sports bodies, schools and other organisations not to use waste oil to mark playing fields after coming across the issue in the region recently. Council Chair Tui Shortland says the council had recently written ... More >>
Spatial Planning Act And Natural And Built Environment Act
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 4:40 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council members have welcomed the passing of the Spatial Planning Act and Natural and Built Environment Act (NBA) which marks New Zealand’s transition to a new resource management system. These laws have been designed by central Government ... More >>
Mangawhare Wharf Removed On Safety Grounds
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 9:23 am | Northland Regional Council
A roughly 40-year-old wharf that had fallen into disrepair in the Kaipara has been removed by the Northland Regional Council on safety grounds. Councillor John Blackwell, who represents the NRC’s Kaipara constituency, says the Mangawhare wharf was built ... More >>
CBEC EcoSolutions’ project named 2023 Whakamānawa ā Taiao - Environmental Awards winner
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 1:19 pm | Northland Regional Council
CBEC EcoSolutions’ Community Compost Connection Programme has been named Te Tohu Matua - Supreme Award winner at this year’s Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa ā Taiao - Environmental Awards. The awards - now in their fifth year - recognise ... More >>
Whakamānawa Ā Taiao - Environmental Awards Finalists Named
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 11:49 am | Northland Regional Council
Finalists have been announced for the fifth annual Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa ā Taiao - Environmental Awards which recognise individuals, groups and organisations who are making a difference for Northland’s environment. Council Chair Tui Shortland ... More >>
Winter Earthworks, Burning Advice
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 10:36 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council is urging people to burn considerately and avoid earthworks over the winter months. Council Chair Tui Shortland says anyone wanting to undertake earthworks over winter should contact the council first for advice. ... More >>
Annual Plan Adopted
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 1:49 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council rates will rise 10.48 percent - or on average $45.95 a year - under the council’s newly-adopted Annual Plan 2023/24. Council Chair Tui Shortland says two years ago, the council had forecast an average rates increase ... More >>
$300,000 To Develop Hokianga Harbour Remediation Business Case
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 1:20 pm | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council is to invest $300,000 for the development of a business case for the remediation of the Hokianga Harbour. Council Chair Tui Shortland says the business case would estimate the cost and benefits of restoring the harbour, ... More >>
$1.7M Funding For Erosion Control
Monday, 19 June 2023, 9:45 am | Northland Regional Council
An application by Northland Regional Council has secured $1.7 million in funding over four years, from the Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion Programme, administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Amy Macdonald, who chairs the ... More >>
Controlled Area Notice ‘Step In Right Direction’
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 4:55 pm | Northland Regional Council
A step in the right direction but much more resourcing and action is urgently needed. That was the Northland Regional Council’s response today to new biosecurity rules to prevent the spread of exotic Caulerpa seaweed making it illegal to fish or anchor ... More >>
Entries Open For Whakamānawa Ā Taiao - Environmental Awards
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 11:23 am | Northland Regional Council
Applications are open for the fifth annual Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa ā Taiao - Environmental Awards which recognise individuals, groups and organisations who are helping to protect and improve Northland’s environment. Council Chair Tui ... More >>
