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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 >>
20 Schools Share $20,000 NRC Awards
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:24 pm | Northland Regional Council
Projects from energy efficient olive harvesting to planting natives to cut highway traffic noise are among 21 school initiatives to share this year’s $20,000 Northland Regional Council Environmental Curriculum Awards (ECAs). More >>
Tsunami Expected In Northland
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 8:33 am | Northland Regional Council
People along Northland's coast are being warned to stay away from beaches and estuaries after confirmation a tsunami is headed our way after an early morning earthquake off the Kermadec Islands today. More >>
Northland School Scoops Top Enviro Award
Monday, 4 July 2011, 12:12 pm | Northland Regional Council
A small school near Whangarei has become the first area school in New Zealand to scoop the equivalent of a seldom-granted environmental Oscar award from the national Enviroschools programme. More >>
Local Partners Chosen For Poplar Supply Scheme
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 2:45 pm | Northland Regional Council
Half the estimated 4000 poplars poles needed annually for Northland erosion control work are expected to be sourced through new partnerships between the Northland Regional Council and six local growers. More >>
NRC’S Annual Plan Finalised
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 12:35 pm | Northland Regional Council
Proposals to redirect the Northland Regional Council’s income and for flood protection works in all three districts have been confirmed as part of the council’s newly-adopted 2011-2012 Annual Plan. More >>
Unseen Battle Raging In Northland
Monday, 23 May 2011, 2:17 pm | Northland Regional Council
Date: 23 May, 2011 Unseen Battle Raging In Northland Increasing numbers of tiny eco-warriors are being conscripted by the Northland Regional Council to battle on its behalf against a host of pest plant and insect enemies. Biological control is the use of naturally-occurring ... More >>
Trans-Tasman Hunt For Guava Moth’s Enemies
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 1:08 pm | Northland Regional Council
Researchers are about to embark on a $26,000-plus trans-Tasman search for natural enemies of the guava moth, whose larvae currently infest and ruin a range of soft fruit and nuts from Northland to the Waikato. More >>
Hopes Tiny Insects Can Make Big Difference
Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:49 am | Northland Regional Council
The recent releases of two clusters of tiny South American beetles may offer one of Northland’s best hopes in tackling a plant pest despised by conservationists, landowners and gardeners alike. More >>
220 Have Say on NRC Draft Annual Plan
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 3:53 pm | Northland Regional Council
About 220 submissions have been received on the Northland Regional Council’s draft annual plan with proposals to redirect council’s investment income and for new river rates, genetic engineering and the future of regional rail common themes. More >>
Owner Fined $54,000 For Dairy Effluent Offences
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 10:38 am | Northland Regional Council
A Northland farm owner has been fined $54,000 – and his farm manager $10,000 – for offences relating to dairy effluent discharges at an Awarua farm. More >>
Manchurian Wild Rice Programme Making Inroads
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 11:23 am | Northland Regional Council
Almost three years into a major $1 million-plus campaign to tackle one of Northland’s worst pest plants, organisers believe they are beginning to turn the tide in a lengthy war on Manchurian wild rice. More >>
Haruru Falls Oil Spill Investigated
Friday, 29 April 2011, 10:07 am | Northland Regional Council
A Bay of Island business has been ordered to clean up tonnes of oil-contaminated soil by authorities investigating a spill which polluted a stream that feeds into the river supplying Paihia’s drinking water. More >>
Large-Scale Mangrove Clearance Rejected
Monday, 18 April 2011, 2:21 pm | Northland Regional Council
A panel of three independent commissioners has rejected an application to completely strip Mangawhai Harbour of all its mangroves. More >>
Sweetwater Station Water Consents Granted
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 4:11 pm | Northland Regional Council
Several million cubic metres of Far North ground and surface water can be taken for irrigation annually in one of the biggest resource consent allocations of its kind since the 1980s, independent commissioners have ruled. More >>
Month Left To Apply For Free Native Plants
Monday, 11 April 2011, 4:16 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders have a month left from today (subs: until Weds 11 May) to apply for a share of 8000 free native plants worth more than $20,000. More >>
Mystery Marine ‘Pest’ Is Beneficial Seagrass
Friday, 8 April 2011, 1:53 pm | Northland Regional Council
A local resident’s fears over the rapid spread of a grass-like marine plant at Taurikura have been allayed with news the ‘pest’ is actually a beneficial native seagrass. More >>
Have Your Say On NRC Draft Annual Plan
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 3:14 pm | Northland Regional Council
An official month-long period for public comment on the Northland Regional Council’s Draft Annual Plan 2011-2012 begins tomorrow. (subs: Weds 06 April) More >>
