Northland Regional Council - Latest News [Page 43]
Projects To Share $500,000+ NRC Environment Fund
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 4:20 pm | Northland Regional Council
More than 150 projects ranging from planting eroding sand dunes to protecting kiwi have been awarded a share of this year’s $500,000-plus Northland Regional Council Environment Award. More >>
Consents Widen Inlet Boat Launching Options
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:05 am | Northland Regional Council
Resource consents have been granted for local authority plans for a new causeway, road and parking bay that will give an alternative boat launching option to residents on the south side of the Kerikeri Inlet. More >>
Hunt For Computer System Partner Under Way
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 3:16 pm | Northland Regional Council
Expressions of interest are being sought for the development of a customised computer system that could transform the way the country’s Regional Councils manage their information. More >>
Three Trustees Sought For $12.3m Nrc Trust
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 12:11 am | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders with business development know-how and good connections are needed to help run a $12.3 million trust fund expected to play a key role in the region’s future. More >>
Final Regional Council Election Results In
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 10:04 am | Northland Regional Council
John Bain and Joe Carr will be the only two new faces on the Northland Regional Council with final election results confirming a line-up unchanged from election day. More >>
Big Plans To Reduce Kaeo Flood Risk
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 9:36 am | Northland Regional Council
Several million dollars worth of works – including new and improved stopbanks, channel-widening and raising homes, school and commercial buildings – are being proposed in a bid to reduce the risks to flood-prone Kaeo properties. More >>
Register Jetskis, Northlanders Told
Monday, 8 October 2007, 9:11 am | Northland Regional Council
Anyone using a jetski in Northland waters must ensure it is registered from next month (subs: 01 November) as local authorities crack down on bad behaviour by users. More >>
$20,000 Fine For Serious Mamaranui Dairy Pollution
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 2:09 pm | Northland Regional Council
A Mamaranui dairy farmer has been fined $20,000 for what the sentencing judge described as one of the most serious and persistent cases of dairy effluent pollution he had seen. More >>
Bylaws Tipped To Address Beach Driving Concerns
Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 2:19 pm | Northland Regional Council
New bylaws could be developed to address ongoing public concerns about risky and environmentally harmful driving on Northland’s beaches. More >>
Forecasters: More Heavy Rain, Gales for North
Friday, 27 July 2007, 12:42 am | Northland Regional Council
Rain-weary Northland faces another drenching with forecasters warning up to 70mm rain could fall on the region in nine hours from 9pm tomorrow (subs: Saturday 28 July). The MetService today issued a heavy rain warning for much of the upper North ... More >>
Region Wide Recovery Plan Activated
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 12:18 am | Northland Regional Council
Civil Defence officials have activated a special recovery plan designed to help storm-ravaged Northland get back on its feet. More >>
Heavy Rain Warning Lifted, Rain to Ease
Monday, 16 July 2007, 9:16 am | Northland Regional Council
Overnight rain has again caused surface flooding in Northland – mainly south of Whangarei – but a heavy rain warning issued for that area has now been lifted. More >>
Clean Up Continues, Pleasing Progress Made
Friday, 13 July 2007, 3:32 pm | Northland Regional Council
Clean-up work in flood-affected Northland communities will need to continue for some time but officials say the region has already made pleasing progress and its people have demonstrated remarkable resilience. More >>
Prepare for Flooding, Dargaville Warned
Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 5:08 pm | Northland Regional Council
Dargaville residents are being warned to prepare themselves for the possibility of the Northern Wairoa River flooding the town. Hydrologist Dale Hansen says the floodwaters from the Mangakahia River are heading towards the town. More >>
Second Night Without Power for Many in North
Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 12:41 am | Northland Regional Council
Thousands of Northpower customers in the Whangarei District face a second night without electricity as the power company struggles to restore a network reportedly hit harder by this week’s storm than 1988’s infamous Cyclone Bola. More >>
Flooding likely to be worse than March storm
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 3:15 pm | Northland Regional Council
Kaeo township has been cut off by floodwaters and authorities dealing with the torrential rain and gale force winds lashing Northland are warning flooding and other damage could potentially exceed that of the devastating late March storm. More >>
Weather taking toll on storm-battered north
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 3:00 pm | Northland Regional Council
Ongoing torrential downpours and strong winds are taking an increasing toll on rain-weary Northland with a number of communities isolated by floodwaters and thousands of homes without power. More >>
NRC Approves $24m Port Corp Share Sale
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 8:51 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council has approved in principle the proposed sale of a 19.9 percent stake in the Northland Port Corporation to Ports of Auckland Limited in a deal worth almost $24 million. A unanimous decision to proceed with the proposed ... More >>