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Northland Regional Council Media Briefs
Monday, 14 July 2025, 12:06 pm | Northland Regional Council
Total Mobility is a nationwide scheme that provides a transport subsidy to help people with disabilities stay connected within their community. The scheme is already available in Whangārei and other areas in the Mid and Far North where there is an approved ... More >>
CityLink Bus Service To Matai St To Be Reinstated
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 12:19 pm | Northland Regional Council
The council’s Transport Manager Chris Powell says the council and Ritchies had recently agreed to restart the Matai St service from Monday 07 July. More >>
Nominations For Northland Regional Council Open 04 July
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:07 am | Northland Regional Council
Anyone aged 18 and over can stand for election provided they’re a New Zealand citizen and enrolled on the Parliamentary electoral roll, Mr Ofsoske says. More >>
Northland Regional Council Media Briefs - 30 June 2025
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:05 am | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders now have a further chance to have their say on Northland Regional Council’s Navigation Safety Bylaw, which sets the rules for keeping people safe on the water. More >>
Te Aupōuri Wins Big At 2025 Whakamānawa Ā Taiao - Environmental Awards
Friday, 27 June 2025, 9:03 am | Northland Regional Council
Te Rūnanga Nui O Te Aupōuri’s kaitiaki arm, Oranga Whenua Oranga Tangata Taiao, were the big winners of Thursday night’s biennial awards ceremony held at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, taking out not only the Kaitiakitanga award, but the overall Te Tohu ... More >>
3.54% Rates Rise Adopted
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 7:27 am | Northland Regional Council
Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the increase - which accounts to an increase of $19.19c per rates bill on average over the next year - was originally forecast to be more than two percent higher under the council’s Long Term Plan 2024-2034 (LTP). More >>
CityLink, BusLink Fares To Increase From August
Friday, 6 June 2025, 9:22 am | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council member Joe Carr, who chairs the Northland Regional Transport Committee, says fares on Whangārei’s CityLink service will revert to their 2018 level of $3 for adults and $2 for children, an increase of $1 per journey on the ... More >>
Follow Kauri Dieback Hygiene Protocols, NRC Urges
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 10:26 am | Northland Regional Council
Councillor Craw says the council’s message to people is simple: "Clean your boots, use the hygiene stations, and help safeguard New Zealand’s ancient forests before it’s too late." More >>
Follow Burning Rules, NRC Urges
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 1:00 pm | Northland Regional Council
Mr Dall says last year the council had issued 38 infringement notices ranging from $300 to $1000, 56 abatement notices and there had been two court-ordered enforcement orders for burning-related incidents. More >>
Finalists For Whakamānawa Ā Taiao - Environmental Awards
Friday, 30 May 2025, 2:53 pm | Northland Regional Council
Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the 2025 awards are the first since the transition to a biennial event, the previous awards were in 2023. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at Waitangi on Thursday 26 June. More >>
Free CityLink Whangārei And SchoolLink Buses For Youth Week 19-24 May
Monday, 12 May 2025, 11:20 am | Northland Regional Council
Young people can download a ticket from the posters around town or online, or pick up a printed ticket at schools, CityLink bus office (Vine Street car park), Youth Space, NRC Water Street reception and Whangārei Library. Show tickets to the driver ... More >>
Have Your Say On Navigation Safety Bylaw
Monday, 5 May 2025, 9:55 am | Northland Regional Council
Amend the requirements for wearing a lifejacket (PFD), including requiring lifejackets to be worn in a vessel under six metres when tendering to and from shore. More >>
Matangirau’s New Flood Defences Pass First Major Test In Recent 10-year Rainfall Event
Friday, 2 May 2025, 2:12 pm | Northland Regional Council
Around 300ml of rain fell on the Far North’s Matangirau catchment during Ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam, the most rain recorded in the area in a decade and almost twice the rainfall recorded across Northland. More >>
Climate Resilient Communities Fund Open For Applications
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 8:15 am | Northland Regional Council
Applications must be for projects in Te Taitokerau and from a legal community entity, such as hapū or iwi groups, community or neighbourhood groups, education providers, social enterprises and not-for-profit businesses. More >>
Brynderwyns Route Announcement Welcomed In Northland
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:34 am | Northland Regional Council
"Sorting out issues with the Brynderwyn Hills has been talked about for decades, and our Regional Transport Committee has been working for many years to support progress on a better corridor," says RTC Chair Carr. More >>
NRC Given Green Light To Consortium Takeover Of MMH
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 2:17 pm | Northland Regional Council
The council revealed in late February it was a key figure in a consortium seeking to bring full control of Marsden Point-based Northport under a single ownership umbrella via a new joint-venture company combining MMH and Northport. More >>
No Buses - April 2025 Holidays And School Holidays
Monday, 7 April 2025, 9:05 am | Northland Regional Council
Poplars and willows offer many benefits, stabilising pastoral hill country and sequestering carbon, they provide timber, reduce sediment runoff, improve water quality, provide stock shade and enhance the farm environment. More >>
Oil Spill Exercise At Ruakaka
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:04 am | Northland Regional Council
The several-hour long exercise will centre on a fictional 750-litre waste oil spill which has found its way into the Ruakaka River near the end of Tamure Place. More >>
Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust Celebrates Successes With Public Field Day
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:31 pm | Northland Regional Council
The trust is one of just two finalists for the near century-old Ahuwhenua Trophy, which was inaugurated by Māori leader Sir Apirana Ngata and the Governor General at the time, Lord Bledisloe, in 1933. This year, the competition is for Sheep and ... More >>
Feedback Closing Soon On Marsden Maritime Holdings, Northport Proposal
Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:33 am | Northland Regional Council
Together with investment partners Port of Tauranga and Tupu Tonu (Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Ltd), the Northland Regional Council is proposing to create a new joint-venture company combining MMH and Northport. More >>
