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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 >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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