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Truck & Trailer Units Banned From Waipu Cove To Mangawhai Road Route
Monday, 20 February 2023, 2:08 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Civil Defence has issued an immediate ban on truck and trailer units using an alternate route which bypasses the closed State Highway One’s slip-damaged Brynderwyn Hills. Graeme MacDonald, Group Controller for the Northland Civil Defence Emergency ... More >>
State Of Emergency Declared In Northland
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 6:54 pm | Northland Regional Council
A precautionary state of emergency has been declared for Northland as at 4.30pm Sunday 12 February, for an initial period of seven days, as part of the regional response to Cyclone Gabrielle. The emergency declaration was requested by Northland ... More >>
Northland Civil Defence Urges Residents And Visitors To Be Prepared For Cyclone Gabrielle
Friday, 10 February 2023, 12:36 pm | Northland Regional Council
MetService New Zealand today (Friday 10 February) has maintained Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Watches for Northland, as part of the weather associated with Cyclone Gabrielle. Currently the rain watch will be in place from 1am Sunday, 12 February ... More >>
New $20k Fund For Tāngata Whenua Environmental Monitoring
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 12:45 pm | Northland Regional Council
Tāngata whenua are being invited to apply for a share of a new $20,000 fund designed to support them in undertaking their own environmental monitoring within Te Taitokerau. Northland Regional Council chair Tui Shortland says the fund will provide tāngata ... More >>
Northlanders Urged To Celebrate World Wetlands Day
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 2:11 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northlanders are being urged to celebrate Northland’s unique and diverse wetlands - important for flood prevention - on World Wetlands Day, Thursday 02 February. Amy Macdonald, who chairs the Northland Regional Council’s Natural Resources Working ... More >>
State Of Emergency Lifted For Northland
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 10:36 am | Northland Regional Council
The state of emergency declared for Northland yesterday (Tuesday 31 January) as part of the multi-agency response to a Red Heavy Rain Warning for the region has been lifted as at 10am today. Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) ... More >>
State Of Emergency Declared In Northland
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 1:43 pm | Northland Regional Council
A state of emergency has been declared for Northland as at 1pm Tuesday 31 January, for an initial period of seven days, as part of the response to the current weather event. The emergency declaration was requested by Northland Civil Defence Emergency ... More >>
Weather Update #01 1700hrs Monday 30 January
Monday, 30 January 2023, 6:31 pm | Northland Regional Council
MetService New Zealand has upgraded Northland to its first ever Red Heavy Rain Warning, as well as a Severe Thunderstorm and Strong Wind Watch for the region. Northland Civil Defence Controller Graeme MacDonald says a Red Warning is only issued for the ... More >>
Northland Civil Defence Is Urging Resident And Visitors To Be Prepared For The Upcoming Heavy Rain
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 2:37 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Civil Defence is urging Northlanders and those visiting the region to be prepared as MetService New Zealand has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning and Severe Thunderstorm watch for Northland tonight until 12pm Monday. With this heavy ... More >>
Have Your Say On Northland’s Freshwater
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 9:26 am | Northland Regional Council
An online survey asking Northlanders to identify freshwater areas of importance to them, as well as what they think is affecting them, is a great way for people to get involved in the coming freshwater plan change says Northland Regional Council ... More >>
Summer Students Join Northland Regional Council
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:48 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council is providing valuable work experience for 12 Northland tertiary students who have returned home to take up its Summer Student Programme. The programme allows the students to gain valuable on-the-job experience in a field ... More >>
The Dam That Helps Save Whangārei
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:41 pm | Northland Regional Council
Whangarei’s Hopua te Nihotetea water detention dam has once again shown its worth after one of the wettest years ever recorded in the city. The dam, which is located at the end of Raumanga Valley Road, was built by Northland Regional Council (NRC) ... More >>
Mangamuka Decision Welcomed By Transport Committee, NRC
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 12:17 pm | Northland Regional Council
News the Government will fund repairs to slip-affected parts of a critical section of State Highway One near the Mangamuka Gorge has been welcomed by the Northland Regional Transport Committee and the Northland Regional Council (NRC). Waka Kotahi ... More >>
Kerikeri Kindergarten Achieves Enviroschools Green-Gold Status
Friday, 16 December 2022, 4:01 pm | Northland Regional Council
Kerikeri Kindergarten has become the latest Northland Enviroschool to reach the programme’s coveted Green-Gold status. The Northland Regional Council introduced the popular programme to Northland in 2004 and there are now more than 140 schools, ... More >>
Environment Court Establishes New No-take Fishing Areas In Northland
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 8:56 am | Northland Regional Council
Appeals against Northland Regional Council’s lack of fishing prohibitions within its Proposed Regional Plan have been upheld by the Environment Court. The decision, released in November, means all fishing - including recreational - will now no longer ... More >>
Lisa Forester Wins National Award For Native Plant Conservation
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 12:31 pm | Northland Regional Council
Lisa Forester, Northland Regional Council’s Biodiversity Manager, has won the "Individual Involved in Plant Conservation" Award from the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network (NZPCN). Lisa was presented with her Award at the NZPCN ... More >>
Free Christmas Bus Travel On 23 December
Monday, 12 December 2022, 8:42 am | Northland Regional Council
Christmas shopping will be made easier again this year with free bus travel on Friday 23 December 2022. All BusLink and CityLink services will be free on the day, thanks to a joint initiative between the Northland Regional Council and bus operators; Ritchies, ... More >>
Northland Regional Council Committees Established
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 10:48 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council has decided on its governance structure for the next three years. Councillors at their monthly meeting in Whangarei recently (subs: Tuesday 22 November) agreed to establish various committees, subcommittees and working parties ... More >>
Council Moves Water Quality Reporting To Safeswim Platform
Friday, 25 November 2022, 10:27 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council is changing the way it delivers water quality results at popular summer beach and freshwater swim spots. Ricky Eyre, the council’s Coastal and Water Quality Field Operations Manager says for many years the council has collected ... More >>
Protecting The Treasure That’s Our Sand Dunes
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 9:31 am | Northland Regional Council
We all love a visit to the beach in summer and with no part of Northland being more than 40 kilometres from the coast it’s no surprise that our sand dunes come under pressure, experiencing damage from vehicles, weeds and animal pests. Laura Shaft, ... More >>
