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Fourth Year For Whakamānawa Ā Taiao - Environmental Awards
Monday, 21 February 2022, 9:04 am | Northland Regional Council
Applications are open for the fourth annual Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa ā Taiao - Environmental Awards which recognise the environmental work being carried out in Northland. Council Chair Penny Smart says numerous groups have been recognised ... More >>
$3M-plus Workboat Tender Awarded
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 12:59 pm | Northland Regional Council
A $3 million-plus tender has been let for the replacement of the Northland Regional Council’s main workboat the Waikare. Chair Penny Smart says local Northland firm Circa Engineering was awarded the tender recently and expects to begin physical works ... More >>
Early March Deadline For Scholarship
Friday, 4 February 2022, 9:13 am | Northland Regional Council
Time is running out to apply for eight $3000 scholarships being offered to provide a springboard for future environmental leaders and champions. Nominations for the council’s ‘Tū i te ora Scholarship’ opened in December last year and will ... More >>
Time To Tackle Moth Plant; NRC
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 7:51 am | Northland Regional Council
People are being urged to tackle perennial invasive moth plant as soon as possible before its kapok-like seed pods mature, then burst and infest new areas. Jack Craw, who chairs the Northland Regional Council’s Biosecurity and Biodiversity ... More >>
Natural Causes Behind Some Waterway ‘Pollution’
Monday, 24 January 2022, 9:11 pm | Northland Regional Council
Natural causes - not pollution - are being blamed for smelly, discoloured waterways that prompt an annual rash of summer complaints to the Northland Regional Council. Cathy Orevich , the council’s, Compliance Monitoring Manager - General, says every ... More >>
Kaipara Uri, Councils Welcome Government Funding
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 7:05 pm | Northland Regional Council
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Kaipara Moana Negotiations Reference Group; Northland/Auckland councils Kaipara Uri and councils have welcomed the government’s announcement of $100 million in funding to help restore Kaipara Moana, through a cross-regional programme ... More >>
$12M funding boost - regional water storage and use project
Friday, 31 January 2020, 11:46 am | Northland Regional Council
Today’s (Friday’s)announcement of a $12 million boost for the water storage and use project underscores the Government’s confidence in the scheme and the region, says Northland Regional Council Chair Penny Smart. More >>
Regional council prepares for $800k investment loss
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 8:18 am | Northland Regional Council
The Northland Regional Council says a combination of factors, including a big jump in local log prices, is behind the looming potential loss of almost $820,000 invested in a Marsden Point-based timber processing start-up. Councillors at their monthly ... More >>
Council says no to regional rules on GMO for Northland
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 3:40 pm | Northland Regional Council
After lengthy deliberations this week, Northland Regional Council will not include any provisions on the management of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its Proposed Regional Plan. The regional plan is effectively the rulebook for the way ... More >>
‘ELF’ ensures a not-so-happy ending for North pests
Friday, 9 November 2018, 11:12 am | Northland Regional Council
A fund that shares its name with a mythical storybook creature is ensuring a not-so-happy ending in the real world for a range of Northland pests. The ELF (Environmental Leaders Fund) is an annual $20,000 Northland Regional Council (NRC) initiative that this ... More >>
Good response to NRC exotic fish, water-weed survey
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 8:44 am | Northland Regional Council
Biodiversity experts are pleased with the public response to a survey that will help steer future management options for invasive weeds and exotic fish in Northland’s lakes, ponds and dams. More >>
Escaped exotic birds threaten North’s native species
Monday, 29 October 2018, 2:02 pm | Northland Regional Council
Escaped exotic birds threaten North’s native species A recent spate of exotic bird escapes has prompted the Northland Regional Council to ask people to report any sightings of Indian ring-necked parakeets, rainbow lorikeets or sulphur-crested ... More >>
Divers resume boat hull checks for marine pests
Monday, 29 October 2018, 8:49 am | Northland Regional Council
An estimated 2000 boat hulls will be checked by divers between now and May next year for a range of unwanted marine pests threatening Northland’s precious marine environment. More >>
Where’s your wai? Public freshwater help sought
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 8:50 am | Northland Regional Council
The public is being urged to use an on-line tool to let the Northland Regional Council (NRC) know which freshwater places they use (or want to use) and what for. Councillor Justin Blaikie says the council is hoping as many people as possible will log on ... More >>
Professional primary industries offer rich career pickings
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 10:32 am | Northland Regional Council
Dissecting a fanworm may not be everyone’s idea of a great day out, but it was a popular activity for secondary students participating in two recent Find Your Future careers events. More >>
$3.8M of sports facilities funding allocated by NRC
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 3:11 pm | Northland Regional Council
Five regional sporting initiatives are poised to receive close to $3.8 million from a new sporting facilities rate introduced through the Northland Regional Council’s 2018-28 Long Term Plan. More >>
Northland tsunami siren network testing this month
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 2:53 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland tsunami siren network testing this month Tsunami sirens throughout Northland will be tested on the morning of Sunday 30 September as part of twice-yearly checks coinciding with the start and finish of daylight saving. The siren network - from ... More >>
Advance work begins ahead of $15M Awanui flood upgrade
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 12:36 pm | Northland Regional Council
A drone has been used to survey 2.4 kilometres of the Awanui River flood scheme ahead of a planned $15 million Northland Regional Council upgrade. More >>
Northland Representation review final proposal adopted
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 12:55 pm | Northland Regional Council
Representation review final proposal adopted The Northland Regional Council (NRC) has now adopted its final proposal for representation arrangements in Northland; effectively opting only to ‘fine-tune’ sweeping changes implemented after its ... More >>
Double peer recognition for NRC biosecurity staff
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 2:22 pm | Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council staff have secured two of three national awards made by their biosecurity peers across New Zealand; one for achievement in pest plant education and advocacy, and the other for innovation. More >>
