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Mortgage and budgeting seminar for new migrants

Monday, 20 August 2012, 12:25 pm | Whangarei District Council

New settlers to New Zealand will be able to find out about the NZ mortgage system and financial budgeting at a free seminar on Thursday, 6 September from 5.30 till 7pm at the Whangarei Migrant Centre. More >>

Major contracts let to local firms

Monday, 20 August 2012, 9:54 am | Whangarei District Council

Two major Lower Hatea River Crossing sub-contracts totalling $1.9million have been let to local companies, McKay Electrical and McRaes Engineering. More >>

Old Harbour Board and NRC buildings to be assessed

Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 5:00 pm | Whangarei District Council

The stability of the land around the former Whangarei Harbour Board and old NRC buildings will be tested and the condition of the buildings will be assessed in the next few weeks. More >>

Port Road to close temporarily for roundabout construction

Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 10:06 am | Whangarei District Council

The Cobham Oval end of Port Road will be closed for about three months, but the northern end will remain open while major work is completed on Whangarei’s Lower Hatea River Crossing. More >>

Whangarei Love it Here: T shirt Competition 2012

Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 8:57 am | Whangarei District Council

If you're from Whangarei here's your chance to show the city how much you Love it Here! More >>

Whangarei Harbour closed: progress being made

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 12:56 pm | Whangarei District Council

Due to heavy rain over the last two days the Medical Officer of Health has advised people not to swim in Whangarei Harbour for five days and not to gather shellfish in the Harbour (including Mair and Snake Banks) for the next 28 days. More >>

Parking fees and time limit changes for Whangarei

Monday, 23 July 2012, 2:23 pm | Whangarei District Council

Media Release Parking fees and time limit changes for Whangarei Changes to parking fees and parking time restrictions in central Whangarei will be phased in between Wednesday 25 July and Monday 30 July. The changes will include increasing parking ... More >>

Whangarei residents asked to sign up for earthquake drill

Friday, 20 July 2012, 1:43 pm | Whangarei District Council

If all goes according to plan more than 20,000 Northlanders will suddenly drop to the ground at 9.26am on September 26, along with a million other New Zealanders. More >>

Whangarei District Council celebrates Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Friday, 20 July 2012, 10:53 am | Whangarei District Council

Whangarei District Council staff will be celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori next week. The theme for Māori language week is Arohatia te Reo which means to cherish the language and provide a means by which people of all walks of life can demonstrate ... More >>

Kapa Haka competition an exciting opportunity for Whangarei

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 9:16 am | Whangarei District Council

ASB Stadium at Kensington Park will be a thriving hive of cultural experience, displays and performance next week during the Nga Kura Tuarua 2012 – The National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competitions hosted by Te Tai Tokerau. More >>

Whangarei: Municipal Building 100th Birthday Celebration

Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 1:01 pm | Whangarei District Council

Wednesday 11 July marks the 100th anniversary of the Municipal Building at 71 Bank Street. On Wednesday Whangarei Mayor Morris Cutforth will be hosting a small civic ceremony to mark the occasion of the first stone being laid. More >>

Whangarei: End of the Beginning for Long Term Plan

Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 1:31 pm | Whangarei District Council

Council today took the first step of a ten-year journey by adopting Whangarei District Council's 2012-2022 Long Term Plan. Council staff and councillors began work on Whangarei's blue print for the next decade in May 2011. More >>

Green facelift for Tikipunga streets

Monday, 25 June 2012, 3:17 pm | Whangarei District Council

Streets in Tikipunga are in the process of receiving a leafy green facelift by way of new trees, including Titoki, Crepe Myrtle and Magnolia Little Gem. More >>

$4million sewerage project under way

Monday, 11 June 2012, 9:50 am | Whangarei District Council

Work has already begun on the next major project to combat storm related sewage spills into the Whangarei harbour. More >>

Pohutukawa Coast trees free to good homes

Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 6:44 pm | Whangarei District Council

For the 22nd year in a row Whangarei District Council and Refining New Zealand are giving away 1,400 young pohutukawa and 400 Kauri trees, free to keen growers. More >>

September to bring ‘pay by phone’ parking in Whangarei

Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 5:35 pm | Whangarei District Council

Searching for change, getting caught up and exceeding parking time, being in a rush and forgetting to pay – the end result of all of these scenarios can be a parking ticket for the unlucky person involved, but a change is in the wind. More >>

New system for managing backflow devices

Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 5:34 pm | Whangarei District Council

A new system has been introduced around backflow devices designed to keep our freshwater system safe and clean. Backflow devices are installed in the water pipe between Council’s water supply system and the privately-owned water pipes on individual properties. More >>

10 Nominated for Civic Honours

Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 5:17 pm | Whangarei District Council

Ten hard-working volunteers who work in a wide variety of organisations and carry out diverse roles, have been nominated for Whangarei’s Civic Honours this year. More >>

Roundabout for Onerahi

Monday, 28 May 2012, 2:03 pm | Whangarei District Council

A major upgrade of the Whangarei Heads Road/Church Street (Onerahi) intersection is due to start this week. More >>

Headstones to return to Kioreroa

Monday, 28 May 2012, 11:56 am | Whangarei District Council

Fragments of gravestones incorporated into a seawall on the Onerahi foreshore in the middle of last century are to be returned to Kioreroa Cemetery on Tuesday 5 June. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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