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Cyclone Gabrielle Update For Whangārei Residents As At 1:20pm February 15 2023
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 1:29 pm | Whangarei District Council
The big clean up While we know people will be wanting to get out and start on the big clean up, there is some planning that has to go into this, so we can all do this safely. At the moment, there are still thousands of households without roading access ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Public Information For Whangārei Residents As At 11:40am February 14 2023
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 11:50 am | Whangarei District Council
Police in Whangārei are supporting an evacuation of residents in Hakawai Lane, off Whareora Road. There is an identified risk of a landslide threatening homes due to the high rainfall. Please be aware of high tide times for any increased risk of ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Update For Whangārei Residents As At 1:00pm February 13 2023
Monday, 13 February 2023, 1:16 pm | Whangarei District Council
People located in low-lying areas close to the rivers in the Whangārei Central and Town Basin area are asked to self-evacuate before high tide at 1:56pm today because of a high risk of tidal flooding. There may be further flooding overnight, so be ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Update For Whangārei Residents As At 11:25am February 13 2023
Monday, 13 February 2023, 11:31 am | Whangarei District Council
People located in low-lying areas close to the rivers in the Whangārei CBD and Town Basin area are asked to self-evacuate before high tide at 1:56pm today because of a high risk of tidal flooding. If you have nowhere safe to go, you can go to the ... More >>
$14m For Low-carbon Transport In Whangarei District Welcomed
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 12:26 pm | Whangarei District Council
Whangarei Mayor Vince Cocurullo is pleased to hear news of major government funding for lower-carbon, safer transport in the District – although he urges government to increase much needed funding for road improvements too. “The provisional approval ... More >>
Council Accepts Tranche 1 Of "no Strings" Better Off Funding
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 10:33 am | Whangarei District Council
Eleven Whangarei District Council (WDC) programmes and projects have been granted a total $9.48 million of funding under Tranche 1 of the government’s Three Waters Reforms Better Off Funding package. “While the objectives of three ... More >>
Port Road Bridge Opens
Monday, 28 November 2022, 12:09 pm | Whangarei District Council
The new $10M bridge on Port Road will be officially opened tomorrow (Tuesday 29 November). The 16-month construction project undertaken by local firms United Civil Construction and WSP Consultants includes the building of a new bridge across the ... More >>
Election Results Whangarei District Council
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 1:06 pm | Whangarei District Council
Congratulations to all of Whangarei District Council’s new elected members. Whangarei District Council’s final election results are in, confirming that the candidates named in the progress and preliminary results have all been elected to Council. To ... More >>
Preliminary Election Results Whangarei District Council
Sunday, 9 October 2022, 12:55 pm | Whangarei District Council
The preliminary results in the 2022 Whangarei District Council local government election have been released and there has been no change to the line-up of Mayor and Councillors elected yesterday. www.wdc.govt.nz/ElectionResults The final results ... More >>
Nominations Increase For Whangārei 2022 Local Elections
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:27 am | Whangarei District Council
With the close of nominations at 12pm on 12 August, Whangarei District Council recorded an increase in candidate numbers for the 2022 local elections, up 21% from the 2019 local elections. The final tally showed 7 Mayoral nominations, up from 3 in 2019, ... More >>
It’s Time To Demand Better Water Reform
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 11:47 am | Whangarei District Council
“It’s time for the Whangarei District to demand better three waters reform, and reject the Government’s one size fits none plan, says Mayor Sheryl Mai. “The public has a “one-and-only” opportunity to have their say on the water reforms ... More >>
Northlanders Encouraged To Cultivate Kai For Community Wellbeing
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 5:40 pm | Whangarei District Council
Nau mai haere mai Te Tai Tokerau growers! Do you have a project that addresses a kai need in your community? Kai Ora and its partners welcome applications from communities seeking support for initiatives that lift the availability of healthy kai, and increase ... More >>
Consultation On Future Airport Options
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 2:02 pm | Whangarei District Council
Today (20 April 2022) Council has opened consultation on the future of air transport in the Whangārei District. Council General Manager Infrastructure Simon Weston said three options for further investigation as potential new airports for Whangārei ... More >>
Whangarei District Council Appoints New CEO
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 3:07 pm | Whangarei District Council
Whangarei District Council has appointed current Group Manager – Infrastructure, Simon Weston as its new chief executive. Mayor Sheryl Mai said Weston’s impressive track record in local government, as well as his long-established Northland connections ... More >>
Vaccine Pass Required For Central Library Users Under Covid-19 Rules
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 1:46 pm | Whangarei District Council
Under guidance received by Government, Vaccine Passes will be required for visitors to Whangarei District’s Central Library from Friday 3 December. “This is a requirement because the building is multipurpose. The café inside the library is operating with ... More >>
Faulty assumptions and flawed analysis - Three Waters Reform
Friday, 3 September 2021, 2:50 pm | Whangarei District Council
Government claims of cost-savings for New Zealanders through proposed water reforms have been debunked in a new report by global economic consultants. Commissioned by Whangarei District Council, the report from consultants Castalia discredits the underlying ... More >>
Whangarei District Council Provisionally Opts Out Of Three Waters
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 11:47 am | Whangarei District Council
Whangarei District Council (WDC) today voted unanimously to provisionally opt out of the Government’s three waters reform process until new information confirming ratepayers would be better off is provided. Council’s Mayor Sheryl Mai and Chief ... More >>
Dropping Four Laning Is A Loss For Northland
Friday, 4 June 2021, 11:55 am | Whangarei District Council
Disbelief and shock were Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai’s first reactions to news that four laning to Marsden Point, a regional transport priority for more than 10 years, has been struck from Government’s Infrastructure Upgrade programme. “My ... More >>
Reports Do Not Reflect Whangarei’s Situation – Deputy Mayor
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 2:41 pm | Whangarei District Council
A preliminary look at reports from the Water Industry Commission of Scotland, Beca, Deloittes and Farrierswier generate little confidence that Whangarei District will benefit from Government’s proposed Three Waters reform. “The reports look at ... More >>
Oruku Landing Removed From WDC Long Term Plan
Friday, 21 May 2021, 10:06 am | Whangarei District Council
Whangarei District Council Chief Executive Rob Forlong says the Oruku Landing Development will not be included in Council’s 2021-31 Long Term Plan (LTP), although future options can be considered. “It is a difficult situation for all involved and as ... More >>
