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Seminar this week for building industry March deadline
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 4:20 pm | Whangarei District Council
People working in Northland’s building design and construction industry have until 1 March 2012 to become licensed building practitioners. A special presentation on 20 October will explain all about who should be licensed and how to go about getting ... More >>
Political system and referendum to be explained to migrants
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:25 pm | Whangarei District Council
Settlement Support - Whangarei offers a free seminar on New Zealand’s Political System and Referendum 2011 for migrants and newcomers, on Wednesday the 12 October, from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Whangarei Migrant Centre. More >>
First of 70 tsunami sirens installed at Ngunguru
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:17 am | Whangarei District Council
Whangarei's first tsunami warning siren will be installed tomorrow (Wednesday 16 March) at Ngunguru. More >>
WDC Needs to Commit to Sewerage Upgrade
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:16 am | Whangarei District Council
Whangarei District Council has effectively been given until early February to adopt a comprehensive upgrade programme for its Whangarei Wastewater Treatment Plant - or risk the rejection of a crucial consent change it wants. More >>
GMO Views To Be Aired
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 11:08 am | Whangarei District Council
Auckland and Northland communities will have an opportunity to air their views on genetic engineering (GE) and how Auckland and Northland councils should deal with field trials and/or commercial releases of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). More >>
GMO views to be aired
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 2:08 pm | Whangarei District Council
Auckland and Northland communities will have an opportunity to air their views on genetic engineering (GE) and how Auckland and Northland councils should deal with field trials and/or commercial releases of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). More >>
Responsiblity for GE clean ups
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 9:51 am | Whangarei District Council
Central Government has recently confirmed that responsibility and costs fall onto local government and local land owners if genetically engineered crops contaminate natural crops or the environment and have to be cleaned up. More >>
Ground-breaking report on GMO management
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 11:40 am | Whangarei District Council
Four options for managing GMO activities under the RMA have been put forward in a report released today. It recommends that councils consult with the public to gauge the level of community support for local management of GMO land uses. More >>
Councils work together to fund GE Report
Friday, 10 September 2004, 8:59 am | Whangarei District Council
Whangarei, Far North, Kaipara, and Rodney District Councils together with Waitakere City Council have all agreed to support and jointly fund ($10,000 each) a Risks and Options Report on Genetic Engineering in the Northland peninsula. More >>
Councils Can Set Own Standards for GMOs
Friday, 26 March 2004, 11:11 am | Whangarei District Council
Local authorities have the ability to manage local effects of GM organisms according to a legal opinion prepared by a leading QC. More >>
