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What we do

Northland Regional Council is one of Northland's primary environmental guardians and aims to protect Northland's land, water, coast and air while still allowing for sustainable development. We are also responsible for promoting the region's economic, social and cultural wellbeing.

CityLink Whāngārei

Timetables, fares and route maps for the CityLink Whāngārei bus service.

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River and rainfall data

View data collected daily from our rainfall and river monitoring sites around Northland.

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Drought 2010

Find information, resources and contacts to help you get through Northland's drought.

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Swimming water quality

Is it safe to swim? Check water quality results from some of our popular beaches and rivers.

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Latest News

29 JAN

February hearing for three pest strategies

Public submissions on three strategies designed to provide a more streamlined, flexible regime for managing Northland’s plant and animal pests will be considered in Whangarei shortly.

22 JAN

Major progress but floods still risk to Kaitaia

More than $2 million of work including more than 200,000 cubic metres of earthworks and the removal of 2000-plus trees has resulted in marked improvements to the Awanui Flood Management Scheme, local authority experts say.

20 JAN

Draft 30-Year Transport Strategy released

Northlanders are being asked for their views on a long-term vision outlining the way the region’s transport infrastructure should be developed over the next 30 years.

14 JAN

Water restrictions loom if drought continues

The drought rapidly tightening its grip on an increasingly parched Northland may soon force the Northland Regional Council to limit the water taken from the region’s rivers and streams, its hydrologists warn.

13 JAN

Changes to Whāngārei's bus service from March

Whāngārei’s CityLink public bus service is to drop a number of seldom-used trips – mainly in the early morning and evening - as part of a number of changes to be introduced from March.

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Meetings & Events

Everyone is welcome to attend the Council's meetings, which are usually held on the third Wednesday of each month.

All Council and committee meeting dates and times are advertised near the end of each month. Three Regional Council Committees contain appointed members from outside the Council, representing district councils and special interest groups.

Meeting agendas and minutes are available at the Regional Council offices in Whāngārei, Dargaville, Kaitāia and Ōpua, as well as the Whāngārei Public Library.  You can also access them online at:

www.nrc.govt.nz/agendas

Contact Us

Call us toll-free from anywhere within Northland between 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, on 0800 002 004Find our office locations

24/7 Environmental Hotline: Report pollution or marine incidents toll free on 0800 504 639.

mailroom@nrc.govt.nz
Fax (09) 438 0012
Northland Regional Council
Private Bag 9021
Whāngārei Mail Centre
WHĀNGĀREI 0148

Regional Council Offices
Whāngārei: (09) 438 4639
Dargaville: (09) 439 3300
Kaitāia: (09) 408 6600
Ōpua: (09) 402 7516 

 

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