Forty-five students from 20 Northland schools gathered for a special Youth Summit at Whangarei’s Onerahi foreshore recently to discuss coastal environmental issues – and what they could do to make a difference.
The Northland Regional Council has posted an $182,000 net surplus for the 2008/09 financial year.
Forty-nine students from 23 Northland schools will gather for a special Youth Summit at Whangarei’s Onerahi foreshore this month to discuss coastal environmental issues – and what they can do to make a difference.
Calls by locals for more time to have a say on a draft local authority mooring management plan for Mangawhai Harbour has seen a deadline for public comment extended by more than a month to December.
The Northland Regional Council says today’s recommendation KiwiRail be allowed to formally designate the Marsden Pt rail link route is a significant milestone in a project poised to deliver significant, long-lasting economic benefits to the entire region.
A panel of Independent Commissioners is recommending national rail operator KiwiRail be allowed to formally designate the corridor of land it would use for a proposed multimillion dollar rail link from Oakleigh to Marsden Pt.
Local authority proposals to change ski lane and swimming areas at two popular beaches in the Far North’s Doubtless Bay have been modified after public consultation.
Northlanders are being asked for their views on a new Proposed Marine Pest Management Strategy designed to address the impacts of established nasties like sea squirt and potential threats from species like the Pacific sea star starfish.
Enterprise Northland, the Regional Development Agency for Northland, is now operating out of the Northland Regional Council’s Whāngārei building thanks to a generous offer of accommodation from the Regional Council.