Media releases
Kawepūrongo
11 Nov 2019, 8:00 AM
A promising pest management career that has included extensive work to help turn the tide...
29 Oct 2019, 2:40 PM
Kaipara-based councillor Penny Smart has been elected to chair the newly-elected Northland...
18 Oct 2019, 6:39 PM
Newly-released final election results have seen Councillor Joce Yeoman emerge the victor...
18 Oct 2019, 10:23 AM
An independent commissioner has granted the Whangarei District Council (WDC) a 20-year...
15 Oct 2019, 8:12 AM
Budding Olympian skateboarders are among the newest beneficiaries as the latest $500,000...
14 Oct 2019, 9:22 AM
The saying ‘a day is a long time in politics’ has proved true for two former Northland...
12 Oct 2019, 3:37 PM
Based on initial ‘progress’ results after today’s local body elections, the Northland...
10 Oct 2019, 3:07 PM
Northland is inching closer to another potentially dry summer with new figures showing Mid...
10 Oct 2019, 9:47 AM
Changing landscapes – political and literal – will be top of the agenda when about 170...
7 Oct 2019, 9:23 AM
More than 1000 unwanted Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) have been pulled from...
4 Oct 2019, 9:26 AM
Suggestions of a managed Ports of Auckland retreat from Auckland and shift of its...
1 Oct 2019, 4:42 PM
Northland emergency management professional Shona Morgan is one of 15 people appointed to...
20 Sep 2019, 11:55 AM
An independent commissioner has granted permission for a new 130-berth marina – including...
18 Sep 2019, 11:45 AM
A multimillion dollar project investigating potential Kaipara and Far North-based water...
18 Sep 2019, 9:25 AM
A farm manager has been fined more than $28,000 for a series of offences relating to...
13 Sep 2019, 1:31 PM
A proposed $8.4M Kaipara complex that would house up to 80 local authority staff from two...
12 Sep 2019, 9:30 AM
Two defendants have been collectively sentenced to more than $50,000 in fines and costs...
6 Sep 2019, 8:00 AM
Independent commissioners have granted new resource consents for the Far North District...
5 Sep 2019, 8:30 AM
Whangarei residents are being urged to leave their cars at home and take free public...
26 Aug 2019, 3:47 PM
A $15.5 million redevelopment of a high-profile former Whangarei supermarket site will be...
22 Aug 2019, 7:51 AM
The Northland Regional Council says a combination of factors, including a big jump in...
19 Aug 2019, 1:05 PM
Seventeen people are expected to contest the seven remaining seats available to represent...
14 Aug 2019, 11:00 AM
Good local community support and co-funding from regional and central government means...
2 Aug 2019, 10:20 AM
Time is running out for those wanting to run for office as a Northland Regional Council...
18 Jul 2019, 10:10 AM
A new weekly public transport service covering the area from Kaiwaka to Ruakaka is to...
17 Jul 2019, 4:45 PM
After lengthy deliberations Tuesday, 16 July, Northland Regional Council will not include...
11 Jul 2019, 1:35 PM
People keen to become involved in local body politics and help shape Northland’s future...
5 Jul 2019, 10:00 AM
Completion of two key parts of a wider multimillion dollar local authority upgrade of the...
2 Jul 2019, 2:00 PM
The public’s views are being sought as a precursor to development of a ground-breaking...
24 May 2019, 8:06 AM
A small rural kindergarten near Whangarei has shone above almost 40 other finalists to...