Media releases
Kawepūrongo
8 Jul 2020, 10:52 AM
A welcome boost for the future of freshwater quality is how Northland Regional Council...
5 Jul 2020, 2:30 PM
Kaipara Uri and councils have welcomed the government’s announcement of $100 million in...
25 Jun 2020, 7:30 AM
Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of critical improvements to the Awanui flood...
19 Jun 2020, 7:40 AM
Two decades of tireless work to restore Rākaumangamanga (Cape Brett) has been recognised...
17 Jun 2020, 7:52 AM
A ‘finely balanced’ decision by a previous Northland Regional Council not to include...
16 Jun 2020, 9:22 AM
Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group is calling attention to a new...
15 Jun 2020, 7:40 AM
A project to protect Northland’s rare dune lakes from destructive wilding pines is also...
12 Jun 2020, 4:47 PM
Updated river flood maps for Awanui and Kerikeri/Waipapa catchments are now available...
5 Jun 2020, 11:20 AM
Northlanders are being urged to report feral deer sightings after several were spotted –...
5 Jun 2020, 10:48 AM
Construction of a proposed $9M Kaipara complex expected to house up to 80 local authority...
18 May 2020, 10:55 AM
The Northland Regional Council will press ahead with its second annual ‘Whakamānawa ā...
13 May 2020, 1:24 PM
Working alongside Northland communities to tackle the region’s pest management problems...
11 May 2020, 7:34 AM
A win for both local forestry workers impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the region’s...
7 May 2020, 7:40 AM
Northland Regional Council (NRC) members have supported an Annual Plan heavily modified to...
1 May 2020, 12:24 PM
Northland has been tipped into one of the most severe droughts on record and there’s no...
24 Apr 2020, 8:28 AM
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) says it is doing all it can to ensure it’s ready when...
23 Apr 2020, 1:13 PM
The Northland Regional Council has named the four winners of its inaugural ‘Tū i te ora...
9 Apr 2020, 11:22 AM
Advance preparations have begun so Northland landowners keen to protect their properties...
7 Apr 2020, 3:46 PM
Northland’s mayors and regional council chair have issued a plea to would-be holidaymakers...
2 Apr 2020, 8:56 AM
As the world grapples with the huge changes forced on it by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
19 Mar 2020, 9:06 AM
There’s been a bit of rain, but don’t be fooled - Northland needs a lot more rain and will...
13 Mar 2020, 7:58 AM
The doors have opened at a temporary Dargaville-based office the Northland Regional...
10 Mar 2020, 1:44 PM
Time is running out for Northland’s environmental champions to put their names forward to...
10 Mar 2020, 8:50 AM
The discovery of Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) on a Mangonui-based boat has...
4 Mar 2020, 10:45 AM
Many coastal communities water supplies are being restricted to essential water use only,...
25 Feb 2020, 1:59 PM
Public feedback is wanted on a range of proposed spending over the next year as the...
25 Feb 2020, 11:03 AM
Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group says the regional, multi-agency...
24 Feb 2020, 3:00 PM
Northland’s small coastal catchments are set to become the next victims of the region’s...
24 Feb 2020, 11:06 AM
Venison jerky with a watermelon salsa will be this year’s wild food treat to be given away...
24 Feb 2020, 10:56 AM
Thrilled organisers are delighted with the more than 70 applications received for the...