Media releases
Kawepūrongo
15 Sep 2020, 1:20 PM
Northland’s tsunami siren test will take place at the beginning of daylight saving on...
11 Sep 2020, 8:30 AM
The public will have until Friday 09 October to provide feedback on a long-awaited draft...
28 Aug 2020, 11:15 AM
Northlanders are being asked to do their bit to protect themselves and others from...
24 Aug 2020, 9:00 AM
The Northland Regional Council is to move away from offering Farm Environment Management...
21 Aug 2020, 8:30 AM
Those charged with defending the region’s precious marine environment from invasive pests...
6 Aug 2020, 12:57 PM
A series of informal pop-up stalls around the region this month offer the public an early...
5 Aug 2020, 10:10 AM
A $15.5 million redevelopment of a high-profile former Whangārei supermarket site is...
27 Jul 2020, 12:24 PM
A long-running community-driven project to restore a rare and culturally-significant Far...
24 Jul 2020, 1:58 PM
An $11 million-plus investment in a Whangarei detention dam commissioned four years ago...
24 Jul 2020, 9:36 AM
Whangarei’s CityLink public buses are now able to accept a new contactless ‘Bee Card’.
10 Jul 2020, 3:21 PM
Predator control efforts in Whangārei are set to scale up over the next five years...
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...