Media releases
Kawepūrongo
28 Jul 2021, 1:45 PM
Ensuring the wellbeing of current and future generations, and Northland’s natural...
21 Jul 2021, 9:23 AM
A joint three-year programme which aims to improve water quality in four of Whangārei’s...
19 Jul 2021, 10:18 AM
Two Northland schools and a kindergarten have achieved prestigious ‘Green-Gold’ status...
19 Jul 2021, 9:28 AM
The backers of an ambitious plan to develop a collaborative predator free programme in the...
7 Jul 2021, 11:14 AM
A 14-month, $2 million project to upgrade sections of the Te Araroa trail in Northland to...
24 Jun 2021, 9:57 AM
A raft of new initiatives to create greater community resilience, improve freshwater...
22 Jun 2021, 3:00 PM
Northland Regional Council has sold its high-profile Kensington redevelopment, which has...
9 Jun 2021, 8:46 AM
Popular free annual workshops offering Northlanders tips on how to tackle some of the...
28 May 2021, 11:51 AM
Experiencing Marine Reserves – Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust has been named Te Tohu...
27 May 2021, 1:34 PM
Droppings from a herd of several dozen deer living in and around the Russell Forest are...
27 May 2021, 9:10 AM
A multi-agency effort is trapping rubbish before it can find its way into the sea and...
25 May 2021, 10:01 AM
Smoke, helicopters, emergency services vehicles and rescue vessels are likely to be...
10 May 2021, 7:52 AM
Eight $3000 scholarships have been allocated by the Northland Regional Council to support...
10 May 2021, 7:43 AM
Work is virtually complete on $850,000 of mitigation repairs its architects say should...
27 Apr 2021, 12:01 PM
Northland landowners considering retiring erosion-prone hill country from pastoral...
27 Apr 2021, 11:36 AM
More than $3 million of upgrade work that collectively makes up a third bout of annual...
27 Apr 2021, 10:15 AM
Tiny wasps that leave the mummified corpses of their victims hanging in trees as tell-tale...
23 Apr 2021, 8:28 AM
The latest in a series of maps showing areas at risk of coastal erosion and coastal...
21 Apr 2021, 7:14 AM
Investigations show water quality at most popular Northland swim spots – especially those...
15 Apr 2021, 11:20 AM
A joint local authority committee that will play a key role in Northland’s future approach...
9 Apr 2021, 8:28 AM
Northlanders planning to burn unwanted waste material this autumn are being encouraged to...
31 Mar 2021, 12:00 PM
Work on a proposed $5 million spillway project to divert flooding away from Otiria and...
29 Mar 2021, 11:42 AM
Time is running out for people to have their say on a Long Term Plan designed to meet new...
26 Mar 2021, 8:07 AM
The pending release of new coastal hazard maps for Te Taitokerau is part of a growing,...
22 Mar 2021, 3:53 PM
Northland’s tsunami siren test will go ahead at the end of daylight saving on Sunday 4...
12 Mar 2021, 9:01 AM
Meeting new central government requirements, greater resilience and realising the North’s...
11 Mar 2021, 8:36 AM
The mass deaths of large numbers of eels, fish and other aquatic life in a Northland...
8 Mar 2021, 10:41 AM
Poplars and willows are the seldom-recognised heroes of Northland’s hill country...
26 Feb 2021, 7:30 AM
Where’s Wall(ab)y? A Massaman-style Wallaby curry with poppadum and pickled cucumber will...
24 Feb 2021, 11:46 AM
Northlanders are being urged to attend upcoming public drop in ‘have your say’ sessions to...