2017

21 Dec 2017, 1:55 PM
About 80 children from Ruakaka School’s Envirogroup and junior and middle teams have...
21 Dec 2017
People heading North for their summer holidays this year are urged to check their camping...
20 Dec 2017, 12:13 PM
A new ‘Can I swim here?’ online tool launched today means Northland residents and visitors...
19 Dec 2017, 1:24 PM
Northland’s district councils, major industries, consented water users and the public are...
18 Dec 2017
Boaties are being urged to use the popular Bay of Islands mobile summer rubbish barge...
15 Dec 2017, 8:49 AM
Northland Regional Council – in combination with other organisations – is working through...
13 Dec 2017, 4:50 PM
The region’s land transport plan – effectively the blueprint for transport spending across...
12 Dec 2017, 12:05 PM
Sustained improvements in faecal indicator bacterial levels in the Hakaru River near...
4 Dec 2017
Speed restriction areas at Kai Iwi Lakes are under scrutiny with a new round of...
1 Dec 2017, 10:23 AM
The coastal environment was the focus for this year’s annual WaiRestoration professional...
30 Nov 2017, 10:47 AM
Users of the four public transport services that collectively make up Northland’s...
29 Nov 2017, 4:11 PM
Kauri dieback is killing our kauri trees which are threatened with extinction. The...
7 Nov 2017, 9:32 AM
More than 250 students, teachers, family and community members hit the road in the Far...
6 Nov 2017, 3:54 PM
Just over a week remains for public comment on what is effectively an updated rulebook for...
26 Oct 2017, 8:58 AM
An upgraded Total Mobility Scheme will boast a new electronic swipe card system and allow...
26 Oct 2017
A new bylaw governing the future management of water-based activities at the iconic Kai...
16 Oct 2017, 3:28 PM
Whangarei beachgoers can now boost their tsunami readiness using new information boards at...
4 Oct 2017
A rust fungus introduced to New Zealand two years ago to wage biological war against...
29 Sep 2017, 1:20 PM
Local plans for managing freshwater in the catchments of Doubtless Bay, Mangere, Poutō,...
29 Sep 2017, 8:42 AM
Northlanders are being asked to be courteous and follow the rules – or risk fines and...
29 Sep 2017
Authorities are urging boaties – especially those from or visiting the Bay of Islands – ...
20 Sep 2017, 8:07 AM
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) is ‘leading the charge’ on electric vehicles, with...
13 Sep 2017, 8:09 AM
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) is to file an appeal against a recent High Court...
8 Sep 2017, 11:11 AM
Northlanders are being urged to leave their cars at home and take free public transport...
6 Sep 2017
Biosecurity officers have come to the aid of a historic mid-North church whose graveyard...
5 Sep 2017, 1:57 PM
An ambitious goal to create the nation’s first large-scale kiwi-safe ‘ecological corridor’...
4 Sep 2017, 11:58 AM
Tsunami sirens throughout Northland will be tested on the morning of Sunday 24 September,...
1 Sep 2017, 9:25 AM
Public comment is being sought on what is effectively an updated rulebook for the way...
25 Aug 2017, 9:01 AM
Onerahi School has become just the fifth school in Northland to achieve prestigious...
23 Aug 2017, 12:22 PM
Northlanders are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with an updated set of tsunami...
22 Aug 2017, 1:49 PM
The Northland Regional Council has confirmed it will loan $9.6 million to help the...
18 Aug 2017, 9:19 PM
A newly-issued High Court decision quashing several years of Northland Regional Council...
10 Aug 2017, 10:42 AM
A newly-released scoping study has shown investing in major irrigation projects in the...
8 Aug 2017, 1:56 PM
News the government is to make a $2 million contribution to $4M of work to improve...
4 Aug 2017, 3:49 PM
Long-running efforts to help protect Northland’s precious environment from unwanted pests...
3 Aug 2017, 9:19 AM
The Northland Regional Council’s first new office in almost 30 years has been officially...
26 Jul 2017, 1:02 PM
Progress is being made but plenty of work remains in the longstanding battle to minimise...
21 Jul 2017
Northland Regional Council is seeking feedback on a proposal to provide Northland...
28 Jun 2017
Ratepayers will foot around a third of the costs of Northland’s marine pest management,...
22 Jun 2017, 12:54 PM
Northland Regional Council Chairman Bill Shepherd welcomes the $13.5M investment in local...
22 Jun 2017, 11:26 AM
Long-running attempts to improve water quality issues at the iconic Whangarei Falls have...
21 Jun 2017
Two years after its introduction, a groundbreaking rate designed to target pests...
15 Jun 2017, 8:48 AM
Twenty-one schools Northland-wide have been allocated sums from $500 to $2000 to fund...
9 Jun 2017, 1:52 PM
The partners attempting to restore Lake Waiporohita on the Karikari Peninsula are thrilled...
8 Jun 2017, 10:54 AM
Smoke, helicopters and rescue vessels are likely to be visible in the Kai Iwi Lakes area...
7 Jun 2017, 10:01 AM
Two schools and a canoe club have won a $370 GoPro camera each after winning one of three...
18 May 2017, 3:04 PM
Some of Northland’s best-kept secrets will be showcased to delegates from 10 regional and...
16 May 2017, 3:40 PM
Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Nicolson has been reappointed to a second five-year term...
11 May 2017
Hundreds of submissions on possible new rules to prevent marine pests spreading, paying...
9 May 2017, 10:54 AM
As winter approaches authorities are urging motorists to slow down and take extra care on...
4 May 2017, 9:12 AM
Duck hunters in particular are being urged to take special care to prevent the spread of...
3 May 2017, 11:19 AM
Eighteen Kaipara young people are about to test their ability to handle water rescues,...
2 May 2017, 10:47 AM
Long term community recovery from the impact of Australia’s worst-ever bushfires will be...
28 Apr 2017
Pest plant experts will pass on tips on how to tackle some of the Northland’s worst weeds...
13 Apr 2017, 2:26 PM
Additional theft and damage means a planned temporary fix to an important Whangarei...
12 Apr 2017, 10:13 AM
Get in quick to make sure you have your say on possible new rules to prevent marine pests...
11 Apr 2017, 12:33 PM
The irresponsible theft of solar panels, batteries and other equipment from key navigation...
7 Apr 2017, 1:22 PM
An official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognising a relationship between the...
6 Apr 2017, 8:11 AM
A legally-required three-yearly review has begun of what is effectively the master plan...
5 Apr 2017, 11:34 AM
The Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group says continued rainfall this...
4 Apr 2017, 12:10 PM
The future needs of more than 2.5 million people – including 170,000 Northlanders – have...
4 Apr 2017, 11:54 AM
The Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is warning Northlanders to be aware...
4 Apr 2017, 9:07 AM
The Northland Regional Council is to open a new office at Waipapa near Kerikeri to deliver...
3 Apr 2017, 12:25 PM
Tireless community-driven efforts to restore Waipu Cove’s iconic dunes over the past...
20 Mar 2017
More than 20 students from three schools gathered in Whangarei recently to gain hands-on...
16 Mar 2017, 3:40 PM
Tsunami sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will be tested when daylight saving ends early...
16 Mar 2017, 10:13 AM
A charitable trust that operates the iconic Bay of Islands-based tall ship R. Tucker...
9 Mar 2017, 3:33 PM
The Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is advising of possible localised...
9 Mar 2017, 9:39 AM
Feedback is being sought on possible new rules to prevent the spread of marine pests, how...
6 Mar 2017, 9:40 AM
Friday’s announcement by Transport Minister Simon Bridges of the construction of a four...
3 Mar 2017, 12:53 PM
A Far North dune lake – one of just 12 in Northland officially classed as being in an...
27 Feb 2017, 12:39 PM
Hill country farmers whose erosion-prone properties drain to the Kaipara Harbour may be...
23 Feb 2017, 2:10 PM
Most of Northland’s most popular freshwater swimming spots – and their coastal equivalents...
21 Feb 2017, 12:11 PM
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) is to make a $1.5 million contribution to Whangarei’s...
14 Feb 2017
Organisers are hoping thousands of Northlanders will take part in a variety of events...
10 Feb 2017, 10:12 AM
Northlanders are being urged to take care with ever-dwindling groundwater supplies as the...
8 Feb 2017, 9:07 AM
Venison mini pies flavoured with herbs and onion will be the wild food treat used to lure...
1 Feb 2017, 11:56 AM
Northland councils are welcoming a $33.8 million Government investment that will give more...
23 Jan 2017, 9:25 AM
Plant and animal pests scattered through more than 1400 hectares of iconic bush, scrub and...
13 Jan 2017, 12:56 PM
The Northland region is currently experiencing a prolonged dry period due to the low...