2023

22 Dec 2023, 9:46 AM
Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Roto Ōmāpere (Lake Ōmāpere Trust) and NRC sign Relationship Agreement.
21 Dec 2023, 1:15 PM
Officials are asking the public for help after a dead wallaby was found at the side of the...
20 Dec 2023, 1:42 PM
Locals and visitors to the region are being advised summer in Northland looks set to be...
19 Dec 2023, 1:30 PM
The Northland Regional Council has launched an online resource designed to help both...
18 Dec 2023, 1:20 PM
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board is launching its Summer Safety programme to protect locals...
15 Dec 2023, 10:15 AM
Local government and tangata whenua kaitiaki are gearing up to prevent an invasive...
13 Dec 2023, 8:29 AM
Christmas is coming and bus services in Northland will be free on Friday 22 December,...
12 Dec 2023, 11:15 AM
All Northland Regional Council offices in Whangārei and service centres around the region...
12 Dec 2023, 11:04 AM
The popular mobile summer rubbish barge service will be back on the water in the Bay of...
12 Dec 2023, 10:06 AM
A nine-year-old's artwork highlighting the environmental benefits of public transport is...
6 Dec 2023, 8:09 AM
Northland Regional Council (NRC) staff are celebrating two wins at the recent Association...
28 Nov 2023, 3:03 PM
Geoff Crawford has been voted in as the new Chair of the Northland Regional Council and...
21 Nov 2023, 11:26 AM
The Northland Regional Council will once again use the online Safeswim platform to deliver...
7 Nov 2023, 10:18 AM
A Kaitaia cafe which uses an array of sustainable, climate positive initiatives has won...
27 Oct 2023, 8:04 AM
People are being asked to leave beanbags and other polystyrene products at home when...
25 Oct 2023, 8:13 AM
Public feedback is being sought from 1 November on a draft Freshwater Plan Change that...
13 Oct 2023, 8:50 AM
“Without this, Northland will continue to fall behind the rest of the country in all four...
9 Oct 2023, 9:45 AM
A new $3.5 million, 60-metre bridge key to the Otiria and Moerewa flood scheme has opened...
3 Oct 2023, 9:54 AM
Northland Regional Councillors have adopted an ambitious plan to slash the organisation’s...
29 Sep 2023, 8:38 AM
The Hikurangi Link will be adding a new Tuesday bus service to its existing Thursday run...
20 Sep 2023, 11:06 AM
A Northland man has been fined more than $33,000 for an incident that saw dozens of large...
15 Sep 2023, 12:03 PM
CityLink and Far North Link passengers will be able to travel for free on Friday September...
15 Sep 2023, 9:53 AM
Northland’s six-monthly tsunami siren test will take place at the start of daylight saving...
14 Sep 2023, 12:02 PM
New no-take fishing areas have been formally adopted by Northland Regional Council...
7 Sep 2023, 12:35 PM
Our popular free annual workshops on how to tackle some of our worst weeds, will be on...
4 Sep 2023, 9:55 AM
A new collaborative project has arisen from the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, which aims...
31 Aug 2023, 12:23 PM
Funding of $1.7 million is available over the next three years for the fencing of grazed...
28 Aug 2023, 12:06 PM
The Northland Regional Council is warning sports bodies, schools and other organisations...
24 Aug 2023, 10:36 AM
Northland Regional Council members have welcomed the passing of the Spatial Planning Act...
24 Aug 2023, 9:34 AM
A roughly 40-year-old wharf that had fallen into disrepair in the Kaipara has been removed...
24 Aug 2023, 9:09 AM
One hundred students destined for tertiary study and possible eventual careers in primary...
25 Jul 2023, 11:54 AM
Development of the Otiria and Moerewa flood scheme has reached a significant milestone...
24 Jul 2023, 11:25 AM
CBEC EcoSolutions’ Community Compost Connection Programme named Te Tohu Matua – Supreme...
11 Jul 2023, 9:12 AM
Finalists have been announced for the fifth annual Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa...
6 Jul 2023, 9:08 AM
The Northland Regional Council is urging people to burn considerately and avoid earthworks...
28 Jun 2023, 2:38 PM
Northland Regional Council rates will rise 10.48 percent – or on average $45.95 a year –...
27 Jun 2023, 2:04 PM
The Northland Regional Council is to invest $300,000 for the development of a business...
22 Jun 2023, 12:29 PM
Public transport fares in Northland are changing from Saturday 01 July.
19 Jun 2023, 9:56 AM
An application by Northland Regional Council has secured $1.7 million in funding over four...
14 Jun 2023, 1:10 PM
A step in the right direction but much more resourcing and action is urgently needed.
12 Jun 2023, 10:52 AM
There’s still time to enter the fifth annual Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa ā...
24 May 2023, 12:01 PM
Applications are open for the fifth annual Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa ā Taiao...
24 May 2023, 11:11 AM
Northlanders are being asked to keep an eye out for new patches of Manchurian wild rice...
24 May 2023, 9:19 AM
Six Northland students are set to receive $4000 in financial assistance and paid work...
22 May 2023, 8:20 AM
A meeting between new Conservation Minister, Willow-Jean Prime, the Northland Regional...
19 May 2023, 5:19 PM
A small clump of suspected Caulerpa brachypus seaweed has been potentially been spotted on...
15 May 2023, 9:15 AM
A ‘manifestly insufficient’ response by Biosecurity New Zealand to the threat posed to...
9 May 2023, 8:55 AM
Investigations are underway into the mysterious loss of most of the submerged vegetation...
28 Apr 2023, 8:16 AM
Two dozen Northland Regional Council staff have taken part in a practical exercise based...
18 Apr 2023, 9:33 AM
Organisers estimate about 300 lifejackets have been distributed to communities throughout...
4 Apr 2023, 8:42 AM
The Northland Regional Council has revealed a suite of measures in response to Cyclone...
27 Mar 2023, 11:26 AM
Northland’s six-monthly tsunami siren test will take place at the end of daylight saving...
23 Mar 2023, 9:10 AM
Time is running out for tāngata whenua to apply for a share of a new $20,000 fund designed...
21 Mar 2023, 8:30 AM
A start has been made on a new 60-metre long, $3.5 million road bridge at the heart of new...
20 Mar 2023, 1:30 PM
Less pollution and better conditions for aquatic plants and animals is what people most...
17 Mar 2023, 10:36 AM
The public is being asked for its views on the Northland Regional Council’s Annual Plan...
10 Mar 2023, 10:02 AM
Organisers are hoping up to 300 tamariki will attend one of a series of fun-filled...
10 Mar 2023, 8:59 AM
In the leadup to the reopening of the eastern Brynderwyns detour route, authorities have...
28 Feb 2023, 10:26 AM
Northland Regional Council will be at Northland Field Days again this year. The council’s...
28 Feb 2023, 9:49 AM
Northland’s four local authorities have signed an agreement setting out the way they will...
27 Feb 2023, 5:30 PM
Contractors working on the Lang’s Beach bridge on Cove Road have encountered further...
26 Feb 2023, 6:18 PM
Authorities in Northland are advising travellers to stay up-to-date and amend their plans...
23 Feb 2023, 12:33 PM
Northland’s Regional Transport Committee has thanked all those who have ‘muscled in’ to...
23 Feb 2023, 11:08 AM
A ‘fit for purpose’ Northland roading network prioritising State Highways and strategic...
21 Feb 2023, 5:16 PM
Waka Kotahi and partners Northland Transportation Alliance, along with Northland Police...
20 Feb 2023, 2:11 PM
Northland Civil Defence has issued an immediate ban on truck and trailer units using an...
15 Feb 2023, 1:28 PM
As Te Taitokerau begins the massive clean-up and recovery job following Cyclone Gabrielle,...
12 Feb 2023, 4:35 PM
A precautionary state of emergency has been declared for Northland as at 4.30pm Sunday 12...
10 Feb 2023, 1:34 PM
MetService New Zealand today (Friday 10 February) has maintained Heavy Rain and Strong...
9 Feb 2023, 1:00 PM
Tāngata whenua are being invited to apply for a share of a new $20,000 fund designed to...
1 Feb 2023, 1:41 PM
Northlanders are being urged to celebrate Northland’s unique and diverse wetlands –...
1 Feb 2023, 10:34 AM
The state of emergency declared for Northland yesterday (Tuesday 31 January) as part of...
31 Jan 2023, 1:22 PM
A state of emergency has been declared for Northland as at 1pm Tuesday 31 January, for an...
31 Jan 2023, 9:29 AM
MetService New Zealand has upgraded Northland to its first ever Red Heavy Rain Warning, as...
25 Jan 2023, 9:11 AM
An online survey asking Northlanders to identify freshwater areas of importance to them,...