Resource Library (1)
Resource Library
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Plans, Policy & Strategy
- Statutory Acknowledgements
- Annual plans
- Annual reports
- Civil Defence
- Climate change
- Long term plans
- Financial policies
- Flood Risk Reduction
- Governance documents
- Marsden Maritime Holdings
- Marsden Point
- Moorings and Marinas Strategy
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Pest management
- Northland Regional Pest and Marine Pathway Management Plan
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Biosecurity Operational Plans and Reports
- Biosecurity Operational Plan 2024-2025
- Biosecurity Operational Report 2023-2024
- Biosecurity Operational Plan 2023-2024
- Biosecurity Operational Report - 2022-2023
- Biosecurity Operational Plan 2022-2023
- Biosecurity Operational Plan 2021-2022
- Biosecurity Operational Report - 2021-2022
- Biosecurity Operational Report - 2020-2021
- Biosecurity Operational Plan 2020-2021
- Biosecurity Operational Report - 2019-2020
- Biosecurity Operational Plan 2019-2020
- Biosecurity Operational Report - 2018-2019
- Biosecurity Operational Plan 2018-2019
- Memorandum of Understanding - Biosecurity NZ, DOC and Te Uru Kahika
- Whangārei Marine Biosecurity Charter
- Background information on the Mediterranean Fanworm to Support Regional Response Decisions
- Level of Fouling (LoF) guidance and schematics
- Policies
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Regional Plans
- Proposed Regional Plan for Northland
- Regional Air Quality Plan
- Regional Coastal Plan
- Regional Coastal Plan Maps
- Regional Water and Soil Plan
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Regional Water and Soil Plan Maps
- RWSP: Appendix 6 - Maps of Erosion Prone Land
- RWSP: Appendix 18 - Maps of Outstanding Value Rivers
- RWSP: Schedule A - Aquifers with High Actual or Potential Demand
- RWSP: Schedule F - Aquifers Sensitive to Bore Construction
- RWSP: Schedule B - Aquifers at Risk of Seawater Intrusion
- RSWP: Schedule C - Geothermal Aquifers
- Regional Policy Statement
- Regional Software Holdings Limited
- Te Tai Tokerau Resilience Action Plan and Approach
- Archive - Plans, Policies and Strategy
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Research and reports
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Air Quality
- Air Quality Snapshot Report 2023-2024
- Dargaville air emission inventory 2023
- Whangārei and Kaitaia airshed investigation - target locations for monitoring sites
- Northland air quality – state and trends 2015-2021
- Recommendations for prioritisation of monitoring in Northland airsheds (2020)
- Ambient PM10 monitoring of unsealed roads in Northland 2013 - 2020
- Ambient PM10 monitoring of unsealed roads 2019/20
- Whangārei and Kaitaia air emission inventories for PM10 - 2018
- PM10 composition sources and trends in the Whangarei Airshed
- Ambient PM10 monitoring of unsealed roads 2014
- Biodiversity
- Climate and weather
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Coastal
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Coastal water quality
- Annual report cards - Coastal 2024
- Annual report cards - Coastal 2022
- Assessing litter loads and composition from urban stormwater discharges in Northland
- Annual report cards - Coastal 2021
- Application of Physiographic based modelling to estimate contaminant load to the Hokianga Harbour (Pearson and Rissmann 2020)
- Coastal water quality monitoring results 2018-2020
- Coastal water quality monitoring 2013-2017
- Coastal Water Quality Monitoring 2010-2014 Results
- Interpreting Northland’s Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Results
- Investigation into the decline of pipi at Mair Bank, Whangārei Harbour
- Macroalgae at Waipu Northland
- Microbial source tracking in Kerikeri and Houhora
- Microplastic contamination in Te Tai Tokerau-Northland (Aotearoa-New Zealand) beach sediments
- Population and biomass survey of cockles in Whangārei Harbour 2014
- Recommended Coastal Water Quality Standards for Northland
- Review of NRCs consent conditions for dredging (2015)
- State of the Environment Water Quality in Whangārei Harbour 2000-2010
- Tākou Awa water quality report 2019-2020
- Whangarei Harbour Stormwater Dilution Modelling (Greer et al 2020)
- Quantifying Contaminant Sources in the Upper Whangarei Harbour Catchment
- Estuary monitoring
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Marine habitat assessments
- Characterisation of Shallow Soft Seafloor Biomes of Bay of Islands
- Northland intertidal vegetation mapping methodology
- Mangawhai SEA Habitat Assessment 2020
- Northland Marine Habitats
- Remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) survey and habitat assessment of Ruakaka Estuary
- Waipū Estuary SEA assessment 2021
- Saltmarsh and mangroves
- Seagrass studies
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Sedimentation reports
- Bay of Islands and Whāngarei Harbour Sediment Monitoring Programme 2016
- Bay of Islands Sedimentation Report
- Far North Harbours water and sedimentation study
- Kaipara Harbour Sedimentation Report
- Sediment and its sources: From land to river to the Bay of Islands
- Whangārei Harbour and Bay of Islands Coastal Sediment Report 2014
- Whangārei Harbour Sedimentation Report
- Shellfish reports
- Tsunami hazard assessments, sources and modelling studies
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Coastal water quality
- Economic Development
- Flood risk reduction
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Groundwater
- Aupouri Aquifer Review
- Aupouri Peninsula Water Resources Assessment (1991)
- Aupouri Aquifer
- Awanui
- Coopers Beach, Cable Bay, Mangonui
- Glenbervie
- Kaikohe
- Kaikohe Water Resources Assessment (1992)
- Mangawhai
- Maungakaramea
- Maunu, Maungatapere, Whatitiri
- Maunu, Maungatapere, Whatitiri Aquifers - Sustainable Yield Assessment
- National Survey of Pesticides in Groundwater 2010
- Ruawai
- Ruawai Aquifer Management Zone
- Russell Groundwater Modelling Report
- Russell Water Resources
- Summary table - groundwater investigations
- Three Mile Bush
- Water Resources of the Maunu, Maungatapere, Whatitiri area
- Lakes
- Land
- Natural hazards
- Northland hazards
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Recreational swimming programme
- Recreational Swimming Safeswim Review 2023-2024
- Recreational Swimming Safeswim Review 2022-2023
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 20/21
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 19/20
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 18/19
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 17/18
- Problem sites investigation update and ongoing strategy 2017/18
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 16/17
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 15/16
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 13/14
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 12/13
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 10/11
- Recreational Swimming Water Quality Report 09/10
- Recreational Bathing Water Quality Report 08/09
- Recreational Water Quality Report 07/08
- Faecal Source Tracking at Recreational Bathing Locations in Northland
- Freshwater Bathing Water Quality Report 05/06
- Freshwater Bathing Water Quality Report 04/05
- Freshwater Bathing Water Quality Report 03/04
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Rivers and streams
- Northland Freshwater Fish Monitoring: 2023-2024
- Annual report cards - Rivers 2024
- Nutrient criteria and drivers of periphyton in Northland rivers
- Water Quality Index - Methodology
- Water quality investigation for Raumanga catchment
- High-flow harvesting
- Northland Freshwater Fish Monitoring: Summer 2022/2023
- Mt. Taika Forest Freshwater Insect Survey 2022
- Database and eDNA Records for Freshwater Species of Conservation Interest
- Final annual report cards - Rivers 2023
- Drivers of macroinvertebrate communities in Northland streams
- Northland Freshwater Fish Monitoring 2021/2022
- A review of river microbial water quality data in the Northland region
- High-Resolution Digital River Network for Northland
- Ecological health of stream invertebrate communities in Northland
- Dissolved Oxygen and Ecosystem Metabolism Measurement for Northland rivers
- Physiographic Controls over Water Quality State for the Northland Region
- River water quality and ecology in Northland 2012-2016
- Periphyton growth in Northland rivers
- Kaupapa Māori Freshwater Assessments
- Taumarere Catchment Water Quality Update 2016
- River Water Quality and Ecology in Northland - States and Trends 2007-2011
- Waipu Catchment Water Quality 2007-2011
- River Values Assessment System (RiVAS) Reports
- Puwera Catchment Report 2006-2011
- Otarao Catchment Water Quality Study
- Northland Stream Habitat Assessments 2007
- Northland Rivers Habitat Assessments 2008-2010
- Northland Rivers Habitat Assessment 2012
- Northland River Water Quality Monitoring Network: 2006 State and Trends
- Northland River Water Quality Monitoring Network Report: 2008-2009
- Northland River Water Quality Monitoring Network - 2010 State and Trends
- Northland Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2013
- Northland Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2012
- Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2011
- Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2010
- Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2009
- Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2008
- Macroinvertebrate Biotic Indices for Northland
- Flow requirements for instream habitat in Northland
- Biosecurity status of non-native freshwater fish species in Northland
- Water Quality Information for Otiria Stream
- Agrichemicals in surface water risk assessment
- Saltmarsh and mangroves
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Air Quality
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Publications
- Air
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Coast
- Navigation Safety Bylaw 2017
- Navigation Safety Bylaw - Infringements and Fees
- Kai Iwi Lakes Navigation Safety Bylaw 2017
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Boating in Northland 2024-2025
- Download the full Boating in Northland booklet 2024-2025
- Tide tables
- Who to call - contact information
- About this booklet
- Distress, urgency and calls
- Marine radio stations
- Prep | Check | Know
- Watch your wake
- Watch out for ships
- STOP exotic caulerpa seaweed
- Areas to avoid
- Inner Bay of Islands zone restrictions
- New marine protected areas
- Steer clear of the wave buoys
- When anchoring
- Crossing bars
- Diving and dive flags
- Waste disposal
- Oil and fuel spills
- Northland Tide Tables
- Driving safely on Northland beaches
- Protection structures in the Coastal Marine Area
- Guide for superyachts in Northland
- Poor Knights Routeing - Marine protection rules Part 190
- Kayaks and Paddleboards
- Dune Plants
- Weed control on sand dunes
- Caring for Northland's dunes
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Land
- Poplar windthrow following Cyclone Gabrielle
- Trees for the Land
- Northland natives plant guide
- Clean Streams - A guide to riparian management
- Poplars and willows for soil conservation
- Land use options and economic returns for marginal hill country in Northland
- Plantation forestry best practice for Northland
- Erosion control
- Fish-friendly culverts and rock ramps in small streams
- Building and maintaining farm tracks
- Rock types maps
- Soil types maps
- Preventing Pollution
- Waste
- Water
- Wetlands
- Environmental Monitoring
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Transport publications
- Regional Land Transport Plan for Northland 2021-2027 (2023 Review)
- Regional Public Transport Plan for Northland 2021-2031
- Northland Walking and Cycling Strategy
- Northland Transport Needs Investigation - Report
- Upper North Island Ports Study
- Upper North Island Freight Story
- 30 Year Transport Strategy for Northland
- Heavy Traffic Volumes Report
- Newsletters
- Resource Library Archive
Resource Library Archive
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Plans, Policies and Strategy Archive
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Annual plan and financial policies archive
- 2023 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2022 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2021 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2020 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2019 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2018 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2017 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2016 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2015 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2014 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2013 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2012 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2011 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2010 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2009 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2008 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- 2007 Archive - Annual Plan & Policies
- Long Term Plan Archive
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Annual Report Archive
- 2023 Archive - Annual Report
- 2022 Archive - Annual Report
- 2021 Archive - Annual Report
- 2020 Archive - Annual Report
- 2019 Archive - Annual Report
- 2018 Archive - Annual Report
- 2017 Archive - Annual Report
- 2016 Archive - Annual Report
- 2015 Archive - Annual Report
- 2014 Archive - Annual Report
- 2013 Archive - Annual Report
- 2012 Archive - Annual Report
- 2011 Archive - Annual Report
- 2010 Archive - Annual Report
- 2009 Archive - Annual Report
- 2008 Archive - Annual Report
- 2006 Archive - Annual Report
- 2007 Archive - Annual Report
- Civil Defence Archive
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Annual plan and financial policies archive
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Research and Reports Archive
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Lakes Research and Reports Archive
- Northland Lakes Annual Report 2016
- Historic changes to water quality indicators in Poutō dune lakes
- Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2013
- Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2012
- Northland lakes water quality and ecology - State and trends 2007-2011
- Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2011
- Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2010
- Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2009
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Lakes Research and Reports Archive
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Environmental Monitoring Archive
- State of the Environment Report archive
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Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2011 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2010 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2009 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2008 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2006 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2005 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2003 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- 2002 Annual Environmental Monitoring archive
- Transport documents Archive
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