Far North District Council
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The Far North is the northernmost district in New Zealand. It shares its southern boundaries with Kaipara and Whangarei Districts. Together the three districts make up the Northland Region. With 7,324 square kilometres, the Far North District is the largest of the three districts, contributing 54% of the land area and 38% of the population of the region. The district is ranked in the top ten largest land areas covered by district and city councils.
KAIKOHE — When is a Christmas Parade float not a Christmas Parade float? When it’s a ‘cycling float’.
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A New Zealand-long walking trail conceived 35 years ago will open on Saturday.
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A New Zealand-long walking trail conceived 35 years ago will open on Saturday.
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PAIHIA — Paihia residents should be vigilant for discoloured tap water next week.
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Dry weather and the increased fire risk have forced the Northern Rural Fire Authority to declare prohibited and restricted fire seasons in the Far North district.
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Recreational boaties in the Bay of Islands are being asked to take extra care on the water during the State Russell to Paihia Ocean Swim on Saturday 10 December.
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A $100 bounty will be offered to people with information that helps the Far North District Council identify illegal rubbish dumpers.
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A 50 percent reduction in waste volumes that went to landfills three years ago is achievable by the end of 2013, the Far North District Council says.
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NORTHLAND — A $100 bounty will be offered to people with information that helps the Far North District Council identify illegal rubbish dumpers.
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NORTHLAND — A 50 percent reduction in waste volumes that went to landfills three years ago is achievable by the end of 2013, the Far North District Council says.
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Driving long distances to get a book out of a Far North District Council library will soon be a thing of the past for many people.
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Whangaroa is a little closer to achieving its community vision thanks to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.
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Public swimming pools in the South Hokianga should remain open this summer, thanks to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.
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A visitor centre at Mangonui and a surfcasting contest at Ninety Mile Beach were the big winners in the latest allocation of grants by Te Hiku Community Board.
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Sports people from Kerikeri took away the top trophies at this year’s Far North Sports Awards.
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A prudent approach to fiscal management has resulted in a budget surplus of $6.7 million, earning the Far North District Council praise from Audit New Zealand.
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KAIKOHE — Imagine cycling along a sun-dappled country path lined with lush native bush.
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KERIKERI — A maintenance shutdown of part of the reticulated water network in Kerikeri will leave some homes and businesses without water during the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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NORTHLAND — “He’s done a great job and we’re very sorry to lose him.” That is Far North Holdings chairman Ross Blackman’s reaction to news that chief executive Malcolm Nicolson is departing the company after 12 years at the helm.
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RUSSELL — A world champion, long-distance swimmer from Australia will compete in this year’s State Russell to Paihia Ocean Swim on December 10.
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Up to 300 people will get a sneak preview of Te Ahu Centre’s interior next month.
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NORTHLAND — A zero tolerance will be taken towards motorists who park illegally in parking spaces reserved for disabled people.
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NORTHLAND — Up to 300 people will get a sneak preview of Te Ahu Centre’s interior next month.
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NORTHLAND — A bookseller is the latest person to build a business around the He Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail.
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NORTHLAND — Graffiti battlers and artists were the big winners in the latest allocation of grants by the Kaikohe-Hokianga and Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Boards.
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KAITAIA — A heritage building in Kaitaia will get a spruce-up thanks to Te Hiku Community Board.
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NORTHLAND — A new stock truck effluent disposal facility near Pakaraka should help to make the district’s highways cleaner and safer.
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NORTHLAND — A local landscape designer may have the privilege of adding the finishing touches to the nearly-completed Te Ahu Centre in Kaitaia.
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NORTHLAND — Ownership of four Far North District Council pensioner units at Russell was transferred to social housing provider the Duffus Memorial Trust this week.
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On Sunday 18th September coach John Kirwan and his 50 strong Japanese rugby team will visit the Hokianga on the west coast of Northland to pay tribute to the Hokianga Harbour and our most famous living icon Tane Mahuta.
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NORTHLAND — People wishing to meet Far North Mayor Wayne Brown at community board meetings this month are reminded to make an appointment first.
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NORTHLAND — A model of a $12.2 million Hundertwasser Art Centre proposed for Whangarei will be displayed at Far North District Council service centres for the rest of the year.
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The future of fuel supplies at Houhora will be discussed at a public meeting next week.
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NORTHLAND — Sports clubs were the big winners in the latest allocation of grants by the district’s community boards.
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All Blacks Sonny Bill Williams, Tony Woodcock and Piri Weepu will visit Kaeo on Friday (September 2).
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NORTHLAND — Opononi households connected to the Far North District Council’s water supply will be without water for about an hour on Wednesday (August 31).
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Ideas on the route the Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail should take between Horeke and Okaihau will be asked for at a mapping workshop in Okaihau on Thursday.
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NORTHLAND — A street at Doubtless Bay has been named after World War II French Resistance heroine Nancy Wake who had family connections to the bay.
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KAITAIA — The final push to raise funds for the Te Ahu Centre in Kaitaia had the full weight of 100 keen bodies behind it this week.
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Kaipara could be controlled by politicians in Whangarei if ratepayers don’t lobby its council to join a debate about the future of local government in Northland, Far North Mayor Wayne Brown says.
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NORTHLAND — Streamlining the way it handles requests for road and drainage maintenance should speed up Far North District Council service delivery times and reduce costs.
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NORTHLAND — A long-awaited upgrade of Russell wharf could go ahead if the community can raise $100,000 for the $362,000 project.
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NORTHLAND — Groups of players are visiting 11 towns from Kaeo to Winton on September 2 before assembling for the Rugby World Cup tournament.
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Photos from the TrustPower Far North Community Awards that happened on August 1, 2011.
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HAMILTON — Movie goers in Kaitaia will get to see a long-awaited film about the life of famous Kiwi comedian Billy T James before most New Zealanders.
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KAIKOHE — Prime Minister John Key will meet people involved with the Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail during a visit to Kaikohe this month.
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KERIKERI — It’s a little piece of English woodland only a few minutes drive from Kerikeri’s central business district.
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NORTHLAND — It’s a little piece of English woodland only a few minutes drive from Kerikeri’s central business district.
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NORTHLAND — Groups that remove graffiti from Kaitaia buildings, maintain a Towai cemetery and manage a Mangonui heritage trail are the big winners in the latest allocation of grants by community boards.
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NORTHLAND — "We don’t want to do it, but we have no choice.” That is council chief executive David Edmunds’ message to Mangonui residents opposed to a safety railing the Northland Regional Council is requiring the district council to erect along a waterfront boardwalk at Mangonui.
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NORTHLAND — Winners of 2011 TrustPower Far North Community Awards will be announced on Monday week.
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NORTHLAND — The most powerful transport policy-maker in New Zealand has a better understanding of road problems in the Far North, thanks to an aerial tour of the district’s highways.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council will go as far as a ‘robust’ analysis of the risks, benefits and costs of creating local management controls for genetically modified plants and organisms in the Far North.
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KAIKOHE — The Far North District Council will go as far as a ‘robust’ analysis of the risks, benefits and costs of creating local management controls for genetically modified plants and organisms in the Far North.
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NORTHLAND — A cycle trail expert has given a big thumbs-up to a coast-to-coast cycle trail being developed in the Far North.
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KAITAIA — People went to the movies in Kaitaia for the first time in more than 20 years this week.
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NORTHLAND — The archives room at the Far North District Council's Procter Library at Kerikeri is becoming increasingly popular as a research facility as users realise just how extensive the catalogue has become.
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NORTHLAND — Hokianga and the Far North will receive 30-minutes of national exposure in a new television series which will premier on TV3 on Sunday (17 July).
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NORTHLAND — A charge has been introduced for the disposal of septic tank waste at Far North District Council wastewater treatment plants.
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NORTHLAND — Just how well is the Far North District Council doing and is it meeting community expectations? The question will be tested this month (July) in a representative telephone survey of 400 Far North residents to be carried out by the Hamilton-based research company, Versus Research Ltd.
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NORTHLAND — Rates will rise in the Far North this year but the funding required to balance the books will have different impacts across the residential, commercial and rural sectors.
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NORTHLAND — Tree planting and a workshop for commercial operators are next on the agenda in the development of the Pou Herenga Tai-Twin Coast Cycle Trail.
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NORTHLAND — A community group tasked with setting up a Community Response Plan for civil defence emergencies at Paihia and Waitangi is seeking to expand the area the plan will cover.
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KERIKERI — It has taken its time but the government has finally come to the party with subsidy approval for a contribution of up to $7.315 million towards an expand wastewater service in the Kerikeri area.
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NORTHLAND — An extra $215,000 has been added to the Far North District Council's budget for the new financial year in a bid to meet community demands for higher service levels in the tourist belt.
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KAIKOHE — The Lindvart Park Sport and Recreation Hub at Kaikohe has received a $340,000 SPARC grant over three years to assist with the development of the park as a multi-sport venue.
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KAIKOHE — A new initiative to regenerate Kaikohe and rekindle a sense of pride and achievement will be launched with a community "Expo" scheduled for 22 June 2011.
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The Far North's public debt is tracking nearly $16 million below expectations as a result of cloth-tightening initiatives in the face of the tough economic conditions across New Zealand.
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NORTHLAND — Water users in the Paihia, Waitangi, Haruru Falls and Opua areas are being asked to conserve water as an emergency measure while repairs are carried out to the treatment plant at Haruru Falls.
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KAIKOHE — New Zealand may be in the grips of an economic crunch but it is a contrasting scene in south-east China.
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NORTHLAND — Far North sports groups will benefit by nearly $28,000 as a result of grants made recently from the Kiwisport/SPARC Rural Travel Fund.
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NORTHLAND — Halve the amount of waste going into landfills by 2013 is the target set out in the Far North District Council’s new Waste Management and Minimisation Plan which comes into effect from 01 June this year.
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NORTHLAND — Motorists are being advised to take extreme care if travelling near Opito Bay east of Kerikeri over the next eight weeks while repairs are carried out to a major slip.
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NORTHLAND — Urban communities in the Far North are being invited to nominate trees worthy of protection which residents believe should be added to the District Plan Schedule of Notable Trees.
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NORTHLAND — An electronic information network is being established to keep the community up with the play on developments as construction nears completion on the first stage of the Pou Herenga Tai –Twin Coast Cycle Trail in the Far North.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council's website has been ranked fourth out of 78 local authorities across New Zealand.
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RUSSELL — A unique partnership arrangement has been struck with business interests that may pave the way for an early start on a $362,000 refurbishment of the Russell wharf.
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PAIHIA — The Williams House and associated gardens at Paihia have been accorded an historic reserve classification after many years of community discussion and debate.
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NORTHLAND — A draft Far North District Council policy on freedom camping will go out to the public for feedback and comment next week.
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A formal challenge and open public invitation has been issued by Far North Mayor Wayne Brown to join him on a 13-kilometre cycle ride on the former railway corridor from Okaihau to Kaikohe on Sunday 29th May 2011.
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NORTHLAND — An uncertain economic climate and the aftermath of the "leaky homes" syndrome has rocketed building compliance issues to the top of the list for home buyers.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council is stepping up to the plate in a campaign to reduce the volume of hazardous waste finding its way into domestic and commercial rubbish bags.
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NORTHLAND — New directors have been appointed to take over the reins of the Far North District Council trading company, Far North Holdings Ltd.
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PAIHIA — A land swap between the New Zealand Fire Service and Far North Holdings Ltd has paved the way for the construction of a modern new fire house and emergency facilities at Paihia.
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NORTHLAND — They’ve weathered a drought and battled through last week’s cyclone…now nature is throwing pestilence at Far North farmers in the form of a pasture-devouring caterpillar.
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NORTHLAND — One of the the largest airborne geophysical surveys to have been carried out in New Zealand will take place in Northland over the next two months.
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NORTHLAND — An unconditional agreement has been reached to provide for the sale and purchase of a block of six council-owned pensioner flats at Mangonui, Operations Manager for Infrastructure and Assets Sue Hodge confirmed today.
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NORTHLAND — Communities in the Far North reacting to the prospect of freedom camping on reserves in their areas have been assured no decisions have yet been made.
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NORTHLAND — The peak has past but about 50 people displaced by flooding in the Far North are still being assisted at temporary welfare centres at Kerikeri, Kawakawa, Kaeo and Haruru Falls.
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NORTHLAND — An overseas yachting visitor left the country $10,000 out of pocket after a barbeque on the beach last summer sparked a fire which destroyed regenerating bush and threatened multi-million-dollar homes in the Bay of Islands.
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RUSSELL — Recreational boaties and regular harbour users are being asked to take particular care on the water during the State NZ Ocean Swim Series in the Bay of Islands on Saturday 11th December 2010.
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NORTHLAND — High praise has been given the Far North District Council's Annual Report and Finance and Treasury Manager Janice Smith who was responsible for the document.
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NORTHLAND — Around 350 personal computers, 400 monitors and 270 printers, scanners and fax machines were among electronic items dropped off at collection points during e-Day in the Far North this year.
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NORTHLAND — Nominations are now being sought from the public for the Far North District Council's 2010 Citizens' Awards, designed to honour those in the community who work without reward to make the district a better place.
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