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.
NORTHLAND — Contingency planning is in progress to ensure water and wastewater services can be maintained during the proposed Transpower shutdown in the area north of the Mangamuka Ranges on Sunday 25th November 2007.
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NORTHLAND — A partial blockage in a sewer main on the corner of State Highway 11 and Haruru Falls Bridge Road has caused around 10.5 cubic metres of sewage to seep from a manhole adjacent to a small industrial estate nearby.
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NORTHLAND — Les King, candidate for the Western Ward of the Far North District Council, lodged an application with the District Court for an application for a Judicial Recount for the Western Ward, under section 90 of the Local Electoral Act 2001.
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NORTHLAND — The 26 successful candidates in the October triennial elections in the Far North have now officially taken up local government office.
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WAIKATO — An application for a recount has been lodged with the District Court by Les King, a Value for Ratepayers candidate who polled 15 votes behind successful Far North District Council candidate Laurie Byers.
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KAIKOHE — Far North Mayor Wayne Brown and the new district council will officially meet for the first time on Monday 05 November to begin the new triennial term.
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NORTHLAND — The closing date for nominations for the Far North District Council’s 2007 Citizens Awards has been extended.
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NORTHLAND — The Whangaroa community will have a further opportunity to learn more about progress on flood recovery initiatives and long term strategies for Kaeo flood protection at a public meeting scheduled for Monday 05 November.
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RUSSELL — Far North District Council contractors have moved quickly to isolate a faulty valve at the Russell wastewater plant and contain a moderate sewage spill into Uruti Bay this morning.
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NORTHLAND — Preliminary results include votes processed after the close of voting.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District has a new Mayor –Wayne Brown (Value for Ratepayers ticket).
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council’s District Plan is officially 98 per cent operative this week, (week beginning Monday October 15) marking a milestone in deliberations that have spanned years of negotiation, mediation and hearings.
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PAIHIA — Good progress is being made on the Paihia sewage pipeline replacement project with contractors currently laying pipes in Selwyn Rd as they work their way towards the town centre.
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KAWAKAWA — Construction is expected to start within a month on a new footbridge over the Waiomio Stream at Johnson Park, Kawakawa.
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PAIHIA — Far North Holdings Ltd officially opened the company’s new ferry passenger services building on the Paihia Wharf today.
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NORTHLAND — Removing graffiti from council-owned property costs the Far North District Council around $150,000 a year with most of the funds spent on community assets such as halls, toilets, sports complexes, playgrounds and other amenities.
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NORTHLAND — With only 10 days to go before the poll closes for the 2007 local elections, only 24.7% of eligible electors have cast their votes in the Far North.
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NORTHLAND — Contractors working on an emergency sewage storage tank are meeting engineering challenges head-on as they battle excess water and difficult soil conditions on the Puketona Road site.
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NORTHLAND — The He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust at Moerewa has captured a national award for a youth development project designed to inspire and encourage Far North young people to follow their dreams and aspirations.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council has successfully bid for the right to host the 2009 Local Authority Community Development Conference.
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KAITAIA — Kaitaia’s i-SITE has won this year’s Intercity Group “Agent of the Year” award for outstanding sales in the Visitor Information Network “medium” category.
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KERIKERI — A direction has been set for the future development of Kerikeri-Waipapa following the Far North District Council’s recent adoption of the area’s structure plan.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Faster building consent processing times are expected to result from a new process and form for issuing Far North District Council Project Information Memorandums (PIMs) and building consents (BCs) concurrently.
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NORTHLAND — A unique floating public toilet has been officially launched and has taken up its duties at the Opua quarantine wharf.
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NORTHLAND — The Government will continue to be lobbied for the resolution of liability and risk issues associated with the release of GMOs, the Far North District Council says.
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NORTHLAND — The $1,126,929 contract for the redevelopment of the Mangonui waterfront was officially launched this week with a site blessing ceremony.
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KERIKERI — A land purchase is to be negotiated in a move to resolve community concerns over a planning loophole which led to proposals for a multi-storey commercial development in central Kerikeri.
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NORTHLAND — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has pledged support for the Mangatowai Community Trust’s initiative to embark on a sustainable, multicultural enterprise in and around the Whangaroa harbour.
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KERIKERI — Far North District Council Deputy Mayor Laurie Byers today signalled his intention to seek council support to commence negotiations to renew the Kerikeri Rugby Club’s lease of the Kerikeri Domain for two years.
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NORTHLAND — The March and July floods on the Kaeo community have encouraged the Eastern Community Board to give tangible acknowledgement to the hardship many in the community may still be facing.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council was well on track to accreditation as a Building Consent Authority (BCA), Regulatory & Customer Services General Manager Patrick Schofield said today.
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KERIKERI — Kerikeri residents have given a resounding 'thumbs down' to the Far North District Council’s proposal to create a premier park at the Kerikeri Domain, instead choosing an option that favours retention of the playing fields with some perimeter planting and improvements.
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NORTHLAND — Calling good citizens, both young and old…nominations for the annual Far North District Council’s citizens’ awards open next week.
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KAIKOHE — No one was left unmoved at the conclusion of a breakfast by and for youth at The Hubb at Kaikohe’s Northland College last week.
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NORTHLAND — Kaeo residents severely impacted by flooding in March and July have been offered a choice as to whether or not they want the Far North District Council to pursue moves to have the floor level of their homes raised.
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NORTHLAND — It was a proud day for graduates and their supporters when six young women celebrated the completion of their Far North District Council cadetship at a graduation ceremony last week.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council has adopted new litter fees which increase the maximum penalty for illegally dumping rubbish to $400.
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KERIKERI — The Kerikeri mainstreet beautification project resumes this week (week beginning September 3) with work on the first stage starting at the Fairway Drive end of the central business district.
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KERIKERI — A dangerous Redwood tree in Hawkins Crescent, Kerikeri, is to be felled on Thursday (August 30).
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NORTHLAND — A $22.27 million contract for the maintenance and management of roads in the southern area of the Far North has been let to McBreen Jenkins Construction Ltd.
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NORTHLAND — The draft list of nominees for the Far North District Council and Northern, Eastern and Western Community Boards.
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NORTHLAND — The risk of sewage overflow will be significantly reduced when a new emergency storage tank is installed at Waitangi Major pumping station in Puketona Road.
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KERIKERI — The public will have an opportunity next month for some first-hand knowledge on progress being made with one of the most ambitious roading projects in the Far North in more than a century -the Kerikeri Heritage Bypass.
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NORTHLAND — A contract for $1,126,929 has been let for the long-awaited redevelopment of the Mangonui waterfront.
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PAIHIA — Work to replace the Paihia sewage pipeline from Central School car park pumping station in Williams Road to a gravity sewer in Davis Crescent off Marston Road is scheduled to begin at the end of this month.
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NORTHLAND — Nominations for the October local body elections close on Friday 24 August 2007 and as of 4 pm today (Monday) only 11 nominations have been confirmed for the 26 available seats on the council and its three Community Boards.
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NORTHLAND — Northland’s route towards a vibrant, growing regional economy has been mapped out with the release of an updated strategy designed to guide sustainable economic development in the North until 2011.
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NORTHLAND — Motorists are being warned to take special care while traveling on Far North roads over the next 24 hours.
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NORTHLAND — The Far North District Council is stepping up its plastics recycling effort as an environmental initiative to further reduce the level of waste going to landfills for final disposal.
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