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Northland Regional Council has allocated $500,000 to help remove trees in rivers and will prioritise areas where there is the highest risk of river blockage and subsequent impacts.
“We aim to commence these works as soon as possible to enable as much clearing of trees as possible before the winter wet weather hits us,” chair Tui Shortland says.
Council is in discussions with central government agencies about the possibility of additional government funding.
“We’re aware that the funding we’re providing will not be sufficient to remove all trees from all rivers.”
Also on the funding front, the council was looking to make up to $300,000 of land management funding available to support landowners, marae and hapu to rebuild riparian fencing damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.
