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Volunteers target Great Barrier huts

Two Department of Conservation huts on Aotea/Great Barrier Island have been spruced up ahead of a busy summer. Over six days, 16 Backcountry Trust volunteers...

New Northpower trustees elected

The Northpower Electric Power Trust has confirmed the elected trustees who will represent electricity consumers in the Kaipara and Whangārei districts for the next three-year...

Ratepayer advocacy forges ahead

Mangawhai’s largest ratepayer organisation, Mangawhai Matters Society Inc (MM), says it is gearing up for one of its busiest periods yet, with four major issues...

Sculptors prepare for sensational sand spectacle

Creative sand sculptors will gather on the beach at Mangawhai Heads for the annual Sandsational event on Sunday January 25, from 10am onwards. Organised by...

Kaipara backs boat ramp gate at Lake Taharoa

An automated gate has been installed at Lake Ōkataina near Rotorua, and Kaipara District Council has supported moves to set-up a similar arrangement at Lake...

Trees celebrate college’s first year

Foundation students at Mangawhai Hills College marked a key milestone in the establishment of the township’s first secondary school recently, by planting native trees along...

Gallery presents eclectic summer line-up

Three new exhibitions will feature at the Mangawhai Artists Gallery over the Christmas holiday period. The annual cash and carry Christmas Exhibition opened on Saturday...

Burning, smoke nuisance complaints dominate

Burning and smoke nuisance complaints continue to dominate calls to the Northland Regional Council even as higher penalties are doled out. From July until the...

Water appointments upset Dargaville residents

Jonathan Larsen, Rachael Williams and Craig Jepson. Kaipara District Council is being accused of bias after appointing two Mangawhai councillors and the Mayor, who lives...

First flush for new Northland water authority

Northland’s three district councils have taken a major step toward overhauling how the region manages drinking water and wastewater, formally establishing an Elected Member Steering...