New improved workboat blessed

08:00 Wed, 15 May

Northland Regional Council’s new $3.2 million workboat was blessed and officially named Waikare II in the Bay of Islands on April 30. The 17.5-metre catamaran...

Slip map a boon to road users

08:00 Wed, 24 Apr

Motorists and residents in Kaipara can now consult an online mapping tool to see the status of repairs to the hundreds of slips affecting the...

Emergency services defunding proposal sets off alarm bells

08:00 Tue, 16 Apr

Northland Rescue Helicopter critical care paramedics Leah Baker and Josh Raravula. The helicopter service carries out an average of 1000-1200 missions a year. Photo, NEST....

Regional transport projects under the microscope

08:00 Fri, 8 Mar

Upgrades to Brynderwyns detour routes and stronger transport connections between Northland and Auckland are among priority projects in a draft Northland Regional Land Transport Plan...

Northland climate plan

22:00 Wed, 11 Oct

Northland Regional Council has adopted an ambitious plan to slash the organisation’s own carbon emissions by half by 2030 and to net zero by 2050....

Good turnout at slip field day

10:00 Tue, 20 Jun

More than 60 farmers and landowners gathered at the Ahuroa Hall for a well-organised series of presentations to provide advice and support for remediating land...