Far North District Council Auctions

Auction of Impounded Stock 
Auction of seized or Confiscated Equipment

Auction of Impounded Stock

Council Impounds wandering stock found on the district roads that are not under control. The Impounding Act 1955 states - If Stock is not recovered by their rightful owner, and all appropriate fees are not paid in the prescribed time, Council may auction off the stock to recover all costs incurred with the Impounding process. To do this, Council advertises the Auction date and details in the local newspaper (Northland Age and Northern News), detailing date and venue of the auction. Generally the auctions are held at either of Council’s stock pounds, at Pakaraka, or Kaitaia.

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Auction of Seized or Confiscated equipment

Council seize, with the assistance of the police, equipment as a result of a persistent noise nuisance, as required under sections 327 and 328 of the Resource Management Act 1991, and may also involve the confiscation of the equipment, in specific cases.

If seized equipment is not recovered by the rightful owner, and all associated fees paid, Council may auction the equipment to recover all costs incurred in the process. Any such auction will be advertised in the local newspapers (Northland Age or Northern News) and the auction maybe held at either Council’s offices in Kaikohe or Kaitaia

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