The dog registration year is off to a great start, with caring owners registering more than 7000 of their canine companions in the first three months.

Motorists on Ngawha Springs Road are being urged to drive with caution as work on stage two of the Ngawha Power Station extension gets underway today (5 October).

Residents on Arawhata Road and Mangatete Heights in Kaingaroa, will have a more convenient way to dispose of household rubbish, with kerbside collections being introduced.

Community members are being encouraged to put their hands up and contribute to decisions made by the Ōpononi Ōmāpere Wastewater Treatment Plant Community Working Group.

It was a milestone day for six new cadets last week (21 September), as Far North District Council Chambers rang with waiata to mark the start of a potentially life-changing 10-month work programme.

Collaboration, innovative thinking and a willingness to challenge conventional approaches to wastewater treatment at Ahipara has earned the 2026 Ronald Hicks Memorial Award from Water New Zealand.