News stories

Find out what locals and visitors think about Kororāreka-Russell's traffic management trial, and what they’d like to see happen next.

Comedy, a variety of beautiful music and risqué fashion are all on the menu at Kerikeri's Turner Centre in the month of May.

Taipā residents and visitors are being advised not to swim or collect shellfish from the bay due to the community’s wastewater treatment plant being overwhelmed by days of heavy rain.

Resource consents are a vital part of the process for many building, infrastructure and environmental development projects. Get a glimpse into how this team ensures compliance standards are met and construction quality is assured.

A new cemetery reservation process introduced in December is streamlining the way plots are booked and is helping to better manage cemeteries across the district.

Water restrictions in the Far North are easing from today (Monday 28 April). Four Far North towns returning to Level 1 from Level 2 water restrictions are Kerikeri-Waipapa, Kaitāia, Kaikohe and Ōkaihau.

The council applied unconventional warning signs to Kawakawa’s famous and equally unconventional Hundertwasser toilets this month to protect both the building and its many visitors.

A deliberate series of laser strikes on aircraft on final approach to land at Bay of Islands Kerikeri Airport has prompted reports to local police and renewed warnings about the dangers of high-powered laser devices, after two near-identical attacks occurred within the same week.

The future of Māori representation at district and regional level will be decided at the local elections this year. When voting for candidates to represent them locally, Far North residents and ratepayers will also be asked to vote in a binding poll about Māori wards and constituencies.