News stories

Water supplies to Kaikohe will be affected overnight for six hours on Wednesday 17 June. The planned outage will affect water pressure from 10pm to 4am. Residents and businesses are advised to prepare in advance for their overnight water needs as reduced water pressure will affect the amount of water available.

All three Far North community boards have committed to supporting Matariki celebrations and other community initiatives across the district as part of their June funding decisions.

Spark, the Far North District Council (FNDC) and Dryad have implemented an advanced ultra-early fire detection system at the Waitangi Endowment Forest.

A modern refurbishment of the layout and look of the Hokianga isite at Ōpononi starts on Monday 15 June and is expected to take three weeks. The refresh will cause minimum disruption to isite and council contact centre services with a dedicated isite desk set up temporarily at the Manea Footprints of Kupe centre, located nearby.

It is now easier to visit Tōtara North Cemetery, with repairs to its 350-metre-long driveway newly completed.

Do you have experience with Far North District Council services, spaces, and facilities while living with a disability? If so, we want to hear from you!

Thinking of building? You can now use an online map to quickly confirm whether your property is in a development contributions catchment area and get an indicative cost of the amount that may be due.

Aluminium joinery, now installed throughout the new Kaikohe Library and Civic Hub building, will soon be followed by a number of exciting interior elements.