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Community boards across the Far North have approved funding for local events during the February meetings.

Far North District Council (FNDC) is taking the lead in reuniting lost dogs with their owners with the introduction of a new text system as part of dog registration later this year.

A Far North Creative Communities grant has helped bring RockQuest back to centre stage in the region, leading to a national scholarship win for a Kerikeri student.

Can you believe NZ's hottest band, The Beths, is coming to play in little old Kerikeri this month! Check out the other cool events coming up in March.

The final chapter has closed on this year’s Summer Reading programme at He Puna Mārama, Far North District Libraries, with scores of tamariki across the Te Hiku o Te Ika diving into books, creativity and imagination.

A multi-million-dollar upgrade to Kaikohe’s water reticulation system is on track to be completed by the end of March, while wastewater connection upgrades will continue for several more months, through until late 2026.

The full recording of Far North District Council’s second State of the Far North Address – Te Taumata o Te Hiku o te Ika is now available to watch online, following last week’s event at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri.

Far North District Council has been ranked 10th out of 54 district councils across New Zealand for customer experience, following the release of the 2025 Customer Experience (CX) Benchmarking Programme results by the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM).

Anticipation is revving up across the Far North for the annual Cruz’n the Bayz which gets into gear this week.