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A building project that promises to transform the centre of Kaikohe was officially launched this morning by iwi and hapū, community leaders and council representatives.

Want to pay less for your dog registration? Kahika Moko Tepania explains how you can while also keeping your kurī and the community safe.

Upgrading local sporting facilities to cover all weather conditions was a key focus of funding granted by Te Hiku Community Board at its recent meeting when 10 community groups received a share of approximately $75,000.

A $300,000 project to upgrade Russell's boat ramp and carpark is nearing completion, with sealing and line marking expected to be finished by the end of July.

Continued work to improve a 7.5km shared pathway that will enable cyclists, walkers and runners to travel between Russell and Ōpua, and then onto Hōreke was granted $71,500 at a recent community board meeting.

The chance to register your dog for the new financial year began on Monday 1 July. As well as being the best time to pay, for the cheapest fees, paying between 1 July and 31 August will put you in the draw to win a prize pack.

Forty-two new state-of-the-art tsunami sirens are to be installed near coastal settlements around the Far North District over the coming months. Watch the video to see how this early warning system will help save lives.

Water supplies will be turned off overnight to about 20 Ōpononi homes on Waianga Place after a watermain sprang a leak next to an electricity transformer this afternoon.

A collaboration formed to tackle food shortages and hunger in the Hokianga has been granted more than $26,000 by the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.