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Kerikeri Youth Councillor wins speech award

Published on 30 June 2022

Council would like to congratulate Far North Youth Councillor Joe Howells from Kerikeri High School for his achievement as co-winner of the Race Unity Aotearoa Speech Awards 2022 with his speech, setting an audacious goal for all New Zealanders to aspire to.

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Copthorne Bay of Islands Far North Rally returns for 2022

Published on 30 June 2022

Tomorrow night marks the opening of the Copthorne Bay of Islands Far North Rally with a welcome ceremony with iwi and council from 7pm at the resort in Waitangi.

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Reviewing the past three years

Published on 30 June 2022

By Deputy Mayor Ann Court.
It’s hard to believe that there is now a little more than three months before the next council election. Residents who are enrolled will begin receiving voting papers in the mail from 16 September and election day will be on 8 October.

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Kerikeri Domain playground to finish in July

Published on 29 June 2022

The much-anticipated playground area in the Kerikeri Domain looks set for completion in July, adding another new facility to the Far North.

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No more library fines

Published on 28 June 2022

Councillors have decided to make Far North District Libraries fine free from July 1, 2022. This means there will no longer be any fines for overdue books. However, there will still be charges for customers who lose or damage an item.

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Far North dog registration forms to be resent

Published on 28 June 2022

Far North dog owners are being asked to disregard erroneous dog registration letters posted out last week after incorrect fee and microchip details were discovered on some forms.

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Three waters concerns remain for council

Published on 23 June 2022

On 1 June, my fellow councillors and I sent an open letter to the local government minister, Nanaia Mahuta, expressing our grave concerns about the Government’s proposed three waters reform model. It was not the first time we have voiced our misgivings about the reforms and, once again, we invited the minister to meet with us to discuss those concerns.

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