News stories

Young artists have drawn on their talents for an art competition run by Far North District Council’s policy and planning team.

Far North Mayor Kahika Moko Tepania has paid tribute to Te Hiku local, Des Mahoney, who has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

This year’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, which runs from Saturday 14 to Saturday 21 September, is being celebrated with a range of activities at libraries throughout the Far North - including the chance to win a $50 prezzy card.

Far North District Council licensing inspectors are working directly with an alcohol store owner whose business was caught selling alcohol to a minor during a police-controlled purchase operation last month in the Hokianga.

Boaties and fishers are in for a treat with two of the jetties on Whangaroa Harbour being upgraded with new pontoons.

A first-of-its-kind event for local government in New Zealand is coming to the Far North and will be a game changer for our district.  Leaders in Te Ao Māori, business, and politics will gather alongside interested residents from throughout our communities on the evening of Tuesday 12 November, at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri.

Seed libraries at five Far North libraries are flourishing with people of all ages discovering their green fingers and growing their own produce.

Councillors voted unanimously to retain the district’s Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori Ward at an Extraordinary Meeting held today (Friday 6 September) at Ngāwhā Innovation and Enterprise Park.

Far North Mayor Kahika Moko Tepania has described the naming of the new monarch of the Kiingitanga as a “historic day for our nation”.