News stories

Internationally renowned artist and mural creator, Erika Pearce, has delivered a huge splash of colour to Kerikeri this summer. Erika takes us on a tour and explains the cultural significance of the super-sized artwork.

Resurfacing work on Cobham Road in Kerikeri will be completed over 10 nights and begin on Sunday 24 March.

Progress on repairs to West Coast roads damaged as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle and other weather events, can now be tracked on a new council webpage.

Vital repairs have started on the 113-year-old Hone Heke obelisk on Monument Hill in Kaikohe.

Repairs to a partial collapse of the riverbank near the Paihia Water Treatment Plant are due to start mid-March and run for about six weeks.

A section of Whangaroa Road near Kāeo will be reduced to one lane for about six weeks from tomorrow (Tuesday 12 March) while contractors build a new box culvert.

A summer programme for tamariki devised by Far North District Council libraries has proved so successful other councils are getting in on the act.

Cruz'n the Bayz revs up for its second year with three days of events planned from Taipā to Paihia, including the Klassic Car Show highlight on Saturday that will see parts Kerikeri closed to traffic.

Kaitāia residents are being asked for their views on a council application to renew resource consents for its Kaitāia wastewater treatment plant.