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**UPDATE as of 5pm Tuesday 14 April**
Residents using the council’s Ōmanaia–Rāwene water supply have done a great job of conserving water, with levels at the Rāwene reservoir now back to 77%.
Far North District Council teams are working to ensure the safety of an area leading to Paihia Beach, where recent storms have eroded the land around an access ramp.
A State of Emergency in the Far North, that was in place as part of the regional response to Cyclone Vaianu, has been lifted as of 5pm today (Monday 13 April).
Want to know what's coming up at the Turner Centre this month? Tyler Bamber has the low-down...
A State of Emergency has been declared for Northland as at 5pm Friday 10 April, for an initial period of seven days, as part of the regional response to Cyclone Vaianu.
A new wave of Toi Māori programming is coming to the Turner Centre in Kerikeri with the creation of a new role dedicated to elevating Māori arts in the region.
Preliminary works for the Kaitāia Airport runway upgrade started this week, with council contractor, Downer, preparing for a full reseal scheduled later this month. Local contractors will be used wherever possible, and this was a key consideration during the procurement process.
**UPDATE as of 3.30pm Sunday 12 April**
Cyclone Vaianu is now moving away from Northland. The MetService heavy rain warning for our region has been lifted, and the wind warning also expired at 3pm today.