An animated video about voting in the Māori Ward Poll – which is part of the Local Elections this year – has been created in-house at the council and goes live on social media on Wednesday 9 July.

The government has listened to calls from Far North District councillors to create common-sense insulation rules that will ease costs for Far North designers, builders and homeowners.

Far North District Council has adopted a 10.95 per cent rates increase for the 2025/26 financial year, the second time it has delivered increases below those originally forecast.

The Bay of Islands isite at Paihia – one of the busiest Visitor Information Centres in the country – will be getting a much-needed refurbishment starting on Thursday 3 July.

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania welcomed 118 new citizens to Aotearoa New Zealand this week (Monday 30 June) during a ceremony he described as ‘the largest the region has ever seen’.