The council applied unconventional warning signs to Kawakawa’s famous and equally unconventional Hundertwasser toilets this month to protect both the building and its many visitors.
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A deliberate series of laser strikes on aircraft on final approach to land at Bay of Islands Kerikeri Airport has prompted reports to local police and renewed warnings about the dangers of high-powered laser devices, after two near-identical attacks occurred within the same week.
The future of Māori representation at district and regional level will be decided at the local elections this year. When voting for candidates to represent them locally, Far North residents and ratepayers will also be asked to vote in a binding poll about Māori wards and constituencies.
Communities throughout Te Tai Tokerau are preparing to honour Anzac Day this Friday April 25th, with numerous services planned across the region.
Landowners within the land drainage district are being asked to go with the flow and clean up drains on their property before winter sets in.
From Friday 25 April, to prepare for the service centre to officially move out of its current location, the ground floor space in John Butler Centre will be closed over the ANZAC weekend and Monday 28 April.
Fluoridation of the council’s Kerikeri and Kaitāia water supplies will proceed if the Director-General of Health agrees to extend the compliance deadline to next year.
With ex-subtropical Cyclone Tam now receding, Kahika Moko Tepania provides an update on Thursday afternoon 17 April 2025 on impacts of the storm and what still needs to be done to recover.
Permanent fencing and gates are now being installed at Te Puāwaitanga – Bay of Islands Sports Hub in preparation for the facility’s opening this week.