News stories

Ventia (NZ) Ltd and Fulton Hogan Ltd have had their contracts to manage Far North District Council roads extended by 12 months.

Roading contractors will take advantage of an unexpected break in wet weather to complete scheduled resurfacing work on a section of Kerikeri’s Heritage Bypass over the next two nights.

Far North District Council’s building consent team is nailing processing timeframes for building consents compared to other local authorities in Aotearoa.

Householders buying a relocatable or tiny house are being urged to do their homework on building consents or risk breaching council rules.

More than 500 submissions were received on the council's proposed Long Term Plan 2024-27 (LTP) during a month-long consultation which concluded on 28 April.

Nominations are open for the 2024 Sport Northland Volunteer Awards which recognise and celebrate the ‘bright stars’ who help out in the play, sports, and recreation space.

Far North sports enthusiasts are the big winners with the opening of the new world-class, multi-sports complex at Kaikohe’s Lindvart Park. The building can accommodate more than 20 sporting codes including basketball, netball, volleyball, badminton and table tennis.

Far North District Libraries will be one of 40 council-operated library services to use Australian-based data centres for customer records, library catalogues, and other library services from this month.

More than $30,000 has been granted by the Far North’s three community boards to help young sports enthusiasts compete around the district. The Winter Rural Travel fund will help 32 clubs and schools to attend training and competitions during the 2024 winter sports season.