News stories

A newly renamed strategy to make Kerikeri the first bilingual town in the Far North is making progress. The strategy is an agreement between the council and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia to develop more opportunities where te reo Māori is seen, heard and celebrated.

The Far North is home to 2508km of district roads all of which require regular maintenance and improvement.

Two groups of mature redwood trees in Kerikeri that pose an ‘unacceptable risk’ to life and property will be removed after an investigation of a near-miss incident following Cyclone Tam in April this year.

Talking sheep, singing goats and hungry extraterrestrials …'Flock!' the musical is set for its world premiere at Kerikeri's Turner Centre!

Local elections are coming this October, and residents are being urged to make their local voice count by standing as a candidate and voting for the people they want to represent them on council.

There’s plenty of cool stuff being served up at Kerikeri’s Turner Centre in June!

Our libraries team warmly invites the Far North community to join Whakanuia Puanga, Whakanuia Matariki - a celestial celebration of the Māori New Year.

Whenua Māori owners, whānau, and all those with an interest in the preservation and development of whenua Māori are invited to attend a hui at Te Tii Marae, Waitangi on Saturday 7 June.

Grouping storm-related road repair projects according to their complexity has enabled a panel of construction suppliers to get the first phase of repairs underway sooner than expected. The panel, established by the council, has been assigned 12 of the most severely-impacted roads across the Far North to manage, with slip repairs started in May and continuing through July.