News stories

Duncan Road will be closed tomorrow (27 February) as contractors carry out emergency culvert replacement works near 1358 Duncan Road.

Far North District Council’s Te Hono Team (Māori Development & Māori Relationships) is seeking applications from iwi, hapū and marae requiring funding to develop environmental management plans for their rohe.

Far North District Council (FNDC) is having its say on central government’s proposed replacements for the Resource Management Act.

A section of Te Ahu Ahu Road in Waimate North will be closed for up to four weeks, with a detour in place, while pavement rehabilitation works are carried out.

Water restrictions in the Kerikeri-Waipapa area will ease to Level 1 from Monday 23 February, following several days of rainfall and a strong community response to pleas to conserve water.

Far North District Council hosts the 2026 Inter Council Sports Tournament next month and is keen for businesses to get in on the action as official sponsors.

Bayside Drive in Coopers Beach is scheduled to be resurfaced on Sunday night (22 February), with work set to get under way in the evening from 6pm to 6am to minimise disruption.

Want to find out how the council is transforming the way it maintains district roads using ‘Find and Fix’? Or maybe how much will be spent on building stuff (capital works) in 2026/27? Answers to these and so much more will be shared next week during the second State of the Far North Address.

The Taipā boat ramp and jetty will close on Thursday 26 February, while a team from Far North Holdings Ltd - the commercial arm of Far North District Council - carries out work to keep it safe.