Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has expressed council concerns over increasing numbers of objectionable and often racist comments on social media, including the Far North District Council’s Facebook page.
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An estimated 200km of unsealed roads in the Far North will have grading work carried out over the next few months.
All Far North water supplies will have water restrictions applied as of Monday 17 March when Kaikohe, Kaitāia and Ōkaihau move to Level 2 restrictions banning the use of outdoor sprinklers or irrigation systems.
Despite cooling autumn temperatures, river and soil moisture levels continue to fall across Northland as the region was officially classified as being in drought on Friday (7 March).
Far North Kahika Moko Tepania is New Zealand’s most popular mayor, according to a poll by the Taxpayers’ Union.
Time is running out for event organisers celebrating the reappearance of the Matariki star cluster in June to apply for funding from Far North community boards.
You wouldn’t believe the sticky situation the Procter Library in Kerikeri was left in when an unwelcome swarm moved in.
Rural school and club teams are reminded to apply for financial support through the Winter Rural Travel Fund by Friday 14 March.
The much-anticipated Te Puāwaitanga - Bay of Islands Sports Hub in Waipapa is set to officially open its five high-quality sports fields in April.