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Event organisers are the big winners after nearly $10,000 was granted during the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board meeting earlier this month.

New career paths, training, and education will be showcased at Northland’s first Job Explore careers expo next week.

Far North residents will benefit from a sizzling array of arts initiatives – including a cooking series – thanks to funding support from a local community board this week.

The council is inviting feedback on initial proposals to consider the representation of councillors on community boards, renaming of a community board subdivision, and whether the district’s four Māori ward councillors should represent specific geographic areas.

The council is developing the district's first Open Spaces Strategy, which will set the direction for how parks, reserves, cycleways, beaches, rivers, playgrounds, and cemeteries are provided for and managed.

Four council water supplies will have Level 2 water restrictions applied from next Monday (19 February) as a precautionary measure to reduce demand and protect our water sources.

Cruise ships are back in the Bay of Islands this summer. So, what are the benefits to the local economy?

Dry summer conditions are restricting grading work on the Far North’s unsealed roads and normal activities are unlikely to fully resume until later in the autumn.

More than 150km of drain maintenance will be carried out in Te Hiku this year, and the Far North District Council is seeking experienced drainage contractors to carry out the work.