Growth Strategy – Planning for a booming future
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about our draft Growth Strategy that is now available and we want your feedback. Updated: 24/05/2019 12:12 p.m. ”The growth and development are likely to continue because Whangarei is such an attractive place to live, and we need to plan well for the future,” says Whangarei District […]
Read More →Roadworks Update
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about an update on roadworks affecting Riverside Drive, Parua Bay and Murphy’s corner. Updated: 24/05/2019 11:01 a.m. By the time you read this story this season’s work on Riverside Drive should be complete. The work has included two slip lanes for traffic turning onto Riverside Drive from […]
Read More →Matariki @ Hīhīaua – Call for Vendors
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about vendor registration for the Matariki Festival. Updated: 24/05/2019 10:17 a.m. Nau mai haere mai ki te Matariki at Hīhīaua. Event planning is now underway and we are seeking vendors for our Free Whānau Day on Saturday 22 June that support and reflect our event kaupapa. This […]
Read More →District Plan Changes: Urban and Services
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about the proposed changes for zones in Whangarei’s urban areas. Updated: 9/05/2019 3:26 p.m. Changes proposed for zones in Whangarei’s urban area are open for public submissions for two months and people are urged to send in their views. Changes to zones and some of the rules […]
Read More →Parua Bay transfer station consensus needed
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about a consensus needed by the Parua Bay community regarding a transfer station there. Updated: 8/05/2019 11:55 a.m. A community consensus will be needed from the Parua Bay community before Council can make any new plans regarding a transfer station there. The transfer station has been operating […]
Read More →Riverside Drive Roadworks
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about the roadworks in Riverside Drive. Updated: 8/05/2019 11:54 a.m. Three more jobs are to be completed on Riverside Drive between 6 May and 15 May 2019. Mackesy Road Starting on Monday 6 May a footpath is being built on the northern side of the Riverside Drive, from Mackesy […]
Read More →Only one week to go Nominate your local hero
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about the Civic Honours Awards nominations closing 1 May 2019. Updated: 24/04/2019 12:00 a.m. Council staff are eagerly anticipating a rush of Civic Honour Award nominations as the 1 May deadline for this year’s awards closes in. “Every year those making nominations tend to use up all […]
Read More →Duo fined for falsifying certificate
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about Council’s food grading system. Updated: 21/04/2019 2:50 p.m. Not displaying a current food grading certificate and tampering (falsifying) a grading certificate from a D to a B grade has landed a local take-away food business in hot water. Council’s Environmental Health Officers had issued a D […]
Read More →Whoopee…race cars to jump twice on Pohe Island
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about the International Rally of Whangarei. Updated: 21/04/2019 11:06 a.m. A local contracting firm, Clements Contractors Ltd, have generously injected an element of fun that will see rally cars airborne during this year’s ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei. A section of the old rally road had to […]
Read More →Park upgrade puts polish on Laurie Hall Park
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about an update on our Laurie Hall Park that will be ready for ANZAC day. Updated: 21/04/2019 10:54 a.m. New lighting, footpaths, stairs, lawns, planting, and a new tiled entry off Bank Street will be ready for people attending this year’s ANZAC Day ceremony. The work carried […]
Read More →Roadworks – Mackesy Road and Awarua River Road in Riverside Drive
Source: Whangarei District Council Major improvements to Riverside Drive will soon allow traffic heading into Whangārei from Mackesy Road and Awarua River Road to merge seamlessly with Riverside Drive traffic. However, building the new merging lanes and resealing the stretch of road from the bottom of the Onerahi Hill to Riverside Park (by Burnsco Marine) […]
Read More →Have Your Say on the draft Active Recreation and Sport Strategy
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains a news item about the draft Active Recreation and Sport Strategy and feedback opening on Wednesday 24 April 2019. Updated: 17/04/2019 12:00 a.m. A strategy that aims to make sure 80 per cent of people in the Whangarei District can get to active recreation facilities without having to […]
Read More →Exploring Parua Bay recycling options
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about possible changes for Parua Bay recycling. Updated: 17/04/2019 12:00 a.m. A new proposal that may help solve some of Parua Bay’s waste transfer station woes should be coming to Council in May. Community members and Council staff have been working together for months to find options […]
Read More →Mackesy Road and Awarua River Road slip-lane work to ease traffic congestion
Source: Whangarei District Council Major improvements to Riverside Drive will soon allow traffic heading into Whangārei from Mackesy Road and Awarua River Road to merge seamlessly with Riverside Drive traffic. However, building the new merging lanes and resealing the stretch of road from the bottom of the Onerahi Hill to Riverside Park (by Burnsco Marine) […]
Read More →Herbivicus charm defeats Sclerotinia hex!
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about the hanging flower baskets that are boucning back through out the CBD. Updated: 10/04/2019 12:00 a.m. It’s a few months down the track and following a scary start to the season the hanging baskets around the District are now in full bloom – healthy, abundant and […]
Read More →NZTA proposes new no right turn
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about NZTA calling for submissions on a proposed change to a bylaw. Updated: 10/04/2019 12:00 a.m. WDC Publishing Image Image Caption Main Content The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is calling for submissions on a proposed change to a bylaw that would ban the right hand turn […]
Read More →Casuarina removal Otangarei
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about the removal of five over-grown and ailing casuarina trees on Matai Street in Otangarei. Updated: 10/04/2019 12:00 a.m. Removing five over-grown and ailing casuarina trees on Matai Street in Otangarei will solve some problems and provide a windfall for local residents, according to Whangarei District Council […]
Read More →About to buy tickets for a show?
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about the relocation of our Box Office from Forum North to Te Manawa, the Hub at the Town Basin. Updated: 9/04/2019 12:34 p.m. If you are about to buy tickets for a show, take note that Whangārei’s box office has shifted from Forum North to Te Manawa, […]
Read More →Investing in community
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about Council’s plans for the community in the upcoming 2019-2020 Annual Plan. Updated: 29/03/2019 10:39 a.m. While most of our money is invested in core services like roads, water, sewage and rubbish, we also set aside money for projects that keep our District attractive and make it […]
Read More →Northland tsunami siren network testing
Source: Whangarei District Council This page contains information about Northland tsunami siren network testing in early April 2019. Updated: 28/03/2019 2:49 p.m. Northland has its 200th outdoor tsunami siren – one of 12 new sirens which are being installed ahead of the next round of siren testing, on the morning of Sunday 7 April 2019. […]
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