Whangarei — Last week the Whangarei District Council reconfirmed its decision to reject the Director-General of Health's (DG) directive to fluoridate the Whangarei water supply with toxic fluoridation chemicals sourced from industrial waste.

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Whangarei — In a tense meeting today, Whangarei councillors voted seven to six (with one abstainer) to reject the Director-General of Health’s (DGH) directive to start fluoridation.

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Northland — A commercial fishing boat caught operating within the boundaries of the Rākaumangamanga Rāhui Tapu marine protected area has been served an abatement notice as Northland Regional Council begins stricter enforcement of no-fishing rules.

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Northland — Two dozen Northland Regional Council staff have taken part in a practical exercise based around a fictional oil spill from a commercial fishing vessel running aground on a rock in the Tutukaka Harbour.

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Northland — Organisers estimate about 300 lifejackets have been distributed to communities throughout Northland over the past several years as part of an innovative lifejacket library scheme.

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Northland — The Northland Regional Council has revealed a suite of measures in response to Cyclone Gabrielle including a ‘pragmatic’ approach to non-compliance, plans to remove some trees from rivers and freeing up funding to help repair storm-damaged fences.

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Northland — Senior Northland Regional Council manager Jonathan Gibbard has been appointed as the organisation’s new CEO - Tumuaki.

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Northland — Potential changes to the way Northlanders are represented around the Northland Regional Council table are a step closer after a visit from the Local Government Commission.

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Northland — The public is about to get another chance to make further comment on one of Northland’s most important local authority plans – the Northland Regional Council’s Proposed Regional Policy Statement (RPS).

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Northland — The Northland Regional Council is planning a major fact-finding exercise next year to see what form Northlanders think local government in the region should take – and says it will reserve its collective judgement until those views are known.

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Northland — A near record number of Land Information Memorandum (LIM) reports were issued by the Far North District Council last month.

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Northland — A single Bay of Island constituency and including all of the Tutukaka Coast in one constituency are among a number of publicly-driven changes which now form the Northland Regional Council’s ‘Representation Arrangements Review Final Proposal’.

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Northland — Public submissions on regional council plans for a more community-focussed way on how Northlanders are represented around the council table will be heard at Kaikohe and Whangarei on October 17.

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Northland — Time is running out for Northlanders to have their say on regional council plans for a more community-focussed way on how they are represented around the council table.

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Whangarei — Finance & Policy Analyst, Larry Mitchell gave a presentation about serious financial issues facing the Whangarei District Council (WDC) and its ratepayers on September 5th, 2012.

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Whangarei — Results of an independent survey carried out by the National Research Bureau (NRB) reveal Whangarei residents rate most local council services highly.

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Kaikohe — The final version of the Far North District Council's forward planning instrument, the Long Term Plan 2012-22, has now been posted for public scrutiny on the council’s website.

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Northland — Affordability and fairness remained concerns for Far North District Councillors when they adopted the Council’s 10-year plan last week.

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Whangarei — Council today took the first step of a ten-year journey by adopting Whangarei District Council’s 2012-2022 Long Term Plan.

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Northland — Better flood protection for the Kerikeri-Waipapa area and funding for Kaitaia’s public bus service are among a variety of measures that will take effect under the Northland Regional Council’s newly-adopted Long Term Plan 2012-2022.

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Kerikeri — The Far North District Council may take back ownership of the Bay of Islands Airport at Kerikeri from its commercial trading company Far North Holdings Ltd.

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Northland — Submissions made to the Far North District Council's Draft Long Term Plan 2012-2022 can now be read on the World Wide Web.

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