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Tiakina te taiao, tuia te here tangata

Nurture the environment, bring together the people

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2025 - Local elections

Find out more about this year's local elections and the Māori constituency poll.

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Environmental Leaders Fund

Find out how to apply for the Environmental Leaders Fund.

Highly Erodible Farmland

Grants for fencing and/or planting natives on erosion-prone land

Support for landowners fencing and/or planting to reduce erosion.

Tūhuratia ā mātou raraunga

Explore our data

Data Exploration

Environmental data hub

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Pest Control Hub

Tsunami Large Wave

Tsunami evacuation zones

Agriculture Farmers Hub

Tō tātou Taitokerau, Ō ake pūrākau

Our Northland, Your stories

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A new story for testing

Here's a new story about a long tail bat in a tree. This is a lot of intro text about this batty story so we can see what it looks like. If you're interested in bats then you're reading the wrong page. You should look at our biodiversity section.

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Te Ohonga o Mahuri pest control & river restoration project

Te Ohonga o Mahuri is a newly launched five-year restoration project spanning 1200 hectares of whenua Māori near Kaikohe. Led by Te Korowai Arahi Trust.

Pataua Planting 1000

Matariki planting day

With planting being a significant part of Matariki celebrations, Northland Regional Council CoastCare staff were delighted to participate and support a planting day on Matariki.

Aranga Planting Web

Aranga school takes part in wetland restoration

Tucked between the Waipoua Forest and Ripiro Beach, Aranga School may be small – but its vision for the future is big.

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Directions Boat Maritime

Moorings listings

Document library

Spatial Audio Siren Listen

Outdoor burning

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State of Environment

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Latest news

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Twenty-three put names forward for Northland Regional Council

Twenty-three people have put their names forward for nine seats on the Northland Regional Council at October’s local body elections.

05 Aug 2025 02:47 PM

Matangirau Edit

Matangirau’s new flood defences pass first major test in recent 10-year rainfall event

A small, flood-prone Northland community has withstood a 10-year rainfall event, thanks to new flood protection works led by Northland Regional Council.

05 Aug 2025 09:41 AM

Marine communications and boats

Have your say on Navigation Safety Bylaw

The public is being encouraged to have its say on a review of the Northland Regional Council’s Navigation Safety Bylaw for Northland.

04 Aug 2025 08:09 AM

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Current initiatives

Snapper under water

Marine protection areas

Rules for marine protection areas in Mimiwhangata and Rakaumangamanga (Cape Brett).

Te Taitokerau Forest Canopy

Te Kotahitanga - Working in partnership

Find out how we work with Māori in our region and resources available.

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Reviewing our regional pest plan

Share your whakaaro/thoughts on how invasive plants and animals are managed in Te Taitokerau.

Ngā pārongo o te wā

In the spotlight

Mahi In Action

Whakamānawa ā Taiao – Environmental Awards

Recognising, celebrating, and encouraging community environmental protection and enhancement efforts across the region.

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Meetings and workshops

Council Workshop - 10 September

Te Ruarangi (previously Te Taitokerau Maori and Council Working Party) - 11 September

Urban Whangārei Rivers Working Party - 12 September

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Upcoming Events

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