The Dargaville Town Hall is to close on Monday 24 April in the interest of public safety following damage sustained during Cyclone Gabrielle. The Council’s Chief Executive, Jason Marris, made the call after two independent reports highlighted .
The organiser of this week's Kaipara karakia protest hikoi is petitioning Parliament to make the Māori tikanga feature mandatory for the more than 30 New Zealand councils with Māori electoral areas.
Unvaccinated Whangārei ratepayers barred from council facilities under New Zealand's new traffic light Covid-19 Protection Framework should not be expecting their rates to be reduced as a result.