Government springs for Kaipara Council water upgrades
The reservoir on Griffin Road in Maungaturoto – currently just a couple of concrete tanks.
Kaipara District Council is undertaking several water infrastructure projects this year, including replacement of Maungaturoto’s water main pipes as part of a $6 million programme.
The works are able to take place thanks to partial funding from the Government’s Three Waters Reform programme. The KDC unlocked those funds when it agreed to a memorandum of understanding to investigate amalgamation of its assets into a centralised body.
This month, one kilometre of damaged water mains on Hurndall Street in Maungaturoto will be replaced, as well as three kilometres of raw water mains that feed the town’s water treatment plant.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 10:51 am
Nine infrastructure renewal projects are being rolled out
across Kaipara District this year. The work has been funded
as part of the Three Waters Reform process, after Kaipara
District Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
in August 2020. The Government-led programme has provided
incentives for Councils to partner in the first stages of
the Reform Programme. Councils are able to opt out of
discussions at any future stage.
The first project –
renewal of approx. 2,500m of watermain renewals in Haimona
Street and Pirika Street, Dargaville – is nearing
completion now.
Work is also starting on watermain
renewals in Ruawai this week (from Monday 17 May). Our team
Northland leaders: Review must keep the local in local government
23 Apr, 2021 05:02 PM
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Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says an independent review of local government will focus on how the system needs to evolve over the next 30 years.
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says an independent review of local government will focus on how the system needs to evolve over the next 30 years.
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
The future of Northland councils is under the spotlight in a major review of how New Zealand s local government operates.
The review will reshape how Far North, Kaipara and Whangārei District councils along with Northland Regional Council function over the next 30 years, in so doing significantly affecting the lives of almost 200,000 Northlanders.
Kaipara council re-thinks water charges to share costs
The Mangawhai waste-water treatment plant.
The Kaipara District Council (KDC) is floating a proposal to its communities to share the cost of drinking and wastewater systems evenly among all ratepayers.
Council’s sustainable growth and investment general manager, Sue Davidson, says the current system is too complex.
“Capital costs are currently paid for by specific networks while operational costs are shared across all networks, except for the Te Kopuru wastewater scheme, where all costs are paid by those on the scheme,” Ms Davidson says.
Council is seeking feedback on two new options. Ms Davidson says KDC’s preferred option is to share capital, maintenance and operating costs equally across ratepayers on all networks.
Northland news in brief: Mokau Marae reopens after fire; and work starts on Kaitaia roundabout
22 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Mokau Marae was destroyed by fire in November, 2013. The rebuilt marae will be opened on Saturday.
Mokau Marae was destroyed by fire in November, 2013. The rebuilt marae will be opened on Saturday.
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The long-awaited opening of Mokau Marae, which was destroyed in a fire in 2013, is on Saturday, at 4.30am. The opening was previously postponed due to the positive Covid case in Northland. The fire that destroyed the historic Te Uri o Hikihiki wharenui at Mokau Marae, 46km north of Whangarei, on November 8, 2013 was believed to have been started by children, aged 3 and 6, playing with a lighter.