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Alamar Crescent stormwater drain before work to repair and install a new grate for safety
- May 05, 2021
Maintenance, renewal, and improvement work around the District
Ruawai watermains renewal
Work is starting on a watermains renewal in Ruawai. Our team and contractors will replace approximately 3,440m of old watermain pipes along Freyberg Road, Well Street, and Jellicoe Street (to just past the Reeve Street intersection). The work will begin Monday 17 May and finish in July/August. Traffic disruptions will be minimal, though there will be a small number of public carparks and some footpaths impacted at times in the schedule.
River Road floodgate works
Routine maintenance work has started on the River Road floodgate outlets, and will take another two weeks. Traffic management is in place. Please be mindful of the cordoned off machine working areas around 65 – 149 River Road, Dargaville.
Alamar Crescent stormwater works
We are repairing the stormwater pipe by the boat ramp on Alamar Crescent in Mangawhai, and installing a new grate, to improve safety. The work is on track to be finished by Friday 07 May. There will be minimal disruption, but machinery will be on site, and some car-parks may be blocked off temporarily.
Wintle Street culvert works
Works to replace a culvert on Wintle Street will start Monday 17 May. Our team has identified a large 28.5m long 1200mm diameter culvert failing beneath the road surface on Wintle Street, just before the surf beach carpark entrance. CCTV of the culvert shows a large section has collapsed underneath the footpath, and severe fatigue cracking is showing through the remainder of the line.
Our team is using a new innovative process that has been refined following the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquakes, where we will spiral line the existing culvert below the road surface. Spiral lining strengthens a significant portion of the culvert without having to replace it, and will allow us to keep a lane of traffic open to access the surf beach carpark for most of the work duration and maintain pedestrian access.
To replace the last 13m section of the culvert, the team will need to remove two of the pōhutukawa trees alongside the footpath. We have investigated multiple options for completing the work but unfortunately removing the trees is unavoidable.
All of the work is expected to take two months. Once the works are completed the team will be replanting pōhutukawa in appropriate places and with room for growth on the seaward side of the works.
- June 04, 2024
Stage one of a plan to expand Mangawhai’s wastewater capacity is complete, and stage two is well underway, catering for projected community growth to at least 2030.
Read moreWaters infrastructure projects better off thanks to redirected funding
- May 31, 2024
More than $3.2million of external funding will be redirected into Kaipara District’s waters infrastructure budget after Council deciding to redirect existing uncommitted Better Off and Transition Support funding.
Read more- May 20, 2024
New toilets are on the way for Baylys Beach, to provide safe and accessible facilities for the community and visitors.
Read moreLevel 3 water restrictions lifted for Dargaville and Baylys Beach
- April 23, 2024
Water restrictions have been lifted for properties on town supply in Dargaville and Baylys Beach.
Read more- March 20, 2024
Dargaville and Baylys Beach residents have responded to the call to preserve water under Level 3 water restrictions.
Read more- February 23, 2024
Residents in Dargaville and Baylys Beach are urged to reduce water use after use has risen slightly since Level 3 water restrictions came into force on 12 February.
Read more- February 12, 2024
Water restrictions have been introduced for Dargaville and surrounds, with residents across the entire Kaipara district being urged to use the precious resource wisely.
Read more- January 29, 2024
Our district is buzzing with summer. Everywhere I go in Kaipara our communities and our many visitors can be seen making the most of these sunshine hours.
Read more- December 15, 2023
New facilities are on the cards for Pine Beach campground at Taharoa Domain.
Read moreExpansion of wastewater network capacity set to enter first stages
- October 27, 2023
Elected Members agreed to commence the first two stages of a multi-year project to increase the capacity of the Mangawhai Wastewater Scheme.
Read moreSuite of renewals and upgrades shores up water resilience
- October 24, 2023
A number of infrastructure renewals and upgrades completed in recent years have strengthened water security in Kaipara.
Read more- September 19, 2023
Summer is on its way and it’s time to start preparing for a drought. Meteorologists are predicting a dry windy summer.
Read moreNorthern Wairoa River flood prevention
- August 08, 2023
An update from Kaipara District Council and Northland Regional Council.
Read more- July 05, 2023
Work to improve the resilience of Maungaturoto’s water network is almost complete.
Read moreFarmers and growers attend Kaipara Water Demonstration Site field visit
- April 12, 2023
Late last month a warm Kaipara sun shone on a group of farmers and growers keen to hear about a season of growing squash in Maunganui Bluff, north of Dargaville.
Read moreMessage from Mayor Craig Jepson - Dargaville flooding
- February 14, 2023
In the early hours of this morning Awakino River on the northern outskirts of Dargaville breached its banks.
Read more- December 15, 2022
Summer is here and so are all our visitors. It’s the busiest time of the year for the Taharoa Domain, and we need you to help us look after this beautiful gem.
Read more- September 23, 2022
Kaipara District Council staff are asking Mangawhai house owners and residents on the wastewater system to flush water through their drains, toilets and showers and prevent gases from backing up into their homes.
Read moreSunflowers and squash to brighten Kaipara Water demonstration sites
- September 15, 2022
Kaipara District Council has confirmed sunflowers and squash for the second growing season of the Kaipara Water demonstration sites.
Read moreCouncil Briefing on draft wastewater strategy highlights future pressures
- September 07, 2022
A Mangawhai Wastewater Treatment Plant Advisory Group (MAG) is helping to guide a future strategy for the growing town’s wastewater disposal.
Read moreCouncil improves system resilience
- August 23, 2022
The first part of a multi-phase project to manage Council’s water and wastewater asset network more efficiently and improve its resilience is complete.
Read moreMangawhai balance tank takes shape
- August 08, 2022
Last week saw the first of the pre-cast concrete slabs for Mangawhai’s new wastewater balance tank carefully craned into place.
Read moreThree waters explained
- July 20, 2022
Government sources estimate that between $120 and $185 billion dollars of investment in three waters (drinking water, waste water and storm water) infrastructure will be needed over the next 30 years to improve the quality of our drinking water and wastewater and stormwater management, across New Zealand.
Read more- June 27, 2022
Kaipara District Council’s operations and maintenance switches over to a new contractor next month.
Read more- June 16, 2022
In the bowels of Kaipara’s wastewater networks, rag monsters and fatbergs are causing havoc and costing ratepayers' money.
Read more- May 19, 2022
Work to improve the wastewater network in Kaiwaka is scheduled to begin on 23 May 2022.
Read moreBalance tank build begins
- May 11, 2022
A new balance tank for Mangawhai's wastewater treatment plant is one step closer to completion, with the first pre-cast concrete slabs poured for the tank structure.
Read moreNew toilet buildings for Mangawhai and Maungaturoto craned into place
- April 29, 2022
Projects to install new toilets in Mangawhai and Maungaturoto reached milestones recently, as the new facilities were delivered to their sites.
Read more- April 26, 2022
Complex problems for councils seldom come as neatly packaged as the “Better Off” funding which is part of the Three Waters Reforms.
Read more- April 11, 2022
Works to improve the sewer pipe network in Dargaville is scheduled to begin on 19 April 2022.
Read moreEnvironment Court issues decision on Appeals against Mangawhai Central Private Plan Change
- April 07, 2022
The Environment Court has given the green light to Mangawhai Central’s Private Plan Change 78 (PPC 78) to the Kaipara District Plan.
Read more- March 18, 2022
We are aware some Maungaturoto residents have recently experienced events of low pressure or in some instances disrupted water supply to their properties.
Read moreHarvest begins across demonstration sites
- March 16, 2022
Harvesting is underway across the Kaipara Water demonstration sites.
Read moreIndicative general rates rise in line with Long Term Plan
- March 04, 2022
At a recent briefing Council staff presented the preliminary financial statements for the upcoming Annual Plan (2022-2023).
Read moreWater storage plan to ease Dargaville water restrictions
- March 02, 2022
The Waiatua Dam (on Opanake Road) may be the solution to end the Dargaville and Baylys Beach water shortages, according to a preliminary investigation, commissioned by Kaipara District Council.
Read more- February 11, 2022
The council is upgrading wastewater systems and is asking people to flush responsibly.
Read moreSmart water use supports growth across diverse crops
- February 08, 2022
Growth is the word of the day when it comes to the Kaipara Water demonstration sites. The summer months have seen the former grassed paddocks turn into a jungle of green activity on both sites.
Read more- February 04, 2022
The Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released the $3.5M needed to protect existing stopbanks against flooding, along the western side of Wairoa River between Dargaville and Te Kopuru.
Read moreTwo thirds of Maungaturoto raw watermain renewal work completed
- February 02, 2022
Work is progressing well on the raw watermain renewals in Maungaturoto.
Read moreFinding balance: meeting wastewater demand
- February 02, 2022
The Council is about to start constructing a balance tank, to increase the capacity of the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme.
Read more- January 28, 2022
Although recent rain has been welcomed by landowners, it is causing headaches for Kaipara District Council’s Raupo stopbank improvement project, in Ruawai.
Read more- January 26, 2022
Representatives of the Pahi community met with Council at the wharf last week to work out where a new toilet block could go.
Read more- December 15, 2021
A new balance tank and inlet works are to be installed at the Mangawhai wastewater treatment plant to expand the existing hydraulic capacity during the peak summer periods.
Read moreSeeds sown for Kaipara Water demonstration sites
- December 03, 2021
Visitors to the Kaipara Water demonstration sites will spot the beginnings of green growth starting to peek through the soil.
Read moreWork starting on Maungaturoto's raw watermain pipes
- October 22, 2021
Over the next few months, our team and contractors will replace approximately 3,000m of ageing raw watermain pipes.
Read more- October 20, 2021
As part of our Long Term Plan, we undertook to explore options to expand the capacity of the Mangawhai Wastewater Scheme to accommodate growth in the area and summer peak flows.
Read more- October 06, 2021
If you’re connected to Council’s treated water supply system, your most recent water invoice may have shown an increase in the cost for your first cubic meter of water.
Read moreLetter from KDC to Hon Nanaia Mahuta
- September 30, 2021
Considerations from Kaipara District about the Three Waters Reforms.
Read more- September 22, 2021
Ngā mihi mō au korero whakahoki!
Thank you for your feedback. We had a fantastic response to our recent survey asking for help to select one of the trial crops for Kaipara Water demo site two. The winner by community vote was kaanga ma.
Read moreCouncil responds to community submissions in Long Term Plan decisions
- June 30, 2021
Kaipara District Council today endorsed a future-focused Long Term Plan (LTP) which aims to respond to a growing population while caring for the environment and keeping rates increases low.
Read moreInfrastructure renewal projects roll out across the District
- May 19, 2021
Nine infrastructure renewal projects are being rolled out across Kaipara District this year.
Read more- April 13, 2021
In the first few months of 2021 there’s been a trickle of new information which has led to a substantial update on the long-running story of the debt levels of Kaipara District Council’s Mangawhai Wastewater Scheme.
Read more- April 07, 2021
Kaipara District Council has published a report about the outstanding historic debt and capacity of the Mangawhai Wastewater Scheme (MWWS).
Read morePlan to grow a better Kaipara shaping up
- February 10, 2021
Kaipara District Council has laid out its vision for the next decade of development in its Long Term Plan (LTP) and is asking the community if they agree.
Read more- January 25, 2021
If you're out and about around Lorne, Pirika, and Haimona Street, you may spot our team and contractors undertaking work on the Dargaville water mains.
Read more- January 19, 2021
‘Water’ will be a word to watch in 2021, as far as Kaipara District Council is concerned. To start with,
low river flows mean water restrictions are in place for our largest reticulated town supply to Dargaville
and Baylys Beach.
Long Term Plan 2021/2031 update
- December 02, 2020
See the results from surveys and events we've undertaken recently as part of our Long Term Plan.
Read more- November 23, 2020
Have you ever looked at a verge or berm around your area and wondered why it has a dip in its centre? That subtle depression is doing an incredibly important job – it’s called a swale and they're an essential part of our stormwater services.
Read moreKickStart Water demonstration sites approved by Kaipara District Council
- November 18, 2020
Two proposed demonstration sites for the Kaipara Water project have been given the green light from Council, which will serve as real-life working examples of the best ways to irrigate high value horticultural crops.
Read more- November 16, 2020
Ruawai Water treatment plant played host to a number of local school kids as part of the EnviroSchools Water for Life
programme last week. The programme is a Northland Regional Council initiative.
- November 04, 2020
The beautiful stretch of weather we’ve been enjoying is great for the beach, but not for water supplies. Being wise with water at the beginning of the season can ease the pressures later on. Let’s streeeeeeech the supply as far as we can.
Read more- September 04, 2020
Kaipara District Council Elected Members opted in to the first part of a reform of the three waters system when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the end of August.
Read more