Sunny weather and an incoming tide provided the perfect backdrop to open the Mangawhai boardwalk to a large gathering last week.

The boardwalk is the second phase of the Mangawhai shared path project, connecting the village to the heads, and making it safer and easier to travel by foot, bike, or scooter along busy Molesworth Drive.

Be a considerate neighbour and think about how your noise might affect those around you.

Progress has been tracking well on the second phase of the Mangawhai shared path, with the boardwalk section now stretching right across the water by the causeway.

Dargaville’s ANZAC Cinema is set to reopen on 1 July, in time for the start of the school holidays.

The Dargaville Town Hall will be closed from Monday 24 April in the interest of public safety following damage sustained during Cyclone Gabrielle.

The demolition of the Dargaville Town Hall (Northern Wairoa War Memorial Hall) annex may be brought forward, after recent weather events caused further damage.

The Mangawhai Surf Club and surrounding area remains off limits to the public due to a significant landslide behind the clubhouse.

Kaipara District continues to respond to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle.

A number of Kaipara homeowners have had their houses stickered in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

A number of our staff have been diverted to emergency services relating to Cyclone Gabrielle. Council services will continue but some with limited capacity so please be patient. We will continue to keep you updated.

We asked Mangawhare resdents to evacuate again last night as a hydrology report highlighted the risks of flooding with huge run-off further up the river combining with high tide.

In the early hours of this morning Awakino River on the northern outskirts of Dargaville breached its banks.