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Mayor's Message 14 March
- March 14, 2023
There’s not much to say about the extreme weather events of last month that hasn’t already been said, so I’ll keep it short.
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Travellers urged to stay up-to-date with roading
- February 26, 2023
Authorities in Northland are advising travellers to stay up-to-date and amend their plans if necessary as key local roads damaged in Friday’s heavy rain around Mangawhai and surrounding areas will remain closed until midweek and in some cases, longer.
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Response to Cyclone Gabrielle continues
- February 23, 2023
Kaipara District continues to respond to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: advice for home owners of stickered homes
- February 21, 2023
A number of Kaipara homeowners have had their houses stickered in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Update from Mayor Craig Jepson 20 February
- February 20, 2023
Yesterday I was able to witness first hand some of the hard work that has been happening across the district to recover from Cyclone Gabrielle.
Read moreRapid Response Teams reaching residents
- February 19, 2023
Our Rapid Response teams made good ground yesterday, conducting welfare checks on our isolated and hard-to-reach Kaipara communities, many of which are still without power.
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Message from Mayor Craig Jepson: Reaching isolated communities
- February 18, 2023
It’s a relief to see river levels dropping with the steady fine weather. There is still some flooding in areas around the Northern Wairoa, which we are still monitoring. We expect these to return to normal by Tuesday.
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Update on Kaipara Evacuation Centres
- February 17, 2023
After having no occupants overnight we have closed the Civil Defence Evacuation Centre at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church and relocated the team to other areas of the response.
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Cyclone Gabrielle - Council Services
- February 16, 2023
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.
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Message from Mayor Craig Jepson: connecting our isolated communities
- February 16, 2023
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.
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Cyclone Gabrielle - Cleaning up Kaipara
- February 16, 2023
You now have until Friday 03 March to dispose of flood-damaged green waste and items free of charge at Dargaville and Hakaru transfer stations. Both transfer stations are operating normal hours during this time.
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Message from Mayor Craig Jepson: Starting recovery
- February 15, 2023
When you see the sun come out and the wind has dropped, it could be difficult to believe what we have experienced in the last few days.
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