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Mayor's Message 14 March

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

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

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

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

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.

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Rapid Response Teams reaching residents

Rapid 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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