Mangawhai Road between Coal Hill Road and Cames Road will be under a 24/7 closure from 6am on Saturday 20 June until 6pm on Sunday 5 July, to allow road crews to make urgent repairs at the slip site. 

With reseals and rehabilitations programmed for the 2025/2026 year completed by the end of April, in May the roading teams focussed on routine maintenance and getting a head start on next year’s programme of works.  

Work to build resilience into the middle section of Cames Road in Mangawhai is now complete.  

One of the things I love most about our district is how our communities show up, at ANZAC Day services across the district, through community‑led projects.

Road rehabilitations were completed for Victoria Street in Dargaville and Lawrence / Valley Road Intersection in Mangawhai this month, marking the end of two significant pieces of rehabilitation work for the roading teams. With these projects complete, investigation and testing for design of the upcoming financial year’s rehabilitation sites begins. 

Kaipara District Council has introduced immediate load restrictions on the Hakaru bridge on Kaiwaka–Mangawhai Road to keep the community safe and protect the bridge structure.

Work to extend the Mangawhai Heads surf beach carpark kicks off 18 May.

Work is set to begin to replace the narrow concrete hill section of Cames Road in Mangawhai.

Following on from our earlier update about the water leak next door, we now have the results of air quality testing at Maungatūroto Library. 

Commemorative ceremonies took place around Kaipara District on Saturday in observance of ANZAC day

Rehabilitations were in full swing throughout March, with significant progress being made on Victoria Street in Dargaville and at the Lawrence Road / Valley Road intersection in Mangawhai. 

Kaipara communities will come together this ANZAC Day to remember and honour those who have served.