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Kaipara celebrates new citizens
- February 14, 2025
Whakapirau, Paparoa, Ruawai, Arapohue, Maungatūroto are just a few of the places now home to 27 official New Zealand citizens.
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Mayor's Message 27 January 2025
- January 24, 2025
On New Year’s Day I woke to the terrific news that Mangawhai local Richard Marshall Lovelace Bull was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to conservation and the community. I know that all of Kaipara will be tremendously proud that Richard has been acknowledged on such a prestigious national platform.
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See you at the Paparoa A&P Show!
- January 16, 2025
Council staff and elected members will be at Paparoa A&P Show on Saturday 1 February, 9am to 2pm.
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Kaipara on cusp of meteorological drought
- January 16, 2025
Lower than expected rainfall and extremely low river flows are edging Kaipara District closer to drought conditions.
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Roading Report - November 2024
- December 18, 2024
Pre-seal repairs progressed well in November, with 71% of sites finished.
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Council services during the holiday break
- November 19, 2024
Summer holidays are fast approaching! During this time critical Council services continue, with some changes due to staff availability.
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Roading report - October 2024
- November 14, 2024
In October, Kaipara's roading team powered through 55% of necessary pre-seal works, in preparation for re-seals next year.
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Kaipara District Council distributes funding for sports and arts
- October 23, 2024
Kaipara District Council has allocated over $50,000 through the Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund and Creative Communities Scheme – Arts Funding, benefiting 33 successful applicants in 2024.
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Paparoa-Oakleigh Road closed for slip repair
- July 26, 2024
Our roading team and contractors are carrying out slip repair work on Paparoa-Oakleigh Road (near Wairere Road), Mon 29 July to Fri 2 August.
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June roading report
- July 18, 2024
We made the most of June’s relatively dry weather, carrying out culvert placements and water tabling across the district.
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New system for Kaipara District Libraries
- May 08, 2024
We are making changes to the system that Kaipara District Libraries uses for our library catalogue, customer records and other library services.
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February roading report
- March 19, 2024
Our team made the most of February’s mixed bag of weather.
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