A tomo (sinkhole) recently appeared on Gordon Street in Dargaville.

In a flash the Three Waters Reforms have gone from looking reasonable to being radical reform, with Mayors across the country panning the announcement by Minister Mahuta that Government will, after all, be compelling all Councils across New Zealand to surrender their drinking water, wastewater and stormwater assets to be reorganised into mega-entities.

As part of our Long Term Plan, we undertook to explore options to expand the capacity of the Mangawhai Wastewater Scheme to accommodate growth in the area and summer peak flows.

Council is playing its part, helping lead the way, and supporting our communities to lower emissions and grow Kaipara’s resilience in a changing climate.

Considerations from Kaipara District about the Three Waters Reforms.

It’s ‘steady as she goes’ for Kaipara District Council after Deloitte reported their 2021-2031 Long Term Plan (LTP) provides a ‘reasonable basis for accountability to the community’.

A few reminders about Council services and keeping safe in Level 4.

At the time of writing, we have just entered our first Level 4 lockdown since March of last year.

The council is upgrading wastewater systems and is asking people to flush responsibly.

New Fees and Charges for the coming 2021-2022 year were adopted at the May Council meeting.

Records have been tumbling at Kaipara District Council and I expect a new level has just been set for the longest single-day Council Meeting

Nine infrastructure renewal projects are being rolled out across Kaipara District this year.