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Man dies at swimming hole near Kaitaia 25 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read A week-long rāhui has been placed on the area known locally as the Vee Tree swimming hole, off Clough Rd, south of Kaitaia. Photo / Google Earth A Far North man has died after an incident in the Awanui River south of Kaitaia. Emergency services were called to a swimming hole near Pamapuria just before 10.40am on Sunday. It is believed the man had been swimming with two other adults when he vanished. His companions c...

Fatal water incident at Kaitaias Awanui River, Far North - rāhui in place 23 Jan, 2021 11:15 PM Quick Read A man has died after getting into difficulty in the Awanui River near Kaitaia today. Image / Google Maps A man has died after getting into difficulty in the Awanui River near Kaitaia today. Image / Google Maps NZ Herald A man has died after getting into difficulty in the Awanui River in the Kaitaia area of the Far North. Emergency services were first called to the river at 10.40am. The ma...

A man has been found dead in the Awanui River, near Kaitaia.

Emergency services were called to the Awanui River on Sunday morning

Water restrictions are likely for more parts of the Far North if there is not significant rainfall soon, and the forecast is not good.

Water restrictions cranked up in Kaitaia as river drops 8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read A Northland Regional Council hydrologist measures the flow in the Awanui River during last summers drought. Photo / Peter Jackson Northern Advocate Water restrictions in Kaitaia have been bumped up to the second-highest level possible as the Awanui River, the towns main water source, continues to drop. From Friday level 3 restrictions apply to all households and businesses connected to the Far North D...

Kaitaia water pipeline: Council prepared to use compulsory land acquisition 27 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Mayor John Carter tells Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about his councils partnership with Te Rarawa to supply Kaitaia with water earlier this year. Now the council is looking for a permanent solution Northern Advocate Far North District Council will use compulsory acquisition if necessary to access land needed for a waterpipe to supply Kaitaia. The council has released its decisio...

DAVID WHITE/STUFF The Far North is fast running out of water, and heading for another drought. Kaitaia’s Awanui River and Kawakawa’s Tirohanga Stream have not recovered well from last summer’s drought, where the lowest-ever rainfall levels were recorded across the North Island. In February, there was concern the towns of Kaitaia, Kaikohe and Rawene could run out of water, and the toughest water restrictions available were introduced across most of the Far North and Kaipara. Taylor said...