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Northland’s Tohu Whenua programme is about to enter an exciting new phase with the appointment of Kerikeri resident David Clendon as its new Regional Coordinator in Te Tai Tokerau. Launched in Northland in 2016, Tohu Whenua is a visitor programme ...

The Far North District Council is rejecting the government's three waters restructuring plan, with the council last week voting to provisionally opt out.

After an emotional debate, the Far North District Council has said yes to Māori wards.

Far North District Council votes for Māori wards 4 May, 2021 07:27 AM 3 minutes to read Moko Tepania speaks to his Māori wards call at the meeting. Photo / Susan Botting Far North District Council has today voted in favour of Māori wards. "Im so excited about the future," Moko Tepania, Far North District Council (FNDC) councillor said after the meeting. The council voted 7:3 to bring in Māori wards after an intense, emotion-filled debate in a packed Kaikohe council chambers that spilled out...

Far North District Council will next week go back to the table on Māori wards as its Te Ao Māori lead forces an extraordinary meeting on the subject. Moko Tepania, Far North District councillor and teacher at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe. Photo: Northern Advocate / supplied Moko Tepania (Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa/Te Rarawa) is forcing a special extraordinary council meeting on Monday with a notice of motion to his council that it once again consider Māori wards. Pita Tipene. Photo: Nort...

Consent request lodged for Kerikeri climate change sculpture 7 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Artists impression of Te Haa o Te Ao, a climate change-themed sculpture to be built at the intersection of Kerikeri Rd and State Highway 10. Image / supplied Artists impression of Te Haa o Te Ao, a climate change-themed sculpture to be built at the intersection of Kerikeri Rd and State Highway 10. Image / supplied Northern Advocate A Kerikeri community group is applying for consent to build a 15m...

Calls for Far North Council to revisit Māori seats decision 28 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Far North Mayor John Carter says the council has not decided whether it will meet to make a decision about having Māori seats. Photo / File. Northern Advocate A Northland pro-Māori wards campaigner is calling on Far North District Council to reconsider its decision over the special seats in the wake of new Government legislation. Kevin Grose, Inclusion Northland leader, said Far North District...