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Whangārei District councillor Jayne Golightly is understood to have apologised after her partner used a car displaying her council parking permit to allege

A Whangārei district councillor has apologised after her partner used a car displaying her council parking permit to allegedly park unlawfully in the city centre.

Unvaccinated Whangārei ratepayers barred from council facilities under New Zealand's new traffic light Covid-19 Protection Framework should not be expecting their rates to be reduced as a result.

Councillors at a formal WDC meeting on Tuesday morning unanimously voted against Government plans to amalgamate its three waters provision into a single entity across at least Northland – likely carving off the council provision of drinking, waste and stormwater into a new non-council entity in doing so. Tania Whyte/Northern Advocate Whangārei District Councils newest piece of three waters (drinking water, storm water and wastewater) infrastructure is its new $29 million Whau Valley water t...

Northland rescue helicopter base to move after noise annoys neighbours 4 Apr, 2021 02:20 AM 6 minutes to read Another emergency rescue helicopter flight prepares for takeoff at its Kensington base. Photo / Tania Whyte Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz Northlands emergency rescue helicopter base in Whangārei is being forced to move after growing noise complaints from neighbours. "Its unbearable, a helicopter operation of this nature ...

Northlands emergency rescue helicopter base in Whangārei is being forced to move after growing noise complaints from neighbours. Another emergency rescue helicopter flight prepares for takeoff at Northlands Kensington base. Photo: LDR / Northern Advocate / Tania Whyte "Its unbearable, a helicopter operation of this nature here in Kensington shouldnt be operating in a residential area" said former Top Energy chief executive Roger de Bray who lives just 100 metres from the Kensington helicopte...

Repeal of RMA: Northland resource planner says tweaks rather than major changes are needed 25 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM 5 minutes to read The Government says new laws to replace the Resource Management Act will make it easier to build new homes, but not everybody is convinced. The Government says new laws to replace the Resource Management Act will make it easier to build new homes, but not everybody is convinced. Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat Twe...

Peak season summer freedom camping will be banned along Tutukaka Coast under a new bylaw of Whangārei District Council. Photo: Northern Advocate / John Stone Freedom camping will be banned for almost two months annually at about five of the coasts dozen sites along one of the districts most demand-challenged coastal hotspots. It will be restricted between 18 December and 8 February at Tutukaka coasts Kowharewa Bay, Wellingtons Bay (main reserve, Whangaumu Reserve), Matapouri (Wehiwehi Road car...

Whangārei District Council bylaw bans summer freedom camping in some areas 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Freedom campers will be banned from Kowharewa Bay, on the Tutukaka coast, over summer under a new Whangārei District Council bylaw. Photo / file. Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz Peak season summer freedom camping will be banned along Tutukaka Coast under Whangārei District Councils new Camping in Public Places Bylaw...

Whangārei District Council is calling for beefed-up government action to address the districts worsening housing issues. Affordable houses around Whangarei are in short supply, creating a social crisis in the city. Photo: Northern Advocate/Michael Cunningham "Whangārei District Council requests greater support and focus from Central Government to ensure housing meets the needs of our communities," Sheryl Mai, Whangārei Mayor said. "We are seeing increasing unaffordability for first-home buy...