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Northland's 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 Northland's Kensington base. Photo: LDR / Northern Advocate / Tania Whyte "It's unbearable, a helicopter operation of this nature here in Kensington shouldn't be operating in a residential area" said former Top Energy chief executive Roger de Bray who lives just 100 metres from the Kensington helicopter base. Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai said she was aware of increasing noise complaints about the ...

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 Tweaking parts of the Resource Management Act and a central authority to enforce the rules for consis...

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 coast's dozen sites along one of the district's most demand-challenged coastal hotspots. It will be restricted between 18 December and 8 February at Tutukaka coast's Kowharewa Bay, Wellingtons Bay (main reserve, Whangaumu Reserve), Matapouri (Wehiwehi Road carpark), Woolleys Bay (western carpark) and Sandy Bay (toilet block carpark/grass area). The new ru...

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 Council's new Camping in Public Places Bylaw. Freedom camping will be banned for almost two months annually at about five of the coast's dozen ...

Whangārei District Council is calling for beefed-up government action to address the district's 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 buyers and growing concern from the community housing sector on the ability to meet the need for housi...