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Hundreds of Far Northerners attended the 185-year anniversary celebrations of the Waitangi treaty signings at Māngungu Mission, near Hōreke, last week.

Ōpononi and Ōmāpere risk having Level 4 water restrictions applied – the highest restriction level – after a water main leak over the weekend almost emptied the supply’s storage reservoir.

A detour will be in place for 10 weeks from Monday 3 March as Northland Regional Council begins an important bridge extension project that will close Quarry Road in Kaitāia.

Much needed recent rains have boosted many Far North water supplies but the levels in smaller streams and water sources continue to fluctuate dramatically during summer.

It has been confirmed that no properties in the Far North District meet the criteria for the Future of Severely Affected Locations (FOSAL) programme.

Tourists and residents in Taipā and Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē Ninety Mile Beach have better connectivity after new mobile broadband towers were switched on in both areas in January.

Starting this month, FNDC’s mobile library will be trialling new ways to support our communities by providing services normally found only at council service centres.

Waitangi may be the most well-known location associated with the treaty, but where did an even larger number of iwi leaders gather to sign this historic document?

Far North District Council is looking for feedback on a review of the Control of Earthworks Bylaw 2019 and online submissions open on Monday 10 February.