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Parks and recreation

Explore our District's parks, reserves, playgrounds, beach facilities, walking and cycling tracks, and public gardens.

Parks and reserves

Explore our popular local parks, reserves, and walkways.

Known hazards in caves and on Council reserves

View potential hazards that users of caves and Council reserves should be aware of and avoid.

Beaches and coastal facilities

GIS map and information about beaches, swimming water quality and coastal facilities in our District.

Freedom camping

There are rules for different types of camping in the Whangārei District. Find out where you can camp.

Drone flights rules and guidelines

Find out how to apply to operate a drone or a remotely piloted aircraft system over Council property. You can also make a complaint about drone or operator.

Playgrounds

GIS map and information about playgrounds and skateparks in our District.

Walking and cycling

Find out about walking and cycling in our District.

Sports parks

Find sports parks in our District and how to book a sports park for special events, tournaments, games or casual use.

Is The Game On? – sports field closures

Check sports field closures for the Whangārei District using our online map.

Trees

Find out how to check if a tree or stand of trees is protected, and learn about restrictions around the removal of indigenous vegetation.

Walks and trails

Find walks and trails in our District, along with time, distance and grade for different tracks on these walks and trails.

Report park, recreation and tree issues

Report issues relating to trees, parks, reserves, playgrounds, skateparks, sportsgrounds, walking tracks and signage, coastal structures and seawalls.

Can I swim here?

Northland Regional Council provides live information on the conditions at many of the popular swimming sites around Northland. Check out the information on their website.

SOLD OUT

Tickets for the Urzila Carlson - Just Jokes show have sold out.

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Submit applications by 15 November for assessment in 2024

Important notice: Grant assessments will be limited during December and January. To receive a decision before the end of the year, please submit your application by Friday 15 November 2024. Consideration of applications will resume in February, but submissions can still be made at any time during this period.

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Investigating options for rating system

We are currently reviewing how rates are calculated to ensure they are still set in the fairest and most equitable way. If changes are proposed, we will seek community input through public consultation early next year. These changes will not impact the total amount of rates we collect, instead they will affect how we work out everyone’s share.

Find out more about the rates review

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Weed spraying

Our contractor, City Care, will be spraying broadleaf weeds in turf areas on all Council parks and reserves in October and November 2024.

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Weed spraying

Our contractor, Green by Nature, will be spraying broadleaf weeds on selected Council sports fields from 25 September to 11 October 2024.

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Longer than usual processing times

Due to a high volume of permit applications for council land leading into the summer season, the processing time is expected to be longer than usual. We appreciate your patience as we work diligently to handle each application with the attention it requires.

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Go paperless!

Receive your land rates, water rates and rating valuation notices by email.

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Huitau Pā walkway partial closure

Part of Huitau Pa walkway is closed due to significant erosion. You can still access the track from the parking area, however please do not walk along the cliff and make sure you stay well away from the edge as it is unsafe. Signage is in place.

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Temporary delay to project

Due to changes in our scheduled programming, the start of the Dave Culham Drive project has been postponed and will be integrated into future planned activities. We are committed to beginning this work as soon as possible and enhancing this important infrastructure for our community. We appreciate your understanding as we make the necessary changes to ensure the project's success.

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The Waipū Activity Zone playground is temporarily closed

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GIS maps and Whangārei ePlan outage

Due to planned maintenance, our GIS maps and Whangārei ePlan (District Plan) will be intermittently unavailable from 1:30pm to 5:30pm on Sunday 24 November 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Land Information Memorandum (LIM) applications closedown period

The closedown period for LIM applications is from 20 December 2024 to 10 January 2025. Any LIM application received during this time will be deemed as received on 11 January 2025.
The last date to apply and pay to receive your LIM before Christmas will be Monday 9 December 2024.

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RMA and Building Act applications closedown period

Please allow for extra days that statutory holidays can add to processing times for applications. Get your applications in on time to avoid disappointment.
The closedown period for processing Resource Management Act and Building Act applications is from 20 December 2024 to 10 January 2025, inclusive.

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Summer alcohol licence deadline: Thursday 21 November 2024

The statutory closedown period for processing alcohol licence applications is from 20 December 2024 to 15 January 2025.

To ensure your alcohol licence applications are received and processed before the closedown, we must receive them by Thursday 21 November 2024.

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Flush water from taps in the mornings

The Ministry of Health recommends flushing a mugful of water from drinking-water taps each morning to remove any metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing fittings.
Although the health risk is small, this simple precaution is one all households on public and private water supplies should take.
For more information please call a Health NZ Drinking Water Assessor on 09 430 4100.

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