Our services at Alert Level 3
Northland region moves to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm Thursday 2 September 2021. At Alert Level 3 we provide the following services:
🟢 Rubbish and recycling collection
🟢 Drinking water
🟢 Wastewater
🟢 Roads
🟢 Parks and reserves and walking trails (please keep physical distance from people outside your "bubble")
🟢 Public toilets (to a reduced level)
🟢 Cemeteries
🟢 Animal control for dangerous dogs and wandering stock
🟢 Noise control - with limitations
🟢 Te Matau a Pohe Bridge lifting
Our call centre will still be open 24-hours, every day:
✆ 09 430 4200 or 0800 932 463.
The following services will be provided to a limited degree, subject to safety measures, masks and physical distancing:
🟠 Transfer stations (winter hours schedule)
🟠 Building inspections
🟠 Resource consent inspections
🟠 Some roadworks
🟠 Some regulatory inspections
🟠 Jetties open
🟠 Free parking
🟠 Library book loans extended until libraries open again
🟠 Public facilities closed
The following public facilities are closed:
❌ Playgrounds
❌ Forum North and Ruakaka Customer Service Centre
❌ Libraries
❌ i-Sites and the Hub
❌ Water Laboratory (public access)
❌ Clapham’s Clocks
❌ Botanica
❌ Dog Parks
❌ Aquatic Centre
❌ Art Museum
❌ Kiwi North
❌ Quarry Gardens
❌ Skateparks
❌ Bike park
❌ Boat ramps
❌ Semenoff Stadium
The Whangārei Monthly Crafts Market is Back!
Join us for a vibrant celebration of local creativity at the Whangārei Crafts Market!
🗓 Sunday 29 March 2026
⏰ 9:00am – 1:00pm
📍 Reyburn House Art Studio, Town Basin
🎟 FREE ENTRY
Come along and support talented local artists, makers and creative entrepreneurs. You’ll discover:
✨ Handmade arts & crafts
✨ Pickles, jams & homemade goodies
✨ Crocheted treasures & baby clothes
✨ Blankets, toys & soaps
✨ Jewellery & unique gifts
✨ T-shirts and so much more
This is your chance to shop local, connect with our creative community, and enjoy a relaxed Sunday morning by the water at the Town Basin.
Bring your friends, bring your whānau, and help us support local artists and crafters.
#WhangareiCraftsMarket #ShopLocalNZ #SupportLocalArtists #NorthlandEvents #CreativeCommunity
Northland Pasifika Fusion Festival - Saturday, 7 March 2026,10:00am - 3:00pm, Kensington Sports Park
Get ready, whānau! We’re celebrating 11 incredible years of culture, connection, and community at the Northland Pasifika Fusion Festival, and this year’s theme says it all:
✨ “Nurturing Our Cultures by Strengthening Our Health.” ✨
Join us for a vibrant day filled with:
🌴 Cultural performances
🥥 Pasifika food and flavours
🎶 Music, dance, and storytelling
🤝 Community pride and connection
💙 Health, wellbeing, and whānau-focused activities
Let’s honour our Pasifika roots, celebrate our diversity, and uplift the wellbeing of our people together.
Save the date, bring the aiga, and be part of something beautiful.
🌺 Pacific pride. Northland heart. 🌺
📅 When: Saturday, 7 March 2026 | 10:00am - 3:00pm
📍 Where: Kensington Sports Park, 97 Kensington Ave, Whangārei
💰 Entry: FREE
👉 More info: FALE Pasifika
Looking for a Stall at Tikipunga Market?
Please TEXT ONLY to Lynne on 021 189 6571 at the Tikipunga Market located at Water Street for next 5-6 months. If you need to book a stall.
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