Notice for Temporary Road Closure
Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, the Far North District Council hereby gives notice of its intention to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic from the dates and during the hours stated for the purpose of facilitating safe event operations during the following Parades:
Waipapakauri Concert – Friday 3/2/2023 Road closed and times:
• Rosemay Lane, starting at the intersection of WestC oast Road – between 12:30pm and 10:30pm. Waitangi Day 2023
Roads closed and times:
• 1st Feb 2023, 5:00am – 3rd Feb 2023, continues to become part of further road closures below:
• Te Kemara from Tahuna Road Intersection to Waitangi Bridge, starting at 5am on the 1st Feb
• 4th Feb 2023, 5:00am – 6th Feb 2023, 8:00pm:
• All of Tau Henare Drive
• All of Te Karuwha Parade
• All of Te Kemara Avenue
• All of Tahuna Road
• All of Ngatirahiri Road
During the proposed period of closure, alternative provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the road. Any persons wishing to submit on or object to the proposal are invited to do so from the date of publication of this notice. Submissions may be delivered to any Council office; or posted to Private Bag 752, Kaikohe 0440; or faxed to (09) 401 2137; or e-mailed to ask.us@fndc.govt.nz.
Submissions should include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address as appropriate.
Far North District Council, 5 Memorial Avenue, Private Bag 752, Kaikohe, Telephone 0800 920 029
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NO SANDMINING BREAM BAY/RUAKAKA - Please Sign Petition
The locals and community are summarizing all the feedback.
They are currently summarizing the ideas and then we will organize strategic actions etc.
In the meantime,
1. Keep inviting people to the page
2. Encourage signatures (online petition)
3. Print the updated sign and ask shops businesses / work / clubs etc to display.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
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No Sandmining Bream Bay/Ruakākā
Help protect our precious coastlines by signing the petition to stop destructive sand mining in Bream Bay, which includes Waipu Cove, Langs Beach and Ruakākā.
Sand mining destroys sea floors, erodes coastal protections, and threatens the habitats of critically endangered species like the tara iti - our most endangered bird with less that 40 left.
Why is this so urgent?
McCallum Bros Ltd (MBL), an Auckland-based mining company, is planning to extract 9 million cubic meters of sand from the seabed in Bream Bay over the next 35 years. Their proposal includes dredging up to five nights a week, for six hours at a time, with all the sand being sold to Auckland's construction industry.
This operation is expected to generate $270 million in revenue, or approximately $7.7 million annually, for MBL. Meanwhile, Bream Bay will see no benefits—only lasting harm. The dredging will cause irreversible damage to marine life, fish populations, and surf breaks, devastating the local ecosystem.
MBL is seeking consent for this project through the fast-track process, which excludes public consultation. This means we have no say in whether they can take our sand, destroy marine habitats, and damage our seabed.
The proposal will be presented to the government in mid-January 2025. We are at a critical moment.
Take action now — sign and share this petition to protect Bream Bay.
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