High Court Judge Kevin Kelly on Friday dismissed a judicial vote recount application from Tane who missed out on his bid for the mayoralty by 21 votes.
New Zealand
October 24, 2025
Snow Tane was jsut 21 votes behind on the final tally and has confirmed his team would lodge an application for a recount.
October 20, 2025
Mayor Craig Jepson claimed the document would serve as a guide for staff, councillors and the public.
August 15, 2025
A Bay of Islands trust representing four Ngāpuhi hapū groupings has achieved a major milestone in its Treaty of Waitangi negotiations.
July 29, 2025
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Tipene is standing in the council’s Te Raki Māori constituency, which he says Northlanders should poll to keep at the October elections.
July 9, 2025
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Craig Jepson's about turn comes after consistently indicating he will be standing for a second tilt at the Kaipara mayoralty.
June 10, 2025
Potaka said it was a serious invasion issue like Mycoplasma bovis or freshwater golden clams.
May 2, 2025
A person who owns a property in another council area another can vote in that extra property’s local elections too.
April 25, 2025
New Zealand’s first in-depth aerial sandspit survey has revealed more than 420,000 tonnes of non-replenishing sand have been lost from Mangawhai sandspit.
March 31, 2025
Whangārei District Council’s only hope of stalling the start-up of fluoridating its drinking water supply tomorrow has been thwarted by a judge reserving their decision.
March 18, 2025
Fluoride will start being added to Whangārei drinking water on Wednesday morning — subject to the outcome of a High Court hearing in Wellington tomorrow.
March 17, 2025
The council today decided in a narrow 7 to 6 majority vote not to go into a public-excluded debate about fluoridation.
March 11, 2025
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said funding for caulerpa control was based on earlier project success.
March 3, 2025
Mandating Whangārei District Council fluoridation is being slammed as a "despotic Soviet-era disgrace" by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.
February 17, 2025
Council commits to refuse to fluoridate water suppy via a 7:7 split vote where Mayor Vince Cocurullo again used his casting vote.
February 12, 2025
The top-of-New Zealand’s biggest maize contractor says news of a potential increase in fall army worm populations is "bloody horrific".
January 31, 2025
More than 100mm of rain fell on parts of Northland’s east coast in the storm.
January 23, 2025
The $200 million facility would be based around the former Whangārei District Council Forum North headquarters.
January 7, 2025
Vince Cocurullo's trademark vests are still out in full force over summer’s downtime, as he enjoys tending the grape vines at his Whangārei property.
December 30, 2024
Summer for the country's northernmost mayor means the haven of whanau at the end of the road in one of New Zealand’s most remote communities.
The Kaipara District Council's decision to controversially can its Māori ward has survived a High Court challenge by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua.
December 20, 2024
The only council in New Zealand to strongly resist a 2022 Director-General of Health order to fluoridate its drinking water.
December 18, 2024
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NRC's new statutory agreement with Ngāti Hine is a first for the North between the council and an iwi.
December 16, 2024
A councillor is pushing for his council to halt its fluoridation plans as the deadline looms for adding it to the local drinking water supply.
November 20, 2024
Mark Vincent says he is "learning to overcome" his embarrassment from being a councillor.
November 5, 2024
