Northland REGIONAL COUNCIL LIC Te Kaunihera å rohe o Te Taitokerau Baylys Beach Surf Lifesaving officially joins the club $5 million works at Otiria and Moerewa are under way Taumarere Flood Management Working Group member Pamela-Anne Ngohe-Simon and two young helpers survey the Otiria Stream. IF LIFEG ARD From left to right; Baylys club captain Kyran Gilespie, Baylys Beach Community Contre Trust Chair Grant Suckling, Surf Life Saving Northern Region Lifesaving Support Officer Lauren Williams and BP Dargaville owner Mark Simpson. More than $5 million of long-awaited staged works designed to substantially reduce the flood risk to Otiria and Moerewa are under way. Christmas came early for the team keeping people safe at one of Northland's most challenging holiday spots this summer with the arrival of $120,000 worth of new surf we are now our own club, really had a positive effect on everyone's morale", Kyran says. About $5.1 million of works will be carried out in three stages, starting with a $500,000, 150 metre lower spilway from Pokapu Road to where it meets the Waiharekeke River. Northland Regional Council contributes $224,000 annually towards funding for surf Ifesaving operations at six key locations during the peak holiday period. This contribution comes from the emergency services rate collection. These are: lifesaving equipment. In a big flood, about 80 percent of the water from the Otiria Stream spils over nearby land as does 70% from the Waiharakeke Stream. Surf patrol operations at Baylys Beach on the Kaipara coast have previously been administered by the cub at Ruakaka, but this year that changed as Baylys became officially affiated with Surf Life Saving NZ as the newest club in the country Council plans to restore the streams' natural flows by replacing the existing Pokapu Rd Bridge and Paripari Reserve, Ahipara (Far North) Baylys Beach, Ripiro Ocean Beach, building a new three-span, 60-metre-long single- lane bridge. While the works will not stop flooding altogether. "The big change is that we now get to run our own operations, and control our own resources", says Baylys club captain Kyran Gilespie. Whangarei Heads Ruakaka Beach they will reduce the severity of a typical flood by about 75%. Waipo Cove Mangawhai Heads About $2.8M of the project cost will be met by central govt via Kanoa - Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit, another $1.6M from the NRC and the balance -about $600,000 - via a local rate on about 2300 properties in the affected area. Those new resources included two IRB rescue boats, a beach all-berrain vehicle, funding for a This summer ifeguards in Northland spent new ute rescue vehicle and other associated 13,706 hours patrolling these beaches to keep people safe and performed 34 resoues. rescue and communications gear. The new Baylys Beach club included 20 volunteer lifeguards that patrolled the west coast beach over summer until Waitangi Day. Weekday patrols have now wrapped up around the region but the message to all of us from our lifeguards remains the same. When around Have your say water, check the conditions, don't overestimate "It's been awesome to be able to do our job with your abilities and if in doubt, stay out. such great new equipment. That, and the fact We're working hard to support Northland's growth and wellbeing, and there's heaps of amazing mahi underway across the region. But things are changing quickly, and we must adapt. Whangrei Urban Awa programme There's still time to take advantage of the 80% subsidy on offer for stock exclusion fencing and riparian planting within the Whangårei Urban Awa catchment. By excluding stock and preventing sediment from entering the four main river catchments in and around the city, water quality will be improved. It you have a property bigger than one hectare, and which borders either of the Kirikiri, Raumanga, Waiarohia streams or the Lower Hatea River, you could be eligible. Give us a ring to find out more.. this is a subsidised chance to not only increase the value of your own property, but to also be part of a community solution working to make the water in our city's rivers cleaner for everyone. Reviewing our budget each year ensures we're on track financially for the next year. The Annual Plan 2022/23 is open for consultation from Saturday 26 March, and we'd like to hear what you think about the proposed changes. Visit nrc.govt.nz/annualplan2022 to learn about the changes and how you can give us your feedback. Feedback closes Friday 29 April Northland Contact your local councillor at www.nrc.govt.nz/councillors REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau Northland REGIONAL COUNCIL LIC Te Kaunihera å rohe o Te Taitokerau Baylys Beach Surf Lifesaving officially joins the club $5 million works at Otiria and Moerewa are under way Taumarere Flood Management Working Group member Pamela-Anne Ngohe-Simon and two young helpers survey the Otiria Stream. IF LIFEG ARD From left to right; Baylys club captain Kyran Gilespie, Baylys Beach Community Contre Trust Chair Grant Suckling, Surf Life Saving Northern Region Lifesaving Support Officer Lauren Williams and BP Dargaville owner Mark Simpson. More than $5 million of long-awaited staged works designed to substantially reduce the flood risk to Otiria and Moerewa are under way. Christmas came early for the team keeping people safe at one of Northland's most challenging holiday spots this summer with the arrival of $120,000 worth of new surf we are now our own club, really had a positive effect on everyone's morale", Kyran says. About $5.1 million of works will be carried out in three stages, starting with a $500,000, 150 metre lower spilway from Pokapu Road to where it meets the Waiharekeke River. Northland Regional Council contributes $224,000 annually towards funding for surf Ifesaving operations at six key locations during the peak holiday period. This contribution comes from the emergency services rate collection. These are: lifesaving equipment. In a big flood, about 80 percent of the water from the Otiria Stream spils over nearby land as does 70% from the Waiharakeke Stream. Surf patrol operations at Baylys Beach on the Kaipara coast have previously been administered by the cub at Ruakaka, but this year that changed as Baylys became officially affiated with Surf Life Saving NZ as the newest club in the country Council plans to restore the streams' natural flows by replacing the existing Pokapu Rd Bridge and Paripari Reserve, Ahipara (Far North) Baylys Beach, Ripiro Ocean Beach, building a new three-span, 60-metre-long single- lane bridge. While the works will not stop flooding altogether. "The big change is that we now get to run our own operations, and control our own resources", says Baylys club captain Kyran Gilespie. Whangarei Heads Ruakaka Beach they will reduce the severity of a typical flood by about 75%. Waipo Cove Mangawhai Heads About $2.8M of the project cost will be met by central govt via Kanoa - Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit, another $1.6M from the NRC and the balance -about $600,000 - via a local rate on about 2300 properties in the affected area. Those new resources included two IRB rescue boats, a beach all-berrain vehicle, funding for a This summer ifeguards in Northland spent new ute rescue vehicle and other associated 13,706 hours patrolling these beaches to keep people safe and performed 34 resoues. rescue and communications gear. The new Baylys Beach club included 20 volunteer lifeguards that patrolled the west coast beach over summer until Waitangi Day. Weekday patrols have now wrapped up around the region but the message to all of us from our lifeguards remains the same. When around Have your say water, check the conditions, don't overestimate "It's been awesome to be able to do our job with your abilities and if in doubt, stay out. such great new equipment. That, and the fact We're working hard to support Northland's growth and wellbeing, and there's heaps of amazing mahi underway across the region. But things are changing quickly, and we must adapt. Whangrei Urban Awa programme There's still time to take advantage of the 80% subsidy on offer for stock exclusion fencing and riparian planting within the Whangårei Urban Awa catchment. By excluding stock and preventing sediment from entering the four main river catchments in and around the city, water quality will be improved. It you have a property bigger than one hectare, and which borders either of the Kirikiri, Raumanga, Waiarohia streams or the Lower Hatea River, you could be eligible. Give us a ring to find out more.. this is a subsidised chance to not only increase the value of your own property, but to also be part of a community solution working to make the water in our city's rivers cleaner for everyone. Reviewing our budget each year ensures we're on track financially for the next year. The Annual Plan 2022/23 is open for consultation from Saturday 26 March, and we'd like to hear what you think about the proposed changes. Visit nrc.govt.nz/annualplan2022 to learn about the changes and how you can give us your feedback. Feedback closes Friday 29 April Northland Contact your local councillor at www.nrc.govt.nz/councillors REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau