Fountain in Pūtahi Park running intermittently
We're aware of technical issues with the fountain in Pūtahi Park and we're working on getting it repaired. Thanks for your patience.
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Rates rebate widened
Changes to the thresholds mean some ratepayers who weren't eligible for a rates rebate in 2024-25 might be eligible in 2025-26. Homeowners can check their eligibility and apply for the 2025-26 rates rebate below. If you received a rebate last year, we have sent you a form for 2025-26, which you should have received by the end of July 2025.
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Temporary road closure application closedown period
The closedown period for processing of temporary road closure applications is from Wednesday 24 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026. These applications need to be submitted a minimum of three months before the proposed event date, so please keep this and our closedown period in mind when planning your temporary road closure.
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Event on Council land permit closedown period
The closedown period for processing of event on Council land applications is from Wednesday 24 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026. These applications generally take a minimum of four weeks to process (depending on the size of the event), so please keep this and our closedown period in mind when planning your event on Council land.
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FREE rooftop parking in the city centre
The rooftop of the Central City Carpark Building (vehicle access from John Street) has FREE parking for up to three hours until New Year's Eve, Wednesday 31 December 2025. The building has easy access to the central city, local shopping, entertainment and the Town Basin.
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Submit applications by 24 November for assessment in 2025
Grant assessments will be limited during December and January. To receive a decision before the end of the year, please submit your application by Monday 24 November 2025. Consideration of applications will resume in February, but submissions can still be made at any time during this period.
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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 between 6:00pm and 7:00pm on Tuesday 16 December 2025. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Land Information Memorandum (LIM) applications closedown period
The closedown period for LIM applications is from 20 December 2025 to 10 January 2026. Any LIM application received during this time will be deemed as received on 11 January 2026. The last date to apply and pay to receive your LIM before Christmas will be Friday 5 December 2025.
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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 Saturday 20 December 2025 to Sunday 11 January 2026 inclusive.
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Summer alcohol licence deadline: Friday 21 November 2025
The statutory closedown period for processing alcohol licence applications is from 20 December 2025 to 15 January 2026.
To ensure your alcohol licence applications are received and processed before the closedown, we must receive them by Friday 21 November 2025.
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Customer services over Christmas and New Year holidays
Te Iwitahi and Ruakākā Service Centre will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period from 2:00pm on Wednesday 24 December 2025 (Christmas Eve). Te Iwitahi will reopen at 8:00am and Ruakākā Service Centre will reopen at 8:30am on Monday 5 January 2026.
You can still call us for urgent issues on 0800 932 463 or 09 430 4200 (24 hours) and report non-urgent issues in our 'Report it' system.
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