Council & committee meeting dates

Council has regular council and committee meetings throughout the year which are advertised in the public notices columns of local newspapers. 

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Below are dates for the 2024 council and committee meetings. Meeting times and venues are subject to change and will be confirmed closer to the time.

January

Event Date/time Venue
There are no meetings scheduled for January 2024    

February

Event Date/time Venue
Whangārei Public Transport Working Party  13 February
9:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Regional Transport Committee  13 February
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Extraordinary Council meeting
(To address governance issues)
14 February
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Taitokerau Maori and Council Working Party  15 February
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board  16 February
10:00am
Te Ahu Centre, Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia
Council workshop 20 February
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Joint Regional Economic Development Committee  23 February
10:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee 26 February
9:30am
Online only (due to closure of the Brynderwyns)
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council meeting 27 February
10:15am
Mahinga Innovation Hub, 5449A State Highway 12,
Kaikohe
Audit Risk and Finance Committee
(please note this meeting replaces the previously advertised meetings of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee and the Investment and Property Subcommittee)
28 February
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop
(All business will be discussed in public excluded)
28 February
1:00pm
NRC Whangārei offices

March

Event Date/time Venue
Civil Defence Emergency Management Group 5 March
11:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 6 March
12:30pm
NRC Whangārei offices
Extraordinary Council meeting
(Long Term Plan).
13 March
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board 22 March
10:00am
Te Ahu Centre, Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia
Council meeting 26 March
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council workshop 26 March
1:30pm (estimated start time)
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Taitokerau Maori and Council Working Party 28 March (originally scheduled for 14 March)
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices

April

Event Date/time Venue
Whangārei Public Transport Working Party  2 April
9:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Regional Transport Committee 2 April
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Joint Regional Economic Development Committee 5 April
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee 8 April
12:00pm
TBC
Extraordinary Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board meeting
(Due to lack of quorum at the March formal meeting)
10 April
10:00am
Online only
Council workshop 10 April
1:30pm (estimated start time)
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop
(Please note all business will be addressed in public excluded)
16 April
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council meeting 23 April
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council workshop 23 April
2:30pm (estimated start time)
NRC Whangārei offices

May

Event Date/time Venue
Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee 6 May
10:00am
Kaiwaka Sports Association
Long Term Plan Hearings 7 May
10:15am
To be conducted online
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council workshop 7 May
12:30pm (estimated start time)
To be conducted online only
Long Term Plan Hearings 8 May
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Te Taitokerau Maori and Council Working Party 9 May
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 14 May
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Long Term Plan Deliberations
(Also 22 May if required)
21 May
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board 24 May
10:00am
Te Ahu Centre, Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia
Joint Climate Change Adaptation Committee 27 May
1:00pm
NRC Whangārei offices
Council meeting 28 May
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council workshop
(Please note that all business will be addressed in public excluded)
28 May
2:30pm (estimated start time)
NRC Whangārei offices
Audit Risk and Finance Committee 29 May
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Infrastructure Committee 29 May
1:30pm
NRC Whangārei offices

June

Event Date/time Venue
Civil Defence Emergency Management Group 4 June
11:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 5 June
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Whangārei Public Transport Working Party  11 June
9:00am
-
Regional Transport Committee 11 June
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 12 June
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Extraordinary Council meeting - CANCELLED
(Adoption of the Long Term Plan will be addressed at the ordinary meeting 25 June)
18 June

-
Council workshop 18 June
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council meeting 25 June
10:15am
Lighthouse Centre, Dargaville Museum, 32 Mt Wesley Coast Road, Dargaville

July

Event Date/time  Venue
Council workshop 3 July
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Regional Transport Committee Extraordinary meeting
(Final approval by RTC for release of Regional Land Transport Plan 2021/2027 – Three Year Review to the Northland Regional Council)
4 July
2:00pm
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 10 July
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Taitokerau Maori and Council Working Party 11 July
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board 12 July
10:00am
Te Ahu Cafe, Cnr South Rd & Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia
Council meeting 23 July 
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council workshop 23 July
1:30am (estimated start time)
NRC Whangārei offices
Joint Regional Economic Development Committee 26 July
10:00am
Mahinga Innovation Centre - 5449A State Highway 12, Kaikohe
Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee 29 July
10:30am
Warkworth Town Hall, 2 Alnwick Street, Warkworth
Council workshop 30 July
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices

August

Event Date/time  Venue
Whangārei Public Transport Working Party - CANCELLED
(Frequency of this meeting has been reduced to 3x per year)
6 August

-
Regional Transport Committee

6 August
10:30am (amended, previously 11am)
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 7 August
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 14 August
9:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council meeting 27 August
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council workshop 27 August
1:30am (estimated time only, following the conclusion of the council meeting)
NRC Whangārei offices
Audit Risk and Finance Committee
(Please note this meeting replaces the previously advertised meetings of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee and the Investment and Property Subcommittee)
28 August
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices

September

Event Date/time Venue
Civil Defence Emergency Management Group 3 September
11:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 4 September
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee 9 September
12:00pm
TBC
Council workshop 11 September
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Taitokerau Maori and Council Working Party 12 September
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board 20 September
10:00am
Te Ahu Centre, Kaitaia
Council meeting 24 September
1:00pm
Mokau Marae, 2355 Russell Road, Ōakura
Get directions
Joint Regional Economic Development Committee 27 September
10:00am
WDC - Civic Centre, Te Iwitahi, 9 Rust Avenue

October

Event Date/time Venue
Whangārei Public Transport Working Party 1 October
9:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Regional Transport Committee 1 October
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop CANCELLED 2 October

NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 9 October
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee 21 October
9:30am
(Online access)
Council meeting 22 October
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Council workshop 29 October
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 30 October
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices

November

Event Date/time Venue
Joint Climate Change Adaptation Committee 4 November
1:00pm
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 6 November
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 13 November
1:30pm
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Taitokerau Maori and Council Working Party 14 November
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Audit Risk and Finance Committee
(please note this meeting replaces the previously advertised meetings of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee and the Investment and Property Subcommittee)
18 November
9:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Infrastructure Committee 18 November
1:30pm
NRC Whangārei offices
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board 22 November
10:00am
Te Ahu Centre, Kaitaia
Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee 25 November
12:00pm
TBC
Council meeting 26 November
10:15am 
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel

December

Event Date/time Venue
Civil Defence Emergency Management Group 3 December
11:30am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 3 December
1:30pm
NRC Whangārei offices
Council workshop 4 December
11:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Joint Regional Economic Development Committee 6 December
10:00am
NRC Whangārei offices
Council meeting 10 December
10:15am
NRC Whangārei offices
View the livestream on our YouTube channel
Whangārei Public Transport Working Party CANCELLED
(Frequency of this meeting has been reduced to 3x per year).
11 December -
Regional Transport Committee 11 December
10:00am
NRC Whangārei offices