Our coast is woven into Northlanders’ identity, wellbeing, and history. The health of the moana reflects the health of its people.

Coastal environments are under increasing pressure from land use, marine activities, climate change, and biosecurity threats.

Northland Regional Council’s newly released State of the Environment (Coastal) 2024 report draws on extensive NRC work, including regulatory, scientific, biodiversity, and biosecurity monitoring, to assess these impacts. It also challenges us to rethink what "normal" means in an environment being impacted by climate change.

Our communities are taking action alongside NRC by fencing waterways, monitoring fauna and flora, planting natives on our dunes and protecting marine reserves. Working together is essential, to ensure the actions we take today leave a healthier coastal legacy for future generations.

Read the full NRC report to understand the health status of our coast, what’s happening, what’s being done, and how we can all help protect it.

https://www.nrc.govt.nz/coastal2024

ELECTRIFY TE TAITOKERAU LAUNCHES IN NORTHLAND

Electrification advocacy group Electrify Te Taitokerau launched on Wednesday 13 August to a full house at McKay Stadium in Whangārei. Affiliated with charity Rewiring Aotearoa, Electrify Te Taitokerau aims to help accelerate the transition to cheaper, cleaner, locally-made, reliable and renewable energy through advocacy and education.

The free launch event featured speakers Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey, and Glenn Sutherland of energy retailer Nau Ma Rā.

For more information, electrification resources, to get involved, and to sign up to the Electrify Te Taitokerau newsletter, visit www.rewiring.nz/communities/northland

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