Agenda of Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Audit and Risk Committee item: 6.4

19 May 2026

TITLE:	Risk Management Activity Update
From:	Mandy Tepania, Audit and Assurance Lead
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 May 2026

Whakarāpopototanga / Executive summary

The Risk Management Activity Update Report outlines the summary of the Council’s progress in risk

management related activities including Strategic and Operational.

Ngā mahi tūtohutia / Recommendation

That the report ‘Risk Management Activity Update’ by Mandy Tepania, Audit and Assurance Lead and dated 8 May 2026, be received.

Background/Tuhinga

Risk can be simply defined as “The effect of uncertainty on objectives”; Risk management is the assessment of this uncertainty, and encompasses both the likelihood of something happening, and the consequences or impacts if it were to happen, which can introduce both opportunity and hazards.

The council has recently implemented a new risk management tool called ‘WayPoint’. The risk register in Waypoint provides an opportunity to capture Strategic, Operational, Programme and Project risks providing visibility for better management and overview at all levels.

Strategic Risks

Risks become strategic in nature (as opposed to operational) where the risk widely impacts the whole organisation, as opposed to limited department. These risks are significant because they impact on the ability of the council to deliver against the Long-Term Plan (LTP). LTP holds the council accountable for their activities and long-term focus.

Operational Group Risks

An operational risk presents a potential impact on the council’s individual groups achieving their objectives. Operational group risks are identified and managed by group managers and their teams. Group risk must be regularly reviewed and reported as evidence of management. The introduction of the ‘WayPoint’ tool, along with training on its use and clear expectations, has enhanced the ability to provide regular updates, conduct reviews, and improve visibility in identifying areas of concern.

Risk Management Matrix Evaluation Tool (to explain the ranking against each risk)

Likelihood	Consequence
Frequent (5)	5 Moderate	10 High	15 Extreme	20 Extreme	25 Extreme
Often (4)	4 Low	8 High	12 High	16 Extreme	20 Extreme
Likely (3)	3 Low	6 Moderate	9 High	12 High	15 Extreme
Possible (2)	2 Low	4 Low	6 Moderate	8 High	10 High
Rare (1)	1 Low	2 Low	3 Low	4 Low	5 Moderate

Likelihood

Consequence

Inconsequential (1)

Minor (2)

Moderate (3)

Major (4)

Severe (5)

Frequent (5)

Moderate

High

Extreme

Often (4)

Low

High

Extreme

Likely (3)

Low

Moderate

High

Extreme

Possible (2)

Low

Moderate

High

Rare (1)

Low

Moderate

Progress on risk management since the last meeting of the Audit, Risk and Finance Subcommittee includes:

1. The Strategic and Operational group risk registers have been refreshed following leadership review.

2. Staff have managed the identified risks and their corresponding mitigation actions (controls) using the risk module in WayPoint.

The tables and attachments below provide details for:

· Table 1 provides a brief overview of risks that have been updated/ added over the past quarter.

· Table 2 outlines the risks rated high or above for Strategic/Corporate services.

· Table 3 outlines the risks rated high or above for Operational services.

· Deep Dive Schedule is summarised in Table 4.

· Deep Dive Report – Risk 1189 Project management software ‘WayPoint’- Staff adoption and sustained engagement, usability and cultural integration. – Attachment 1.

Table 1. Risks updated

Risk ID	Risk Title
#1069	Local Government Structural Reform – Impact on regional governance and outcomes
	Updated Activity: Trending â
Strategic Services	There is a risk that the Government's fast-tracked local government reform programme results in the integration of regional councils into new unitary authorities in a manner that weakens region-wide governance, dilutes environmental and catchment-scale outcomes, and reduces strategic oversight of long-term regional priorities. This may occur if regional council functions are consolidated without sufficient influence from regional entities, leading to decisions being dominated by local service and growth pressures rather than integrated regional and environmental considerations. A Council led programme is in the early stages of implementation and includes participation from District Councils within the Northland region. ‘Northland Local Government Reform Programme (By Northland for Northland)’ Inherent Risk 16 often/major Residual rating 6 possible/moderate
#1189	Staff adoption and sustained engagement, usability and cultural integration with the Project management software (WayPoint)
	Risk Update: Trend â
Strategic Risk	Actions are ongoing with multiple system and reporting improvements already underway. Regular reporting allows visibility of training requirements and ongoing support therefore a reduction in residual rating has been applied. Inherent rate - frequent/moderate 15 Residual rate - likely/moderate 6
#1010	Changes in legislation & central Government policy impacting council's resources, budgets and activities.
	Risk Update: Retired - replace with new Risks #1069 and #1295
Strategic Risk	In light of the Government’s accelerated local government structural reform announcement earlier this week, and the separation of RMA and planning system reform, Risk #1010 no longer appropriately reflects the current reform environment. Accordingly, this risk has been retired, and separate, more targeted risks are being developed.
#1052	Gold Clam Biosecurity Response
	Risk Update: Static
	Investigating potential wash station locations with private landowners and Kaipara District Council to reduce the risk of Gold Clam. While this work is undertaken the residual risk remains static. Inherent risk rating 20 (frequent/severe) Residual risk rating 10 (possible/severe)
#1108	Core IT applications/Systems are not designed and/or implemented to support all organisational processes, or applications will stop working
	Risk Update: Static
Strategic Risk	· HCM and Asset systems are being replaced, with both projects on track for completion by July 2026. · Business SME's are heavily involved and engaged to ensure the systems are configured to support organisational processes. · The process for triaging new service desk 'project' is being reviewed to ensure a consistent methodology is used to evaluate requests and license and support costs are actively considered. · The new Project and Risk Management system (Waypoint) is now operational. · CRM system will be implemented as part of the IRIS NG product (Datascape). · A Middleware Integration platform is being selected to automate the transfer and maintenance of key data between core systems to avoid data anomalies and duplication of effort. Some servers running older operating and SQL versions are being updated to ensure all systems are running on current or supported versions. Inherent risk rating 20 Frequent/Major Residual risk rating remains at 6 Possible/Moderate
#1294	Fuel Supply Disruption Business Continuity (BCP) Risk Planning
	Risk Update: New
Operational Risk	There is a risk that a minor, moderate, major, or prolonged disruption to fuel supply will reduce staff mobility and constrain fleet operations and generator refuelling, resulting in Northland Regional Council being unable to maintain essential services and deliver critical regional services. Inherent risk rating 9 Likely/moderate Residual rating 6 likely/minor
#1295	Resource Management Reform
	Risk Update: New
Strategic Risk	Failure to effectively transition to the new resource management system caused by compressed legislative timeframes, limited specialist capacity across the four Northland councils, evolving national direction, and reliance on cross-council coordination, resulting in failure to meet statutory deadlines, fragmented regional planning outcomes and inability to provide for Māori participation as required under the reform legislation. Inherent risk rating 16 often/major Residual risk rating 6 possible/moderate

Table 1. Strategic risks listed -rating high and above

Key –Risk rating	Extreme	High	Moderate	Low
Key – Trend	Increasing (I)	Decreasing (D)	New (N)	Static (S)

#	Risk Statement	Inherent Rating	Residual Rating	Trend
1 #1003	IRIS Next Gen Programme Delivery	12	8	S ↔
Status Update	Sector Programme- The planned Otago Regional Council design workshops for the Pilot are currently on hold until the software is fully functional and outstanding system issues are resolved. Any potential delays to the timeline are yet to be confirmed, and the programme‑wide impacts are still being assessed. NRC continues to support the ORC Pilot by contributing expertise to progress work that can continue during this pause. NRC Project - Work continues to focus on understanding how the current Classic IRIS system is used, enabling a comprehensive current‑state view of system business functions. This will help determine consistency, extent of use, and examples of good practice. Where opportunities arise, early transition planning is being explored to reduce effort and complexity ahead of NRC’s implementation date. The current‑state assessment will also be compared to the future‑state design to inform the scope of change required.
2 #1041	Inefficient Contract Management programme available to meet the contractual need of NRC	15	12	S ↔
Status Update	Investigation of software options has been brought forward and it currently underway.
3 #1000	External and internal pressures impacting work programme delivery (previously called workload)	15	9	S ↔
Status update	Risk remains unchanged. Further work being investigated around programme management combined with core BAU tasks to create a better understanding of workload impact.
4 #1113	Potential Non-compliance with Health and Safety at Work Act 2015	20	8	S ↔
Status update	Risk rating unchanged for the time being. Improvements with the H&S process risk will lower this non-compliance H&S risk. Ongoing training and Work as Done Audits reduce the risk over time.
5 #1017	Cyber security attack	20	8	S ↔
Status update	Ongoing improvements and controls implemented to manage the ongoing and increasing risk of cyber-attacks. Current global uncertainty with the war in Iran is generating a heightened level of cyber warfare activity. Increased level of visible attacks has been observed in the last quarter.
6 #1109	Management of data and information assets	16	8	S ↔
Status Update	Risk remains as we begin a project to discover, document and create an information asset register. This includes the classification of data in Sharepoint in respect of sensitivity through an AI auto generation tool. Once data is classified controls can be applied to manage the data appropriately.
7 #1069	Local Government Structural Reform – Impact on regional governance and outcomes	16	6	D â
Status Update	A council led programme is currently in the early stages of implementation and includes participation from District Councils within the Northland Region.
8 #1039	Ongoing Impacts from Significant Change Management	16	12	S ↔
Status Update	Risk rating unchanged. Change fatigue remains a concern. Greater visibility of change projects is developing to inform a change programme.
9 #1006	Biosecurity Incursions	15	6	D â
Status Update	No new to northland pests have been brought to our attention however a watch is still being kept on yellow legged hornet in Auckland
10 #1001	Dealing with aggressive people – psychological harm (staff capability)	15	12	I á
Status Update	Increase in consequence. While isolated, aggressive behaviour is more widely reported via H&S reporting. Additional controls (process/technology) are under investigation.
11 #1026	Investment Portfolio Financial Risk	15	9	S ↔
Status Update	New fund managers are providing improved reporting and fund monitoring and the new SIPO and fund manager approach has provided for greater diversification and therefore risk spread.
12 #1189	Staff Adoption and sustained engagement, usability and cultural integration software management programme (WayPoint)	15	6	D â
Status Update	Actions are ongoing with multiple system and reporting improvements already underway. Regular reporting allows visibility of training requirements and ongoing support therefore a reduction in residual rating has been applied.
13 #1096	Policies and Protocols not clearly documented or followed	16	8	S ↔
Status Update	The Policy register is subject to ongoing review and updates to ensure alignment with the current environment and technological requirements. As a result, the risk rating remains unchanged.
14 #1295	Resource Management Reform	16	6	N
Risk Description	Failure to effectively transition to the new resource management system caused by compressed legislative timeframes, limited specialist capacity across the four Northland councils, evolving national direction, and reliance on cross-council coordination, resulting in failure to meet statutory deadlines, fragmented regional planning outcomes and inability to provide for Māori participation as required under the reform legislation.

Table 3. Operational risks listed - rating high and above

Key –Risk rating	Extreme	High	Moderate	Low
Key – Trend	Increasing (I)	Decreasing (D)	New (N)	Static (S)

#	Risk Statement	Inherent Rating	Residual Rating	Trend
1 #1007	Caulerpa – Threat to marine life, shellfish and marine diversity along Northlands coastline	20	6	D â
Status Update	Caulerpa growth has diminished and is not expected to accelerate over winter the work on the underwater harvester is proceeding in accordance with the timeline int eh contract and will be ready by June of this year.
2 #1095	PF2050 Funding Cessation Impacting Biosecurity Outcomes, Workforce and Community Support	20	12	S ↔
Status update	Still uncertainty for funding and staff are following up with Foundation North as to opportunities for the continuation of the programme. As outlined in a report prepared for a Council workshop we await funding confirmation.
3 #1042	Tāiki ē Strategic intent Te Tiriti Strategy and Implementation Plan	20	8	S↔
Status update	Taiki e Strategic Intent is being embedded across council and reported via waypoint to ensure transparency and accountability to council
4 #1155	Madagascar Ragwort – Risk to rural economy and reputational risk to council	20	20	S ↔
Status update	No change to the current status of this risk with an update expected in May 2026. Council approved funding of $277,000 for the council’s share of the economic impact assessment and position paper development and to progress priority actions for awareness and advocacy, distribution mapping and identification, and biological control. A multi-channel awareness campaign is currently underway, jointly funded with MPI, running until June, and new event display materials and hard copy resources have been produced. Staff in the Biocontrol & Molecular Ecology team at the Bioeconomy Science Institute are developing and costing a detailed research plan for stage 1 of the biocontrol project and DNA test development, and a tool to help with identification has been commissioned. Further survey has been completed, with more planned, and a public mapping interface is in development. The intention of this funding allocation was to enable key work to be initiated while the shared cost model was progressed with industry and central Government. Industry partners and MPI have been presented with scaled options for a cost share model for an initial 12-month period, based on a the jointly commissioned position paper, but to date has received limited support. Staff are pursuing a formal response.
5 #1029	Climate change response	12	8	S ↔
Status update	Risk is trending upwards as government direction changes bringing uncertainty to some areas of the climate programme. Work will continue to manage controls with a review of the risk likely once new legislation has been released.
6 #1005	Treaty Settlements	16	12	S ↔
Status update	Communications happen between relevant parties and council through Te Ruarangi and iwi settlement entities (incl. Te Oneroa a Tohe Board)
7 #1052	Gold Clam Biosecurity Response	20	10	S ↔
Status Update	Awaiting confirmation from Kaipara District Council relating to providing wash stations to reduce the risk of Gold Clam
8 #1067	Continuation of Kauri Protection Funding	12	12	S ↔
Status Update	Uncertainty for funding remains and staff are seeking clarity from MPI with future funding beyond 2026/27 unclear.
9 #1037	Flood Infrastructure Failure	20	15	S ↔
Status Update	Asset Management maturity is developing and will support ongoing achievement of this KPI. Key to lifting our maturity levels is the introduction into service of an asset management tool. This is on track to be delivered by 31 Aug 2026. It is anticipated that the tool will be fully functional by end of 2026 which will enable the residual risk to be reassessed.

Deep Dives

The Corporate Strategy Team facilitates risk owners to provide deep dives into each risk in accordance with the following schedule (Table 4), initially focussing on the risk with the highest pre-controls risk rating or where specifically requested due to increasing risk ratings.

Table 4. Risk deep dive schedule.

#	Risks	Nov 24	Feb 25	May 25	Aug 25	Nov 25	Feb 26	May 26	Aug 26	Nov 26
1109 1017	Management of data and information assets Cyber Security Update	√ √
	Use of Firearms		√
1052	Gold Clam Biosecurity Response			√
1096	Policies and protocols				√
1064	Inefficient Contract Management programme						√
1189	Project “WayPoint” Staff adoption and sustained engagement, usability and cultural integration							√
1000	External and internal pressures impacting work programme delivery (Workload)								√
1039	Ongoing impact from significant change management									√

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Attachment 1: Project management software (WayPoint) staff adoption and sustained engagement, usability and cultural integration ⇩

Audit and Risk Committee item: 6.6

19 May 2026

TITLE:	Fraud, Corruption and Dishonesty Activity Report
From:	Mandy Tepania, Audit and Assurance Lead
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 May 2026

Whakarāpopototanga / Executive summary

The Fraud Corruption and Dishonesty Report provide the current state and any updates since the last report.

Ngā mahi tūtohutia / Recommendation

That the report ‘Fraud, Corruption and Dishonesty Activity Report’ by Mandy Tepania, Audit and Assurance Lead and dated 8 May 2026, be received.

Background/Tuhinga

As a public sector organisation, the council is entrusted with ratepayer funds and its staff, consultants, volunteers, contractors, and elected members are expected to maintain public trust by exhibiting the highest standards of integrity and honesty throughout all council’s activities.

Definition:

Fraud: - Is an intentional and dishonest act involving deception or misrepresentation, to obtain or potentially obtain, an advantage for themselves or any other person/organisation.

Dishonesty: - An act (or omission) undertaken without the belief that there is consent or authority for doing the act (or omission).

Corruption: - Refers to a person in authority exploiting their position for personal gain (e.g., receive gifts or other benefits to perform part of an official function, or omitting to perform an official duty resulting in personal gain for another).

A policy provides an outline to staff when reporting dishonest behaviour to the Fraud Limitations Officer (FLO). The procedure below outlines the steps taken.

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This report provides several summaries:

· Chart below provides a quick view of the 10 Fraud, Corruption and Dishonesty Risks Inherent/Residual controls in Table 1.

· Fraud Corruption and Dishonesty Risk Register including status updates completed this quarter in Table 2.

· Risk Management Matrix Evaluation Tool (ranking) Inherent/Residual Table 3.

Table 1. Report showing all Fraud Corruption and Dishonesty Risks scores (Inherent/Residual)

Table 2. Fraud Corruption and Dishonesty Risk Register current rating and controls.

Risks below are identified in the risk register as ongoing risks with controls in place to manage and monitor any breach in behaviours. All risks on this register have been reported including a status update for each. Risk ratings are adjusted when a regular review identifies and requires a policy or process change be made to remove or limit chances of fraudulent, corrupt or dishonest behaviours.

Inherent Rating	Extreme	High	Moderate	Low
Residual Rating	Extreme	High	Moderate	Low

#	Risk Statement	Inherent Rating	Residual Rating
1 #1033	Data Loss through theft, unauthorized access, or distribution	9	6
Status Update	No change to risk rating at present. New and increasing security controls are being implemented however this is balanced by the increasing use of AI and initiatives for shared access to systems being requested.
2 #1112	Theft and inappropriate use of council assets	6	4
Status Update	Established processes and policies provide a clear framework for identifying inappropriate use, with day-to-day monitoring undertaken by staff.
3 #1110	Conflict of Interest	9	6
Status Update	No change to current risk rating. Conflict of interest training rolled out. Exploring opportunities for external audit alongside the internal monitoring. Expecting that the likelihood will reduce in future.
4 #1051	Supplier Invoice Fraud	6	2
Status Update	Implementation of automated invoice receipting has improved validation of invoices.
5 #1020	Bribery and inappropriate receipt of gifts & secondary employment	6	6
Status Update	Monitoring ongoing. Conflict of interest training rolled out to the organisation to raise awareness.
6 #1044	Fraud Corruption and Dishonesty	10	5
Status Update	No incidents identified this quarter. Ongoing mitigations to ensure process and controls remain robust.
7 # 1111	Recruitment Fraud	6	4
Status Update	No change to risk. Active monitoring is ongoing.
8 #1053	Timesheet and expense claim fraud	6	4
Controls	Monthly budget monitoring and reporting; Manager approval; Operational procedure compliance; authorisation process and workflow, police checks obtained where necessary; timesheets, sickness, other leave signed off by manager; internal audit where appropriate.
9 #1057	Material misstatement of the financial statements	6	3
Status Update	Processes remain the same for both monthly and annual reporting with oversight in conjunction with finance manager.
10 #1103	Payroll Fraud	3	2
Status Update	Current procedures meet controls

Table 3. Risk Management Matrix Evaluation Tool (to explain the ranking) Inherent/ Residual

Likelihood	Consequence
Frequent (5)	5 Moderate	10 High	15 Extreme	20 Extreme	25 Extreme
Often (4)	4 Low	8 High	12 High	16 Extreme	20 Extreme
Likely (3)	3 Low	6 Moderate	9 High	12 High	15 Extreme
Possible (2)	2 Low	4 Low	6 Moderate	8 High	10 High
Rare (1)	1 Low	2 Low	3 Low	4 Low	5 Moderate

Likelihood

Consequence

Inconsequential (1)

Minor (2)

Moderate (3)

Major (4)

Severe (5)

Frequent (5)

Moderate

High

Extreme

Often (4)

Low

High

Extreme

Likely (3)

Low

Moderate

High

Extreme

Possible (2)

Low

Moderate

High

Rare (1)

Low

Moderate

Fraud Limitations Officer updates:

No fraudulent behaviours have been reported in this quarter.

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Nil

Audit and Risk Committee item: 6.7

19 May 2026

TITLE:	Regulatory Services Quarterly Report
From:	Colin Dall, Pou Whakaritenga - Group Manager Regulatory Services
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Colin Dall, Pou Whakaritenga - Group Manager Regulatory Services, on 08 May 2026

Whakarāpopototanga / Executive summary

This report covers the council’s consent processing and compliance monitoring functions/activities for the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year (1 January to 31 March 2026). A separate report on formal enforcement activities is included in the Confidential section of this committee agenda.

The following is a high-level summary of our consent application processing and compliance monitoring functions/activities during the reporting period:

Consents

Table 1: 1 January to 31 March 2026

Metric	January 2026	February 2026	March 2026	Period Total	2025/2026 Total
Applications received¹	13	26	21	60	286
Decisions issued²	23	28	27	78	302
Outside timeframes	0	0	0	0	0
Hearings	0	0	0	0	0
Objections/Appeals	0	0	0	0	0

1 An application may include multiple activities which individually require a resource consent.

2 The number of decisions issued include applications for both single and bundled activities which required a resource consent.

Of the applications in progress at the end of March 2026, 25 were received more than 12 months ago (two less than the previous reporting period).

Details of the consent applications received, the consent decisions issued and consent applications received more than 12 months are given in Tables 3 to 5 in Background/Tuhinga section of this report.

Compliance Monitoring Events

Table 2: 1 January to 31 March 2026

Classification	Total	Full Compliance	Low Risk Non-compliance	Moderate Non-compliance	Significant Non- compliance
Air Discharge	42	40	1	1	0
Bore Consent	8	4	4	0	0
Coastal Discharge	32	24	1	7	0
Coastal Permit	153	111	2	40	0
Land Discharge	101	70	15	15	1
Land Use Consent	110	92	7	8	3
Water Discharge	115	65	15	34	1
FDE – Discharge permit	63	63	0	0	0
FDE – Permitted activity	0	0	0	0	0
NES-F	16	6	1	9	0
Water Permit	16	15	1	0	0
Water Take	295	209	64	22	0
Period Total	951	699	111	136	5
Percentage		73.5%	11.7%	14.3%	0.5%
2025/2026 Total	4022	3027	429	492	74
Percentage		75.3%	10.7%	12.2%	1.8%

Environmental Incidents

A total of 415 environmental incidents were recorded and investigated in the reporting period:

January 2026	February 2026	March 2026	Total
178	129	108	415

The following graph compares the number of environment incidents investigated for each main incident category with the mean (average) number of incidents investigated for the same category and reporting period for the previous 10-year period. The colour coding for the incidents investigated in the current reporting period gives the assessed scale of adverse effects of the incident.

Ngā mahi tūtohutia / Recommendation

That the report ‘Regulatory Services Quarterly Report’ by Colin Dall, Pou Whakaritenga - Group Manager Regulatory Services and dated 1 May 2026, be received.

Background/Tuhinga

Compliance ratings specified in this report are those recommended by the Ministry for the Environment’s “Best Practice Guidelines for Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement under the Resource Management Act 1991” (2018):

Compliance Grade
FULL COMPLIANCE with all relevant consent conditions, plan rules, regulations, and national environmental standards.
LOW RISK NON-COMPLIANCE – Compliance with most of the relevant consent conditions, plan rules, regulations, and national environmental standards. Non-compliance carries a low risk of adverse environmental effects or is technical in nature (e.g. failure to submit a monitoring report).
MODERATE NON-COMPLIANCE – Non-compliance with some of the relevant consent conditions, plan rules, regulations, and national environmental standards, where there are some environmental consequences and/or there is a moderate risk of adverse environmental effects.
SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIANCE – Non-compliance with many of the relevant consent conditions, plan rules, regulations, and national environmental standards, where there are significant environmental consequences and/or a high risk of adverse environmental effects.

Table 3: Applications Received 1 January to 31 March 2026

IRIS ID	Consents Required	Received Date	Applicant	Description
APP.001200.01	3	13/01/2026	Lifestyle Holiday Parks Limited	Discharge associated with a wastewater system and water take for a campground at Puketona Road, Haruru.
APP.047241.01	3	14/01/2026	D Bellamy Family Trust & D N Bellamy	Earthworks for a new farm dairy effluent pond, Island Road, Turiwiri.
APP.042407.01	1	19/01/2026	AINZ Fund 12 Limited	Section 125 extension of lapse period to take water from an unnamed tributary of the Mangawhai Harbour, at Molesworth Road, Mangawhai.
APP.010520.07	2	20/01/2026	Tawhiti Whenua Limited	Replacement of an expired consent to deposit crushed rock and sand material onto the foreshore at Crowles Bay, Te Puna Inlet, Bay of Islands.
APP.047250.01	3	20/01/2026	Taraire Tahi Limited	Earthworks for accessways and building platforms at Riddell Road, Kerikeri.
APP.010692.06	4	27/01/2026	Whangarei District Council – Parks	Change to consents related to beach contouring and a reclamation.
APP.035857.01	1	27/01/2026	Salt Air Limited	Resource consent for swing mooring 3622 at Otehei Bay, Urupukapuka, Bay of Islands.
APP.047253.01	3	27/01/2026	L Davies	Bore construction at Edginton Road, Glenbervie.
APP.042442.01	1	28/01/2026	Te Tai Tokerau Water Trust	Section 125 to extend the lapse period for AUT.042442.01.02 and AUT.042442.02.02 – To take water from the Okapakapa Stream and Aratapu Streams for a water storage scheme on the Poutō Peninsula.
APP.047258.01	3	28/01/2026	Marsden City Limited Partnership	Bore construction for subdivision works at Theodore Drive, Ruakākā.
APP.047259.01	3	28/01/2026	G S Dairy Co Limited	Earthworks to enlarge an effluent pond at Access Road, Rūāwai.
APP.047260.01	1	29/01/2026	Henry John Murphy Whanau Trust	Discharge wastewater to land at Russell Road, Ōākura.
APP.047261.01	3	30/01/2026	Whangarei District Council – Roading	Slip remediation works at the corner of Whangarei Heads Road and Whangarei Heads School Road, Whangarei Heads.
APP.002344.01	1	3/02/2026	Mangawhai Golf Club Incorporated	Section 127 change to a groundwater take for golf course irrigation and club house purposes at Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai.
APP.047263.01	3	3/02/2026	Whangarei District Council – Roading	Earthworks to establish a clean fill area at Russell Road, Punaruku, to dispose of landslide material from public roads.
APP.047266.01	1	4/02/2026	Te Runanga o Ngai Takoto	Earthworks for an egg farm development at Sandhills Road, Ahipara.
APP.047269.01	4	4/02/2026	Northland Regional Council	Kaihu Flood Management Scheme – Machine cleaning works (removing obstructions such as vegetation, sediment buildup, and debris from the riverbed and banks) south of the Parore West Road bridge.
APP.047270.01	5	5/02/2026	Kaipara District Council	Repair existing hard protection structures that protect roading infrastructure at Mangawhai Harbour.
APP.047272.01	3	5/02/2026	W Morris-Whyte	Earthworks in a flood zone within 10 metres of a wetland at Jack Boyd Drive, Mangawhai.
APP.047273.01	3	5/02/2026	Jay Courtenay	Bore construction at Mataroa Way, Pukenui.
APP.047274.01	3	5/02/2026	Whangarei District Council – Roading	Cleanfill site for landslide material at Russell Road, Helena Bay.
APP.047275.01	3	5/02/2026	Tale Foufoupule Neki	Install and maintain a bore at West Coast Road, Waipapakauri.
APP.047276.01	3	9/02/2026	Far North District Council	Replace an existing road culvert at Taemaro Bay Road, Hihi.
APP.046061.01	3	10/02/2026	Mangawhai Hills Limited	Section 127 change to earthworks for subdivision development at Cove Road, Mangawhai.
APP.047285.01	1	13/02/2026	D J Nilsson	Earthworks for dam construction at Baylys Coast Road, Dargaville.
APP.047286.01	1	13/02/2026	Paahekoheko General Partner Limited	Earthworks for a proposed poultry farm at Sterling Road, Paparoa.
APP.047287.01	1	13/02/2026	O'Rourke Business Trust & D R O'Rourke & A N O'Rourke	Earthworks at Jacentho Road, Peria Valley.
APP.046509.01	1	17/02/2026	McCallum Bros Limited	FTAA application – Sand Mining, Bream Bay.
APP.047289.01	3	17/02/2026	New Zealand Transport Agency – Waka Kotahi	Urgent slip repair works adjacent to State Highway 1 Akerama Curves, Hukerenui.
APP.047291.01	1	18/02/2026	East Property Investments Limited	Subdivision earthworks and associated activities in a flood zone at Yorke Road, Haruru.
APP.047292.01	2	19/02/2026	The Palms Lifestyle Village Limited	Agrichemical discharge to eradicate Lagarosiphon major (Lagarosiphon/oxygen weed) to water within a manmade stormwater pond at Reed Street, Whangārei.
APP.009080.01	1	20/02/2026	Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership	Amendments to conditions relating to the authorised footprint of Stage 5A and the operational classification of a portion of Stage 5A.
APP.047295.01	1	23/02/2026	S & H McLeod	Earthworks in a flood hazard area to raise ground levels for future building platforms at Cove Road, Waipū.
APP.047296.01	3	24/02/2026	Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership	Retrospective consent for three monitoring bores at Purewa Landfill, State Highway 1, Marusumi Road, Maungakaramea.
APP.015967.03	4	25/02/2026	Cavalli Properties Limited	Replacement consents for a wastewater pipeline and earthworks associated with a residential subdivision at Matauri Bay.
APP.047300.01	3	26/02/2026	B B & S R Williams	Bore construction for domestic and stock use at Tahanga Road, Karikari Peninsula.
APP.002667.01	4	27/02/2026	Far North District Council	To discharge treated wastewater into the coastal marine area of the Hokianga Harbour, at or about location co‐ordinates 1634768E 6069462N at Opononi/Ōmāpere Wastewater Treatment Plant.
APP.028589.01	1	27/02/2026	Far North District Council	Stock truck effluent disposal site, Pakaraka.
APP.047309.01	1	27/02/2026	Far North Housing Limited	Earthworks within a flood hazard area for site development works at Puckey Ave, Kaitāia.
APP.047310.01	1	4/03/2026	Rehoboth 2 Limited	Water diversion and earthworks near a wetland at Gee Road, Matakohe.
APP.047313.01	2	4/03/2026	Whakatere Investments Limited	Discharge wastewater for a proposed papakāinga at Mangakāhia Road, Kaikohe.
APP.047314.01	1	4/03/2026	Winnie Mitchell Descendants Whanau Trust	Earthworks and wastewater discharge for a papakāinga at Matawaia-Maromākū Road, Matawaia.
APP.047315.01	3	5/03/2026	Waitomo Papakainga Development Society Incorporated	Earthworks for site development at Grigg Street, Kaitāia.
APP.047316.01	1	6/03/2026	Strataform Limited	Discharge treated wastewater to land from a restaurant and tasting room at State Highway 10, Mangonui.
APP.047324.01	1	12/03/2026	Portside Link Limited	Bulk earthworks for a commercial development at Marsden Point Road, Ruakākā.
APP.047325.01	1	12/03/2026	Arapaoa 1 Maori Reservation Trust	Discharge wastewater for a papakāinga at Arapaoa Road, Tinopai.
APP.047326.01	1	12/03/2026	Northland Regional Council	Temporary dewatering during works at Turner Street, Kāeo.
APP.021532.07	1	13/03/2026	Whangarei District Council – Waste & Drainage	Section 125 extension to lapse period for a Ruakākā wastewater treatment plant discharge to the coastal marine area and structures in the coastal marine area at Ruakākā.
APP.004702.01	1	18/03/2026	Kaipara District Council	Replacement consents for a water take and wastewater discharges at Pine Beach Camp, Taharoa Domain, Kai Iwi Lakes.
APP.047332.01	1	19/03/2026	LM Consulting Limited	Earthworks and associated activities to install erosion protection on the eastern bank of Waiarohia Stream at Whangarei Intermediate School, Rust Avenue, Whangārei.
APP.047333.01	1	19/03/2026	Whatitiri Maori Reserves Trust	Discharge wastewater to land from Maungarongo Marae, Mangakāhia Road, Porotī.
APP.019884.01	1	20/03/2026	KiwiRail Holdings Limited	Section 127 change to reclamation and associated activities for rail corridor Oakleigh to Marsden Point (ENV-2010-AKL-000004).
APP.042100.01	1	20/03/2026	Paihia Maritime Properties	Occupy space in the coastal marine area with, and use, the following existing and proposed structures: - Restaurant and aquarium building and an associated deck; - Kitchen and bar facility; - Piled deck for public viewing and outdoor dining purposes; - Canopy structures over the deck and bar; - Berth piles and gantry for temporary mooring of vessels for gamefish weighing purposes; - Utility services including telecommunications, water and sewer lines associated with the structures and aquarium; - Pontoon facility (inclusive of floating pontoons and an access gangway); - Rock abutment (Eastern Abutment) for the purpose of beach protection.
APP.047335.01	1	23/03/2026	S E & P M Herbert	Earthworks within a flood hazard zone at Paroa Road, Russell.
APP.047337.01	1	24/03/2026	Waipuna Marae Trust	New onsite wastewater system for marae buildings at West Coast Road, Panguru.
APP.047340.01	1	24/03/2026	Whangarei District Council – Waste & Drainage	Earthworks and associated activities to support the Port Road Stage 2 Rising Main Works at railway corridor, Port Road and Kioreroa Road, Whangārei.
APP.047383.01	1	25/03/2026	United Civil Construction Limited	Temporary groundwater take for a solar farm project at Ruakākā Energy Park.
APP.047384.01	1	26/03/2026	Kaikohe Berryfruit Limited Partnership	Water take for horticulture use at State Highway 12, Kaikohe.
APP.047385.01	1	27/03/2026	Meridian Energy Limited	Culverts within Site 1 (Bercich Drain) of the Ruakākā Solar Farm at Rama Road/State Highway 15, Ruakākā.
APP.047388.01	1	31/03/2026	Mrs S V Rawnsley	Bore construction at Kimberley Road, Ngataki.

Table 4: Consents Decisions Issued 1 January to 31 March 2026

IRIS ID	Consents Required	Issue Date	Applicant & Description
AUT.007145.01.05	4	12/01/2026	Whangarei District Council – Discharge leachate to land at closed landfill at Pohe Island
AUT.015995.01.02	1	12/01/2026	Atlas Quarries Limited – Air discharge from concrete batching plant at Allis Bloy Place, Ruakākā.
AUT.047159.01.01	3	13/01/2026	AINZ Fund 12 Limited – Earthworks for subdivision works for Stages 5 and 6 at Molesworth Dr, Mangawhai.
AUT.047193.01.01	3	13/01/2026	Kasputys & van Mater – Bore construction at Manawaora Road, Parekura Bay.
AUT.047176.01.01	5	14/01/2026	Kaipara District Council – Slip remediation earthworks at Poutō Road, Kelly's Bay.
AUT.047194.01.01	3	14/01/2026	Li – Bore construction at Rockell Road, Whananaki.
AUT.047169.01.01	3	19/01/2026	Pro Land Matters Company Ltd – Earthworks for site development at Black Swamp Road, Mangawhai.
AUT.044860.01.02	2	20/01/2026	Kaipara District Council – Discharge to land for public toilets at Pahi Domain.
AUT.047179.01.01	6	20/01/2026	Director General of Conservation – Use a boardwalk in a wetland in the Waipoua Forest.
AUT.047192.01.01	1	20/01/2026	Whangarei District Council – Water take from two bores at Stonehaven Drive, Maungakaramea.
AUT.047199.01.01	2	20/01/2026	Tappenden Holdings Limited – Discharge to land from upgraded wastewater system at Kempthorne Road, Russell.
AUT.047216.01.01	3	21/01/2026	Tutukaka Marina Management Trust – Test bore construction, Tutukaka.
AUT.047217.01.01	3	22/01/2026	MP Trustees 2012 Limited & Bell – Bore construction at Port Marsden Highway, Ruakākā.
AUT.045568.01.02	7	23/01/2026	Kaipara District Council – Tidal gate in the coastal marine area in the Awaroa River, Rūāwai.
AUT.047214.01.01	3	23/01/2026	C & M Rendle Family Trust – Bore construction for domestic use at Te Maire Beach Road, Dargaville.
AUT.041823.01.02	1	27/01/2026	Renacer Limited Partnership – Groundwater take from three bores for orchard irrigation at State Highway 1, Pakaraka.
AUT.047172.01.01	2	27/01/2026	New Zealand Transport Agency – Slip remediation works in a stream at State Highway 1, Mangamuka.
AUT.047219.01.01	2	28/01/2026	Robust – Harvesting of pine trees on Red Zone Land at State Highway 1, Waiōmio.
AUT.011080.01.04	2	29/01/2026	Wiroa Properties Limited – Discharge wastewater for tavern and units at Waipapa.
AUT.047201.01.01	1	29/01/2026	Ethical Power NZ – Groundwater take for construction use at Marsden Point Road, Ruakākā.
AUT.047106.01.01	4	30/01/2026	Mahurangi Oyster Farmers & Dunn – Occupy the coastal marine area with a marine farm in the Kirikiri Inlet, Kaipara Harbour.
AUT.047200.01.01	3	30/01/2026	Foote – Earthworks for site level raising at State Highway 10, Waitaruke.
AUT.047237.01.01	4	30/01/2026	Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust – Use the coastal marine area with a marine farm in Kirikiri Inlet, Kaipara Harbour.
AUT.004396.01.04	1	2/02/2026	Sherwood Park Golf Club Inc – Groundwater take for a golf club at Millington Road, Maunu, Whangārei.
AUT.047083.01.01	1	2/02/2026	Moana New Zealand Limited – Anchorage area in the coastal marine area adjacent to a marine farm in the Whangaroa Harbour.
AUT.007209.01.05	1	3/02/2026	Waipu Golf Club Inc – Take groundwater for irrigation of a golf course at State Highway 1, Ruakākā.
AUT.047218.01.01	3	3/02/2026	Kerikeri Irrigation Company Limited – Vegetation clearance at Waimate North Road, Kerikeri.
AUT.047241.01.01	3	3/02/2026	D Bellamy Family Trust – Earthworks for a new effluent pond at Island Road, Turiwiri, Dargaville.
AUT.047232.01.01	2	4/02/2026	Ngatiwai Ki Whangaruru Whenua Topu Trust – Discharge papakāinga wastewater at Rāwhiti Road, Whangaruru.
AUT.047157.01.01	4	5/02/2026	Paxton – Site development earthworks in a flood hazard area near a wetland at Komiti Road, Tinopai.
AUT.047229.01.01	3	5/02/2026	Kāinga Ora – Homes & Communities – Earthworks in a flood hazard area at Allen Bell Drive, Kaitāia.
AUT.029769.01.02	1	10/02/2026	C & S Jaunay Limited – Take surface water for irrigation at Jackson Road, Maungatāpere.
AUT.007213.01.03	3	11/02/2026	Onyx Capital Limited – Dam an unnamed tributary of the Otakaranga Stream at Pukeatua Road, Maungatāpere
AUT.002361.01.05	1	13/02/2026	Savey Investments Limited – Take and use water from two bores at Bint Road, Maungakaramea.
AUT.002773.01.03	7	13/02/2026	Imerys Ceramics New Zealand Limited – Discharge wastewater to the Waipapa Stream.
AUT.003383.01.04	1	13/02/2026	Hakaru Farm Trust – Take water for irrigation at Stewart Road, Hakaru.
AUT.002135.01.05	1	16/02/2026	McNaughton – Groundwater take for irrigation of horticultural crops at Ngunguru Road, Glenbervie.
AUT.002417.01.04	4	16/02/2026	Far North District Council – Kaikohe Wastewater Treatment Plant.
AUT.012071.01.02	1	17/02/2026	Waikopu Avocados Limited – Groundwater take for irrigation at Kimberley Road, Ngataki.
AUT.047253.01.01	3	17/02/2026	Davies – Bore construction at Edginton Road, Glenbervie.
AUT.019507.01.03	1	18/02/2026	Stoneleigh Orchard Limited – Groundwater take for irrigation at Ngunguru Road, Glenbervie.
AUT.047236.01.01	2	18/02/2026	Atawhai Trust – Harvesting on Red Zone land at Wright Road, Titoki.
AUT.047175.01.01	8	19/02/2026	Waimarie O Whatitiri Marae Trust – Earthworks for disposal site development at Draffin Road, Porotī.
AUT.047250.01.01	3	19/02/2026	Taraire Tahi Limited – Earthworks for accessways and building platforms at Riddell Road, Kerikeri.
AUT.006849.01.05	4	20/02/2026	Huband Contractors Limited – Extract rock and remove overburden from a quarry at Waihue.
AUT.036602.01.02	1	20/02/2026	Rehm & Flippova Trust – Take groundwater for irrigation at Tangihua Road, Maungakaramea.
AUT.010692.06.03	9	23/02/2026	Whangarei District Council – Coastal marine area reclamation, Pātaua South.
AUT.047258.01.01	3	23/02/2026	Marsden City Limited Partnership – Bore construction at Theodore Drive, Ruakākā.
AUT.047261.01.01	6	24/02/2026	Whangarei District Council – Slip remediation works at Whangārei Heads School Road, Whangārei Heads.
AUT.047259.01.01	3	26/02/2026	G S Dairy Co Limited – Earthworks to enlarge an effluent pond at Access Road, Rūāwai.
AUT.047289.01.01	3	27/02/2026	NZTA – Waka Kotahi – Slip repair works adjacent to State Highway 1 Akerama Curves, Hukerenui.
AUT.047235.01.01	1	2/03/2026	Tutukaka Marina Management Trust – Groundwater take for the Tutukaka Marina.
AUT.047275.01.01	3	3/03/2026	Neki – Bore construction at West Coast Road, Waipapakauri.
AUT.002829.01.05	1	4/03/2026	Kiteroa Water Group & Crum – Surface water take at Otaika Valley Road, Maungatāpere.
AUT.047202.01.01	4	4/03/2026	Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ – Earthworks for future site redevelopment at West End Avenue, Horahora.
AUT.047273.01.01	3	4/03/2026	Courtenay – Bore construction at Mataroa Way, Pukenui.
AUT.007589.01.04	1	5/03/2026	Dansian Limited – Take groundwater for a camp at Mangonui.
AUT.012728.01.02	1	5/03/2026	Avon Industries Limited – Discharge contaminants to air at Pipiwai Road, Te Kamo.
AUT.047263.01.01	3	5/03/2026	Whangarei District Council – Clean fill area in a flood zone at Russell Road, Punaruku.
AUT.047274.01.01	3	5/03/2026	Whangarei District Council – Earthworks for a cleanfill site at Russell Road, Helena Bay.
AUT.047276.01.01	5	6/03/2026	Far North District Council – Culvert replacement at Taemaro Bay Road, Taemaro.
AUT.010520.07.02	3	9/03/2026	Tawhiti Whenua Limited – Deposit sand in the coastal marine area at Crowles Bay, Te Puna Inlet, Bay of Islands.
AUT.002344.01.06	1	11/03/2026	Mangawhai Golf Club Inc – Take groundwater from three bores for a golf club at Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai.
AUT.047270.01.01	9	11/03/2026	Kaipara District Council – Hard protection structures in the coastal marine area at Insley Street causeway, Mangawhai.
AUT.007256.01.04	1	12/03/2026	Koropewa Farm Limited – Discharge farm dairy effluent at Waiare Road, Puketi.
AUT.046061.01.04	7	13/03/2026	Mangawhai Hills Limited – Earthworks for a subdivision development at Cove Road, Mangawhai.
AUT.002406.01.05	1	16/03/2026	Cottee, Glenview, Kemp, Anson – Surface water take water for irrigation at Maungatāpere.
AUT.047292.01.01	2	18/03/2026	The Palms Lifestyle Village Limited – Discharge agrichemicals to water for weed removal at Reed Street, Tikipunga.
AUT.002182.01.06	1	19/03/2026	Apotu Park Orchids Limited – Take water from Mangaharuru Stream, Apotu Road, Kauri.
AUT.047326.01.01	1	20/03/2026	Northland Regional Council – Dewatering during works at Turner Street, Kāeo.
AUT.002667.01.05	4	24/03/2026	Far North District Council – Discharge treated wastewater to the coastal marine area at Opononi/Ōmāpere Wastewater Treatment Plant.
AUT.047300.01.01	3	24/03/2026	Williams – Bore construction for domestic and stock use at Tahanga Road, Karikari Peninsula.
AUT.009267.01.03	1	25/03/2026	Pendlewood Farms Limited – Discharge farm dairy effluent at Ōkaihau.
AUT.047272.01.01	3	26/03/2026	Morris-Whyte – Earthworks in a flood zone near a wetland at Jack Boyd Drive, Mangawhai.
AUT.002652.01.03	1	27/03/2026	Senn – Discharge farm dairy effluent at Larmer Road, Kaitāia.
AUT.015967.04.04	3	31/03/2026	Cavalli Properties Limited – Earthworks for 188 lot subdivision at Matauri Bay.
AUT.047313.01.01	2	31/03/2026	Whakatere Investments Limited – Discharge wastewater to land for a papakāinga at Mangakāhia Road, Kaikohe.
AUT.047315.01.01	3	31/03/2026	Waitomo Papakainga Development Society Inc – Site development earthworks at Grigg Street, Kaitāia.

Table 5: Applications more than 12 months old on 30 March 2026

IRIS ID	Applicant	Description	Received Date	Comments
APP.004835	Far North District Council	Kerikeri urban area stormwater discharges	4/10/2011	Applicant has provided an addendum updating the application documents. Awaiting NRC to complete the Kerikeri Flood Modelling before proceeding notification of the application.
~~APP.037501~~	~~H Tepania~~	~~Marine farm at Southern end of 90 Mile Beach (Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē)~~	~~3/03/2015~~	Application was returned as incomplete under new provisions of the Resource Management Act.
APP.038180	Whangarei District Council	Comprehensive stormwater network consent for Upper Whangarei Harbour catchments	25/02/2016	Section 37 extension requested by the applicant. Addendum updating the application has been received. The applicant is identifying industrial and trade premises within its network prior to the council proceeding with notification of the application.
~~APP.038601~~	~~North Western Mussels Limited~~	~~Mussel spat catching farm off the West Coast of 90 Mile Beach (Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē)~~	~~15/07/2016~~	The application was returned as incomplete under new provisions of the Resource Management Act.
APP.005059	Golden Bay Cement	Stormwater discharges to CMA from a cement manufacturing site, Portland	9/11/2018	Section 128 review. Review of conditions now completed. The council will prioritise the issuing of this decision.
APP.000932	Far North District Council	Replacement consents for the Kaitāia wastewater treatment plant at Bonnetts Road, Kaitāia	24/08/2021	The two heard submitters on this application have withdrawn their wish to be heard. The council is awaiting the applicant’s final agreement on the conditions prior to making a delegated decision on the application.
APP.030602	Far North District Council	Replacement consent for sludge storage facility at Kaitāia – jointly processed with WWTP application	24/08/2021	As above for APP.000932.
~~APP.002417~~	~~Far North District Council~~	~~Renewal of consents for the Kaikohe WWTP~~	~~27/08/2021~~	Delegated decision to grant consent was made in February 2026 and no appeals were received on this decision.
APP.043384	G S Jacobsen	Retrospective consent for a retaining wall and mooring, and proposed new boardwalk, Pukenui	20/01/2022	Section 92 hold for further information. The applicant has confirmed that the structures will be removed . Once the council confirms removal of the structures, then the applicant can withdraw this application.
APP.043888	Carrington Estate Jade LP	Earthworks for residential subdivision at Matai Bay Road and Whatuwhiwhi Road	30/05/2022	Joint notification with FNDC – NRC is lead agency. One submission received from Haititaimarangai 339 Trust opposing the application and wishing to be heard. The council has advised the applicant that it will be returning its application as incomplete under new provisions of the Resource Management Act. However, the council cannot do this until May 2026 and is awaiting response from the applicant on this matter.
APP.007205	Far North District Council	Replacement consents for discharges associated with operation of the Kāeo WWTP	27/07/2022	The council has determined that the application can be processed on a non-notified basis, and draft conditions of consent have been agreed to. The applicant is in discussions with tangata whenua regarding the conditions prior to the council issuing a decision on the application.
APP.007399	Far North District Council	To discharge treated wastewater to Hihi Stream, Hihi Beach WWTP	31/08/2022	The application was publicly notified, with the submission period closing on 22 January 2026. No submissions were received. The council is awaiting agreement from the applicant on draft conditions prior to making a decision on the application under delegated authority.
APP.044441	Shoresite Properties Limited	Bulk earthworks for subdivision at Sun Valley Drive, Morningside, Whangarei	5/10/2022	Section 92 hold for additional information on the stormwater system for subdivision. The council will consider returning the application as incomplete under new provisions of the Resource Management Act.
APP.044619	Kiripaka Holdings Limited	Earthworks for an 84 lot development at Kiripaka Road, Whangarei	24/11/2022	Section 37 extension agreed to by the applicant. The applicant has advised that it is awaiting a geotechnical report for subdivision before progressing any further. The council has followed up with the applicant to confirm that they still wish to proceed with the development.
APP.044727	Quail Ridge Country Club Limited	Proposed pedestrian bridge across Kerikeri River	24/01/2023	Section 92 hold for information on flooding effects. Joint application with FNDC. The applicant has requested public notification and FNDC will be lead agency. No confirmation yet on when the application will be notified. The council will consider returning the application as incomplete under new provisions of the Resource Management Act.
~~APP.044932~~	~~Explore Limited~~	~~Jetty facility in the coastal marine area at Omakiwi Cove, Bay of Islands~~	~~18/04/2023~~	The applicant has withdrawn the application.
APP.002773	Imerys Ceramics New Zealand Limited	Renewal of consents for quarrying and processing halloycite and kaolin clay, Takou Bay	19/04/2023	Decision to grant all but one application was issued in February 2026. The remaining application relates to the discharge to air from the processing plant that requires a new consent under the new National Environmental Standard for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (NES GHG). This NES GHG requires an emission plan that has been peer reviewed by a suitably qualified person. The applicant is currently fulfilling this requirement prior to the council continuing to process this application.
APP.002577	Far North District Council	Replacement consents for Rāwene wastewater treatment plant	28/04/2023	Section 37 extension to processing timeframes requested by the applicant to allow it to discuss the application with tāngata whenua and interested groups. The council advised that the application would be publicly notified in early 2026. However, a request has been received from Te Mauri o Te Wai not to proceed with the notification so that a land disposal option can be finalised. After discussion with the applicant, the council has agreed to a Section 37 extension to defer notification until at least 31 December 2027.
APP.019502	Far North District Council	Discharges from Kaitāia Resource Recovery Centre	31/05/2023	Section 37 extension to processing timeframes requested by the applicant to allow it to discuss the application with tāngata whenua. The council has asked for an update on these discussions and has received no response. The council will now continue to process these applications.
APP.045333	Pattle Delamore Partners Limited	Discharges associated with a waste transfer station at 22 Church Street, Kaitāia	29/08/2023	Section 37 extension to processing timeframes requested by the applicant to allow it to discuss the application with tāngata whenua. The council has asked for an update on these discussions and has received no response. The council will now continue to process these applications.
APP.045492	VMC Trust	New swing mooring in Cooks Cove, Motuarohia Island, Bay of Islands	31/10/2023	The applicant has withdrawn the application.
APP.008339	Far North District Council	To discharge treated wastewater, including Russell Landfill leachate, to ground via disposal boreholes	19/12/2023	Section 37 extension to processing timeframes requested by the applicant to provide an update on the investigation into the performance of the disposal system. The applicant has advised that investigation is still ongoing.
APP.045648	Whangarei District Council	Discharge to Ahuroa River from Ahuroa WTP at Waipū	20/12/2023	Section 92 request for additional information has been satisfied. The council is awaiting agreement from the applicant on draft conditions prior to issuing a decision on the application.
APP.045827	IDF Development Limited	Jetty and associated activities in the coastal marine area adjacent to 282 Rangihoua Road, Purerua Peninsula, Te Puna Inlet, Bay of Islands	02/04/2024	Section 92 request for additional information regarding ecological effects has been satisfied. The council has subsequently assessed that there are potentially affected persons due to navigation issues caused by the intrusion of the jetty into a narrow channel. The council has asked the applicant to gain the written approval of a number of persons prior to it making a decision on notification.
APP.045927	C R Cashmore	Non MM4 swing mooring in Mukimuki Bay, Bay of Islands	17/06/2024	On Section 92 hold awaiting further information on ecological and cultural effects. Due to the lack of provision of the Section 92 information, the council to make a decision on whether to publicly notify the application or return it under new provisions of the Resource Management Act.
APP.005055	Northport Limited	Replacement consents for dredging of the Turning Basin and associated activities at Marsden Point, Whangarei Harbour	11/09/2024	The council has requested the applicant to withdraw this application as the activity is included in a recent suite of consents granted for the Port expansion.
APP.046222	P Cullinan	Earthworks in a flood zone, Mangawhai	13/11/2024	On Section 92 hold awaiting further information on a natural inland wetland. The applicant has advised that they will provide requested information in the near future.
APP.008603	Norsand Limited	Undertake construction of canals, maintenance dredging, and discharge of stormwater and washwater into the CMA, being the Hatea River	24/02/2025	The Application was limited notified with no submissions received. The applicant and the council are discussing draft conditions of consent.
APP.046445	Far North District Council	Public stormwater network upgrade at Parkdale Crescent and Allen Bell Drive, Kaitāia	17/03/2025	The council is awaiting written approval of a potentially affected landowner prior to determining notification of the application.

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Nil

Councillor John Blackwell	Councillor Joe Carr	Councillor John Hunt
Councillor Colin Kitchen	Ex-officio Pita Tipene	Independent Tangata Whenua Member Dee-Ann Wolferstan
Independent Risk Advisor Steve Watene

☐ Protected and flourishing native life	☐ Healthy waters, land and air
☐ Safe and resilient transport networks	☐ A sustainable, innovative and equitable economy
☐ Meaningful partnerships with tāngata whenua	☐ Carbon neutral, resilient communities in a changing climate
☒ Efficient, progressive and transparent council systems

INTERNAL AUDIT - SCHEDULE
			Priority
Audit item	Audit summary / agreed scope	Status	1-High 3 low)	Timing
INTERNAL AUDITS external provision
Risk Appetite	Development of Risk Appetite Statements with ELT (including workshop with elected members)	Underway	1	Jun-26
Vehicles	Fit for purpose Fleet and Utilisation	TBC	2
Credit card	Effectiveness and efficiency	Underway	1
Forensics	Forensic audit - Conflict of interest, vendors/staff on companies register, next of kin, bank accounts	Underway	1
Grant funding	Internal grant funding, review policies, processes, and outcome monitoring	Underway	1	June /Sept 2026
Grant funding	Base on principles of OAG guidelines on grant funding - checking clear purpose, audit, funding arrangements and documented decisions, record keeping, managing COI, monitoring and management of decision-making decisions.	Underway	1	June /Sept 2026
Project management audit	PWC to do audit of project management - our framework, processes, where we need to start with a roadmap/gap analysis?	Underway	1
Biodiversity S17a PLUS review	Extended review of service delivery	Underway	2	Jun-26
Natural Resources S17a PLUS review	Extended review of service delivery	Complete		Mar-26
IT security settings	ALGIM Local Government Cybersecurity Framework Assessment based on the CIS Critical Security Controls V7.1 - standard for establishing the level of information system operational security - Risk R00014 Cyber Security Attack	Ongoing	ALGIM Program
Integrity Analytics - year end	Integrity Analytics (Accounts Payable, Bank Payments, related parties, Sensitive expenditure and payroll) plus technology fee External audit completed by Deloitte – Annual Report audit	Underway		Jun-26
Forest management (Mt Tiger/Taika)	Forest revaluation currently underway. Previously scoped as an audit of effectiveness of outsourced management, harvest schedule, health and safety compliance, and reporting. Draft re-evaluations report due 30 April 2026.	Underway		Jun-26
One off review of procurement and contract management	Once we have the new system up and running, it is important to have checks and balances in place	On hold new system
Change Management	Initial deep dive for audit and risk (Shane and Steph); Suggest that off the back of this an extensive review may be required.	Pending
Fraud gap assessment	External audit provided by Deloitte - every four yrs	Pending every four years		2028
INTERNAL AUDITS internal provision
Business continuity - audit	Audit to review systems and processes in place against national best practice and lessons learned, conduct gap analysis.	Underway	1	Jun-26
Business continuity - ongoing	Annual Business Continuity Review – meeting with critical functioning services within NRC to ensure plans are up to date (contacts etc)	Pending	1	Dec-26
Pathway (quality) audits	New Quality program is underway across 24 different service delivery groups within NRC.	Pending	2	Ongoing
Staff benefit policies audit	This review will include all policy relating to staff /councillor benefits/remuneration: Credit card, Travel, Expenditure.	Underway	2	Jun-26
Vehicle Usage	Audit on current use - Internal audit identified difficulties in matching vehicle use with business activities. Recommend Vehicle Fleet Policy review.	Complete	2
Catering	Audit on consistency with Policy and procedures (Budget, approval) An internal audit identified gaps in policy clarity and approval processes, indicating a need to strengthen assurance over how arrangements are governed and applied. (Sensitive Expenditure and Allocation of Council time and resources procedures & Guidelines)	Complete	2
Procurement	Review procurement processes to identify non‑compliance, inefficiencies, and cost‑saving opportunities in support of the Contract Management Audit already completed. PAUSE WHILE PROCURING CONTRACT MANAGEMENT/PROCUREMENT SYSTEM	Paused	1	Ongoing
Annual review of procurement and contract management	Once we have the new system up and running, it is important to have checks and balances in place	Pending	1	2027 2028
Governance	A review of all administrative and LGOIMA governance requirements, including standards, Standing orders, Terms of reference for committees etc. Ensuring consistency, transparency and assurance.	Pending	2
Onboarding new and returning to work staff	Staff returning to work, maternity work, new staff, processes, providing updates, follow up, record keeping, legislative compliance etc. Different process depending which departments?	Pending	2	Quality outcome
Floor plan redesign / hotdesking - learnings and opportunities	Suggest that it might be worthwhile doing an audit on the process (ground floor) and look for universal learnings (that can be applied to other parts of the business)	Pending	2	Quality outcome

Item No.	Item Issue	Reasons/Grounds
7.1	Confirmation of Confidential Minutes - 17 February 2026	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, the withholding of which is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons s7(2)(a).
7.2	Receipt of Confidential Action Sheet	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, the withholding of which is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons s7(2)(a).
7.3	Litigation Schedule Quarterly Report January-March 2026	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, the withholding of which is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons s7(2)(a).

TITLE:	Confirmation of Minutes - 17 February 2026
From:	Margaret Knight, PA to Group Manager Corporate Services
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 May 2026

TITLE:	Receipt of Action Sheet
From:	Margaret Knight, PA to Group Manager Corporate Services
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 May 2026

TITLE:	Auditors Report – Management Response to Deloitte Recommendations
From:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 13 March 2026

TITLE:	Review Terms of Reference
From:	Margaret Knight, PA to Group Manager Corporate Services
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 May 2026

TITLE:	2025-26 Annual Report: Timetable and Deloitte Planning Report
From:	Simon Crabb, Finance Manager
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 07 May 2026

TITLE:	Financial Report April 2026
From:	Taka Skipwith, Financial Accountant
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 13 May 2026

TITLE:	Internal Audit Schedule
From:	Mandy Tepania, Audit and Assurance Lead
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 May 2026