Councillor Connop

23/08/2026

A great day at Dragonfly Springs Wetland Sanctuary

20/08/2026

Congratulations on the win.
Team on track for 11:50am arrival in the 'Wha North. (Whangarei airport)
If you can make it you're welcome to come to the airport and greet the history makers

20/08/2026

A Banana is on its way to the outskirts of Whangarei! New Landmark?!

13/08/2026

🥝 We're looking for people to register a clean-up event in a public place! Keep New Zealand Beautiful is running their annual 'Clean Up Week' between 18 September and 2 October 2026.

Could you get your friends, family, school, business, local community or youth group together and join the movement against litter? Get started here:
https://www.knzb.org.nz/programmes/clean-new-zealand-beautiful/clean-up-week/

🥝 We're looking for people to register a clean-up event in a public place! Keep New Zealand Beautiful is running their annual 'Clean Up Week' between 18 September and 2 October 2026.

Could you get your friends, family, school, business, local community or youth group together and join the movement against litter? Get started here:
https://www.knzb.org.nz/programmes/clean-new-zealand-beautiful/clean-up-week/

10/08/2026

Great to see some successes happening even with so much change.
A community finding a home, growing and sharing human experience and connection.
Love it.

Card Merchant Whangārei is considering expanding after three years of growth.

05/08/2026

It's a beautiful frosty morning out there today.

03/08/2026

Central government is reforming Local Government and has given us the chance to help shape our own future, or be told what to do.
A high level plan is underway that moves us to align with what they are after. If it's accepted or not is yet to be seen.
Much more detail to come in the future.
Ensuring the local voice is not lost is one of the highest views of the councillors around the table as we know it wont be what it is now.

4️⃣, 2️⃣, 1️⃣! Here's the Northland Head Start Outline Proposal, recommended by the Northland Elected Member Steering Group and formally supported by a decision at Whangarei District Council this morning. Far North District Council will make their decision next.

If the Government accepts this proposal, two unitary authorities and a shared regional entity delivering some regional council functions would be established from the 2028 local elections. Then within 3-9 years, those organisations would merge to create one Northland unitary authority.

Mayor Ken Couper describes the decision as a significant step: "It opens the door to real opportunity for our region. There is much still to shape and plenty of detail yet to come, which means there is opportunity for our communities to help shape what this looks like."

"Getting to this point says something about where Northland is heading. It is about a stronger voice for our region, and it is about who is best placed to shape our future."

Background and next steps:
https://www.wdc.govt.nz/Council/Governance/Simplifying-local-government

31/07/2026

Seed swap?

Join our kai share and seed swap on tomorrow morning. Strengthen local food systems and connect with like-minded gardeners🌱 Saturday 1st August 9.30am at He Awhi Rito Envirohub

31/07/2026

Canna Lily anyone?

🥀 Could you give some second-hand Canna Lily plants a new life?

Our contractor Citycare are renewing parts of the garden display at the Vine Street Carpark on Tuesday 4 August 2026. They will make the old plants available for free from 10:30am - please find them in the car park if you're a keen gardener willing to give them a go! 🌱

28/07/2026

Was told about this trolley by two people thia afternoon, so had to check how easy it would be to deal with. Was lucky enough to bump into Chance and Kaia who knew me from my videos, and met Chance a while back. They asked if they could help out? Sure thing! We got the trolley out and then Chance helped take it back most of the way to PAK'nSAVE Whangarei .
Glad to keep up encouraging youth to help look after our home. Thanks Chance and Kaia.