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Northland Regional Council - 21 October 2009 Page 37 Item 7The Whangarei disposal site planned for South End Ave has been delayed for thelast two years due to available funding being redirected to cover for extensive flooddamage incurred throughout the district. It is anticipated that work will commence onthis project within the 2009/2010 financial year.In Dargaville, discussions are being held with a local livestock transport operator whohas offered the use of his facility to assist in minimizing stock effluent dischargesfrom passing trucks through the Dargaville area.The Far North District Council is continuing to work with NRC and NZTA to identifyand confirm a suitable site in their district. Initial investigations point to Pakaraka asbeing the most suitable place.Coffee Brake - Fatigue Pilot ProjectFatigue is a key contributing factor in many Northland road crashes. A ‘Coffee Brake’subcommittee of RoadSafe Northland facilitated by NRC, has been meeting andplanning this project for several months. Drivers are given a free cup of coffee onpresentation of a voucher when stopping and having a break at participating cafésalong main routes on the state highway network. Negotiations are being held with 10café operators, along with coffee and milk wholesalers. The coffee and hospitalityindustry are showing great enthusiasm and support for this initiative. The cafésidentified are strategically located along State Highway 1, 10 and 12. The pilot willbe launched at Labour Weekend and finish at Easter 2010.Cycle SafetyAs a result of the continued concern expressed over cycle safety and road usertolerance, several meetings have taken place with some key cycling representativesincluding Bike Northland and Sport Northland, with the view of establishing a regionalwork group. This group will focus on cycle safety, and educating both cyclist andmotorist for improved tolerance along with the aim of ‘Sharing the Road’ and makingthe roads safer for all users.Combined meetings with representative from the trucking industry, motor vehiclesowners and cyclists will also be held in an effort to reach a common solution to theproblem.National Road Safety Innovation Achievement Award SuccessNRC facilitated a small team that submitted an application on behalf of HancockForest Management (NZ) Ltd (HFM) for the logging truck ‘Share the Road’ initiative inNorthland. This project was developed by HFM to educate local communities, ruralschools, school bus operators how to share public roads with heavy vehiclesparticularly logging trucks.This project won the ‘Education’ category at the awards ceremony held on7 September 2009 at a ‘black tie’ ceremony at the ‘TRAFINZ Conference’ atAuckland Museum and presented to Peter Houston, Forestry Operations Manager,by Associate Transport Minister Nathan Guy.CIVIL DEFENCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (CDEM)On 20 September the MetService issued a severe weather watch for the Northlandregion. However the predicted weather did not eventuate and no warning wasissued.
Northland Regional Council - 21 October 2009 Page 38 Item 7On 8, 9 and 10 September 20 personnel from a variety of organisations attended aLevel Four Coordinated Incident Management course. This was the third and finalCIMS course for this year. A one day Welfare course was also provided at shortnotice on Saturday 26 September for 19 personnel involved in providing welfareservice during an emergency. This course was hosted by Red Cross.On 20 September the health sector carried out a formal debrief of its response to theH1N1 disease outbreak. The debrief highlighted a number of strengths and alsoidentified some areas for improvement.On 30 September at 0648 hours (New Zealand time) an 8.3 magnitude earthquakeoccurred off shore from the Samoan Islands. The earthquake generated a localsource tsunami that impacted parts of Samoa and Tonga within minutes, causingwidespread loss of life and damage. As a result of the earthquake the PacificTsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) issued tsunami warnings for the Pacific areaincluding New Zealand. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Managementissued a national tsunami warning for all New Zealand shortly afterwards. TheNorthland CDEM Group activated its Group Emergency Operations Centre and theFar North, Whangarei and Kaipara District Councils activated Local EmergencyOperations Centres. Immediate action was taken to alert communities utilising themedia, fax, e-mail, text messages, Meerkat alarm systems, telephone trees andcommunity contacts. Senior representatives from the police, fire service, healthsector, St John Ambulance together with CDEM Controllers held a series ofteleconferences throughout the duration of the warning to ensure that agencies werecoordinated and up to date with the most recent available information. A series ofmedia releases were also made. The Group Controller also provided information liveto a regional radio station. At regional level, information was disseminated in anaccurate and timely fashion in accordance with the Group Warning Plan.Although there were no reports of damage there were reports of strong tidal currentsaround the Tutukaka marina and a retired local seismologist has seen fit to criticisethe timing of the “all clear” provided from a national level. A ministerial review hascommenced to review the national handling of the event. At local and regional levelsdebriefs have been scheduled. A full report will be provided to the CDEM Group.LAND AND RIVERS MANAGEMENTLAND MANAGEMENTConservation and Environment AwardsThe Northland Regional Council’s Events Coordinator and Land Management staffhelped to organise the Northland Conservation Awards ceremony held on17 September 2009 in Kerikeri. Twelve individuals and groups were recognised −one posthumously − out of 19 nominations for a range of work from wetland anddune restoration to fencing bush, coast and pa site enhancement. Recipientsincluded several farmers and community groups with whom Council staff haveworked for a number of years.Hancock Forest Management Northland Consultative GroupHancock Forest Managers, who manage about half the exotic forest estate ofNorthland, called a meeting of stakeholders in September, promoting the concept ofa consultative forum to discuss forestry management issues. Present werepersonnel from Hancock Forests, district councils, NRC, DoC, and the Fish andGame Council. It is planned that this group will meet six-monthly, the next meeting tobe held in February 2010.
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