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Far North boat-building milestone reached at Opua Marine Hub
A local boat-building milestone was reached in Opua today with the launch of what is believed to be the largest vessel built in the Far North in recent times, a 60-tonne commercial fishing boat [...]
Statement: Kellet Street, Opua
Our plans for the Kellet Street site were first presented to the community back in 2015 at a meeting of the local community group, Love Opua, at which Community Board members were present. In [...]
Paihia waterfront set for multi-million dollar facelift
Far North Holdings is set to implement parts of a long-shelved plan to develop the waterfront at Paihia in the Bay of Islands. It has received $8m from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to [...]
PGF funding secured for infrastructure at Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise Park
Far North Holdings has had commitment from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) for a second round of funding in support of the proposed innovation and enterprise park the Far North District Council-owned company aims to [...]
Opua land sale to help fund economic development near Kaikohe
Far North Holdings has sold most of its land holding on Kellet Street in Opua to a residential developer. The land is consented for low-density, high-quality residential development. No further details of the buyer are [...]
Level 4 water restrictions: Waitangi, Paihia, Opua, Kawakawa…
Far North Holdings and Bay of Islands Marina will implement the following measures in response to the Level 4 water restrictions announced for Waitangi, Paihia, Opua, Kawakawa and Moerewa today: Commercial boat operators using our [...]
Resource Consent received for Kellet Street residential project
Details to be discussed at community meeting on 30 November Far North Holdings has received the Resource Consent from Far North District Council that it needs to progress its proposed residential development on Kellet Street. [...]
Update: Paihia and Opua marine infrastructure projects
Paihia Wharf Work on the $4.698m Paihia Wharf upgrade project, contracted to United Civil, is now expected to be complete in late January. We expect the four new pontoons on the new South-East extension to [...]
First plan published of proposed Ngawha business park
Far North Holdings has had “significant interest” in the innovation and enterprise park it hopes to establish near Kaikohe. The company has published for the first time a plan of the proposed Ngawha Innovation and [...]
Opua Wharf access
Response by Far North Holdings to misinformation circulated on social media: Far North Holdings cautions the residents of Opua against relying on the rumour mill, both on and off social media, for accurate information about [...]
Minister ‘finishes the job’ on Russell Wharf
Minister for Regional Economic Development Shane Jones today laid the last few licks of paint on railings at Russell Wharf in the Bay of Islands, symbolically completing a $1.281m renovation and upgrade of the iconic [...]
Doors open at new Bay of Islands Airport terminal building
Minister for Regional Economic Development Shane Jones today opened the new $4.75 million Bay of Islands Airport terminal, 356 days after he drove a digger bucket through the old one to mark the start of [...]
Bay of Islands Marina clinches top Asia-Pacific accolade
The Bay of Islands has the best international marina in the Asia-Pacific region according to the Marina Industries Association (MIA), the organisation representing the marina and related service industries in this part of the world. [...]
Far North Holdings acquires Opua Industrial Estate
Far North Holdings has acquired the Opua Industrial Estate on State Highway 11, just south of the town. Ownership transferred at the end of February. The move gives the company additional flexibility to accommodate local [...]
Update: Russell, Paihia and Opua marine infrastructure projects
Russell Wharf Work on the $1.281m Russell Wharf upgrade project, contracted to Bellingham Marine, will start on Friday April 26 and is expected to last until the end of August. The Provincial Growth Fund has [...]
PGF to fund early work on specialist business park near Kaikohe
The Provincial Growth Fund will pay for preliminary work around the establishment of an innovation and enterprise park on State Highway 12 east of Kaikohe. The $890,000 funding will help develop a business case study, [...]
Update: Russell and Opua marine infrastructure projects
Russell Wharf Far North Holdings has appointed Bellingham Marine to undertake the upgrades planned for Russell Wharf. Work on the $1.25 million project, paid for with a grant from the Provincial Growth Fund, is [...]
New building will boost Hospice revenue in Northland
A donated goods processing centre and retail outlet being built by Hospice Mid-Northland on its Kerikeri Road site is largely complete and set to open within the next few months. The innovative insulated panel building [...]
Maritime car-park in Paihia to be re-designed; Williams Road car-park to be repaired
Significant restructuring of the Maritime car-park in Paihia will cause disruption there between 20 August and 23 September. Council’s commercial trading and asset management firm Far North Holdings is changing the layout of the [...]
Decisions reached on Russell Wharf
Most submissions to a public consultation process on a building to replace the existing, non-compliant kiosk on Russell Wharf have favoured redevelopment, with design-option A emerging as the preferred choice. Far North Holdings received 139 [...]
Minister starts airport terminal construction project
Minister of Regional Economic Development Shane Jones drove a digger bucket through the old Bay of Islands Airport building today to mark the start of construction of a larger and more fit-for-purpose terminal. His [...]
Plans submitted for new housing units in Opua
Far North Holdings has filed a resource consent application with the Far North District Council for the ability to develop and sub-divide 17 sites located along Franklin, Baffin and Kellet streets in Opua. An application [...]
Plans published for consultation on Russell Wharf building
Far North Holdings has published plans and options for the proposed re-construction of the Russell Wharf building.Documentation, building plans and a survey of Russell Residents can be downloaded below in advance of community meetings to be [...]
Ministry of Education commissions new Kaitaia office
Far North Holdings (FNHL) has been commissioned by the Ministry of Education to build a new area office in Kaitaia, on the site of the car-park the company owns at the corner of Redan [...]
Four more Far North economic development projects receive government investment
Four more economic development projects championed by the Far North District Council’s commercial trading and asset management arm, Far North Holdings, are to receive $6.724 million of government funding from the Provincial Growth Fund [...]
Statement – FNDC public consultation: Russell Wharf
Far North District Council is consulting with ratepayers across the district about whether to transfer ownership of Russell Wharf from Council to Far North Holdings Ltd (the Council-owned ‘delivery vehicle’ for Council’s commercial activities). [...]
Far North economic development projects win funding boost from Provincial Growth Fund
Two economic development projects championed by the Far North District Council’s commercial trading and asset management arm, Far North Holdings, are to receive almost $7 million of government funding, primarily from the Provincial Growth [...]
Airport expansion work to begin in April
Bay of Islands Airport owner and operator Far North Holdings says it hopes to start work at the end of April on expansion of the terminal building there. Work to modernise the facility is [...]
Dawn blessing for next phase of marina expansion
A dawn unveiling ceremony at Bay of Islands Marina in Opua today conferred the blessing of tangata whenua on 149 new marina berths and work which will start soon on the next phase of the [...]
Temporary parking at Opua launch ramp
Far North Holdings is warning that a temporary parking area will replace parking next to the Opua boat launch ramp between August and mid October 2017, while the main area is resurfaced and marked out. [...]
Far North Holdings invests in Hokianga tourism growth
Far North Holdings has entered into a commercial agreement with the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Hokianga to redevelop and expand its accommodation. The Far North District Council’s commercial arm is to build 10 high-end units [...]
Airport expansion delayed
Construction of the proposed new terminal building at Bay of Islands Airport near Kerikeri has been pushed back a year to April 2018 to future-proof the airport against the potential introduction of new security requirements [...]
Paint sales frame bigger picture
Opua-based Bay of Islands Marine Painters has been recognised by a leading supplier of anti-foul paint for “unheard of” growth in the use of its product, an indicator of significant growth in the region’s marine [...]
Plans in hand for Bay of Islands airport expansion
Planning is under way to expand the terminal building at Bay of Islands Airport near Kerikeri and to modernise facilities there. Owner and operator Far North Holdings hopes to start construction in the second [...]
Summer disruption expected at Opua launch ramp
Far North Holdings is warning of significant disruption at the Opua boat launch ramp. Construction work on the Bay of Islands Marina expansion project has restricted the amount of vehicle and trailer parking space available [...]
Marina expansion blessed
The Bay of Islands Marina expansion project at Opua was blessed today in a formal ceremony conducted by Reverends Hirini Parata of Moerewa and Glenys Davis of Kawakawa. Construction started today and is expected to [...]
Marina extension project ready to roll
The contract to build the second stage of the Bay of Islands Marina has been awarded to Total Marine Services, a New Zealand company with a branch in Opua. The $10 million project includes the [...]
Major boost for Bay of Islands marine services ‘hub’ at Opua
Bay of Islands custom boat-builder Bluefix Boatworks is to merge with Ashby’s Boatyard in Opua and move its operation from Kerikeri to new, state-of-the art boat-building and paint shop facilities to be erected on Ashby’s [...]
Barrier Air moves to Spring timetable
Limited demand over winter and customer feedback about departures and arrivals in the dark have prompted Barrier Air to drop one of its three week-day services between Kaitaia and Auckland. The airline plans to reinstate [...]
Opua Station
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Love Opua
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Opua business association Community meeting June 2015
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Opua Presentation 2015
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New projects to be outlined at Love Opua public meeting
Organisations behind the community-driven Opua Masterplan will present their visions for the town and unveil the first development projects at a public meeting to be held in the Opua Community Hall between 7pm and 10.30pm [...]
Kaitaia urged to make full use of new air service
Kaitaia residents have been urged to use their new air service to Auckland or risk losing it either partially or completely. The stark warning was issued today by Far North mayor John Carter at a [...]
Winning skills spotlight opportunities in boat-building
A 20-year old boat-building apprentice employed by Far North Holdings has come second in a national boat-building competition. Todd Leahy from Opua was part of a team drawn from marine businesses around the Bay of [...]