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Hurunui District Council

Council
Canterbury

Member since: 23 January 2008
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www.hurunui.govt.nz



Situated some 30 minutes north of Christchurch the Hurunui District begins at Leithfield and extends to the Conway River just south of the Kaikoura Peninsula. Few regions offer the diversity and stunning surroundings of the Hurunui District, which is bordered on the west by the snow-capped peaks of the Southern Alps and on the east by the rich oceanic waters the Pacific. Hurunui offers lifestyle, adventure, and a chance to experience the rich history and culture of rural New Zealand. Its small towns offer a window into New Zealand's rural heartland. Seasons often vary dramatically with searing summers and snowfalls in winter. Autumn temperatures are mild with stunning seasonal colours, while exotic flowers, green pastures and lambs dominate the spring landscape. 




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Friday, 1 February 2013
Entertainment 3:44PM
SoundBites with Mara and the Bushkas

LOWER HUTT — Grab a bite to eat and head to the Dowse Square for SoundBites - live music from some of Wellington's finest musicians.

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Friday, 24 December 2010
Alcohol 1:33PM
Revelers reminded of liquor Ban this new years eve

CANTERBURY — Revelers are being warned not to consume alcohol on the streets of Hanmer Springs or Gore Bay on New Years Eve unless they want to start 2011 in jail.

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Friday, 10 December 2010
Water 12:19PM
Alagal bloom discovered in Waipapa river prompts warnings

CANTERBURY — The potentially toxic algae, Phormidium, has been discovered in the Ashley and Waipara Rivers.

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Friday, 3 December 2010
Waste 12:19PM
Council implores govt to reinstate sewerage subsidies

CANTERBURY — The Hurunui District Council is urging Government to reinstate a subsidy scheme to help struggling rural communities upgrade outdated sewerage systems.

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Monday, 22 November 2010
Building 7:45AM
Queeen Mary celebrates new lease of life

HANMER SPRINGS — The handing over of a set of keys today marked the end of a seven year campaign to retain part of the former Queen Mary hospital at Hanmer Springs in public ownership.

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Monday, 23 August 2010
Council 9:04AM
Queen Mary now in Council hands

HANMER SPRINGS — The historic Queen Mary Hospital site in Hanmer Springs has now been formally vested with the Hurunui District Council.

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Saturday, 17 July 2010
Water 9:10AM
MR Strategy a reality with launch of inaugural committee

CANTERBURY — An innovative committee tasked with developing a long term programme to guide the future use and protection of the district’s water resource has been launched by Environment Minister Nick Smith in Hanmer Springs.

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Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Council 8:26AM
Million Dollar Revamp of Hanmer Town Centre To Begin

HANMER SPRINGS — The Hurunui District Council today accepted close on two million dollars worth of tenders to upgrade the Hanmer town centre.

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Water 8:25AM
Hurunui Welcomes Shift of Water Conservation Order Debate From Court to Regional Council

CANTERBURY — The Hurunui District Council is throwing its full weight behind the Environment Canterbury and Improved Water Management Bill passed under urgency yesterday.

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Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Building 12:28PM
Building Inspector Hangs Up Tool Belt After More Than Three Decades Service

CANTERBURY —   There would not be many buildings within Hurunui Kevin Roberts hasn’t had a hand in building.

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Monday, 15 March 2010
Tourism 7:39PM
Mayoral Challenge for School Students

CANTERBURY — The Hurunui Tourism Governance Board knows that the young people of the district are very ‘in touch’ with what makes the Hurunui special – to them and their families as well as to tourists.

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Sport 7:38PM
Bronze Medallion success for Hurunui Youth Programme participants

CANTERBURY — The first ever Bronze Medallion training course run by the Amberley Swimming Pool over the last three Saturdays has proven to be a huge success.

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Saturday, 24 January 2009
Fire 12:48PM
Extreme fire risk closes walking tracks

HANMER SPRINGS — Several public walkways, car parks and access roads to the DoC and Matariki Forests in Hanmer Springs are now closed to the public due to extreme fire danger conditions.

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Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Film 1:55PM
Lion shooting still on for the Hurunui District

CANTERBURY — Fat & Thin Productions has indicated that in spite of a lack of Council financial contribution that it still plans to shoot three days of filming in the Hurunui District on the Charles Upham feature film “Mark of the Lion”.

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Friday, 30 May 2008
Waste 9:34AM
Hurunui District council considering cheaper recycling proposal

CANTERBURY — The Hurunui District Council is facing one of its toughest decisions as it attempts to ward off unacceptable price hikes to provide waste and recycling services.

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Council 9:33AM
Council Makes Tough Decisions on its Draft Annual Plan

CANTERBURY — After spending two days deliberating over the 78 submissions to its Draft Annual Plan for the 2008/09 year, the Hurunui District Council has held tight continuing to limit the General Rate increase to only 3.6%.

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Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Books 10:34AM
Hurunui library networks on speed

CANTERBURY — With terminals in The District Library and the four branch Libraries of Hawarden, Cheviot, Culverden and Hanmer Springs, Hurunui is in the first wave of public libraries in New Zealand to join the Aotearoa People’s Network which aims to open up the digital world to all people and communities by access to free internet resources, computers and training.

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Saturday, 29 March 2008
Waste 1:21PM
Hurunui Disposable Nappy Composting - World First

CANTERBURY — The Hurunui District Council is excited to partner Envirocomp Ltd to bring the Worlds first custom built commercial composting facility designed especially to compost disposable nappies and incontinence products - and it comes with a manufacturers odour-free guarantee.

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Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Waste 5:00PM
Refuse and Recycling Alterations due to the Easter Break

CANTERBURY — For one week only, due to the Easter weekend, the refuse and recycling collections scheduled for a Monday pick up, will be undertaken one day later than normal on Tuesday 25th March.

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Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Pets 12:05PM
Have you lost your cat?

CANTERBURY —  This very friendly, very noisy black & white cat has decided to wander into the Amberley Council Offices.

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