Tararua District Council
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Tararua District is a predominantly rural area especially suitable for sheep, cattle, and dairy farming. The large size of the district (424,000 hectares) and the fact that there are several small urban areas included within it provide significant challenges in terms of service delivery.
DANNEVIRKE — The new town clock, a sculpture representing Papatuanuku (the Earth Mother) and the town centre upgrade are to be celebrated in Dannevirke early next month.
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PAHIATUA — Customers calling council service centres may have noticed a change to the way their calls are being answered or may have experienced a reduced waiting time on the other end of the phone due to a newly introduced telephone system.
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DANNEVIRKE — As the milking season gets under way and cows wend their way from shed to pasture the council is reminding farmers of their road use responsibilities.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Wimbledon came to Wimbledon last week in a quick verbal volley exchanged between local resident Brian Hales and the BBC World Service.
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WOODVILLE — Door to door visits to check stormwater disposal in Woodville have revealed that when it rains heavily some properties have a problem.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — On July 11, Colin and Biddy Fraser-Davies will take their tourist enterprise and Eketahuna to the nation when they star on Television One’s flagship rural programme ‘Country Calendar’.
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DANNEVIRKE — For the Tararua district, building accreditation has come at a price leaving the council with no option than to raise consent fees for the next financial year.
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DANNEVIRKE — After over 160 submissions, Tararua District Council has cut the proposed rates rises over the first three years by nearly a third.
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DANNEVIRKE — As part of cost cutting measures in the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) the council will no longer be funding the healthy homes programme.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The council has received an application for a wind farm extension in the Tararua district.
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DANNEVIRKE — The Dannevirke Lions Club is roaring into action shortly ready to pounce on unwanted domestic chemicals.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Tararua is calling for water harvesting in the district to be a priority for the Horizons Regional Council ground water mapping programme.
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DANNEVIRKE — Plunging into an 8 degrees Centigrade pool spiked with ice recently was a heart stopping experience for Tararua’s departing sport co-ordinator Pip Hubbard.
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DANNEVIRKE — With two days of hearings over, deliberations are now underway for the Tararua district 10-year community plan.
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DANNEVIRKE — Current dog owners can expect registration applications in the post by the end of June along with some reminders of doggy ‘do’s and don’ts.’ Increased compliance from Government means extra scrutiny of the registration process and one issue to emerge is that some people who sign the forms are not the owners.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Tararua mayor Maureen Reynolds has called on Palmerston North City Council to address its roading network and to dialogue with surrounding local authorities saying “like it or not you are the hub/power house of the region.” “It is very important for you to have an efficient and effective roading network that addresses all the entrances, not only Manawatu,” she said in a submission to the city council’s draft 10-year community plan.
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DANNEVIRKE — Dannevirke resident Natarsha Nikora has been appointed to the role of Sport Tararua co-ordinator starting this week.
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DANNEVIRKE — Every year in mid May Norsewood welcomes the world into its small community to commemorate the National Day of Norway.
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WAIRARAPA — If some Tararua residents are struggling to pay their rates then the council’s revenue team would like to know.
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A spate of requests to install second hand fires has been keeping the councils building staff busy lately.
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DANNEVIRKE — If there is a recession in Tararua the council’s building department has been too busy lately to notice.
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WAIRARAPA — From District Librarian Heather Taylor.
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WAIRARAPA — The future of policy surrounding wind energy in the Tararua district is dominating submissions to the council’s District Plan, which is currently under review.
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PAHIATUA — Gaining a resource consent to operate a council bore in Pahiatua for 20 years will bring certainty of water supply and is good news for the town, says the council’s manager district assets Stephen Taylor.
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WAIRARAPA — With the round of district wide ratepayer open days to discuss the draft Long Term Council Community Plan now completed, Mayor Maureen Reynolds believes the new foremat has been a success.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Urban equestrians in Tararua townships are getting the bum’s rush - or at least their horses are.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Fancy a mayoral chat, with biscuits and a cuppa with the council? Then please come to the discussion forums for our Community Plan, urges Tararua Mayor Maureen Reynolds.
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WAIRARAPA — With the draft Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) now ready for public submissions, Tararua confronts some challenging figures with an 8.9% district average rate increase for the next financial year.
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DANNEVIRKE — Pongaroa agricultural operator Roly Ellis will now take his place at the Tararua District Council table joining Mayor Maureen Reynolds and seven other Councillors.
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Commissioners have declined an application by Contact Energy to build a wind farm on the Puketoi Range south east of Dannevirke.
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Building staff at Tararua District Council have been given a pat on the back.
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With site clearance underway and about 20 employees already hired for management positions, a McDonald’s outlet in Dannevirke is becoming a reality.
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If you play sport and belong to a club in the Tararua District, you are bound to know someone who deserves to be nominated in the annual Infracon Tararua Sportsperson of the Year awards.
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The Dannevirke Town Centre Refurbishment project is now just weeks from completion with the Ward St ‘green space’ and the footpath to the Gibbard car park being the last areas of main activity.
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EKETAHUNA — Discussions are to be held with the Eketahuna Community Board after members appealed a water take consent variation issued by Horizons Regional Council.
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DANNEVIRKE — With the 2009 Relay For Life just completed the Tararua Turbines can now stop spinning for a while.
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DANNEVIRKE — Dannevirke’s Waitahora wind farm hearing ended yesterday (Monday) after a five day adjournment leaving commissioners 15 working days to make their decision.
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DANNEVIRKE — Tararua North Ward ratepayers can expect voting papers this week in preparation for the upcoming by-election.
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DANNEVIRKE — From brown hair to red, purple and pink hair and from white hair to no hair.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Businesses and industry in Palmerston North, Tararua, Kapiti, Horowhenua and Wairarapa are being invited to a Regional Employment Summit to get a picture on what is happening in the current economic climate and what is likely to happen in the local economy.
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DANNEVIRKE — Welcome amounts of rain have brought a green tinge to Tararua and eased the district’s water and fire restrictions.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Candidates have signalled a keen interest in standing for Tararua District Council with nine now contesting the by-election.
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DANNEVIRKE — Thirsty gardens in Eketahuna and Dannevirke will benefit from the recent rain and a return to watering on alternate days.
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DANNEVIRKE — Bike Wise Month started on Sunday February 1 and so far has been a great success with getting local businesses and clubs on board for support.
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DANNEVIRKE — People using the red recycle bins in Allardice St are being asked to take care where they park.
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DANNEVIRKE — There is still time to lodge nominations for the North Ward by-election, reminds the council’s returning officer Mike Brown.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Pedestrians should be watching out for ‘hot chips’ – but not the edible variety.
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DANNEVIRKE — As dry conditions continue to grip the district, water management is becoming increasingly urgent for the council’s utilities manager Dave Watson.
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DANNEVIRKE — Hi-vis jackets are now back in Dannevirke High St signalling the resumption of work by Infracon sub contractor, Creations Paving Ltd.
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DANNEVIRKE — Water restrictions have been imposed in Dannevirke and will remain until further notice.
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PAHIATUA — Tararua District Council’s drive to provide world-class broadband in its district has now extended to Pahiatua.
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DANNEVIRKE — Opinions seem equally divided on the merits of locating a wind farm in the Tararua district southeast of Dannevirke, nearly 400 submitters have indicated.
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DANNEVIRKE — Work in Dannevirke High St will be scaled down next week to make way for Christmas shopping.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The concept of someone’s trash becoming another person’s treasure is catching on in Tararua.
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The council is firmly committed to holding a rating review despite making the decision to postpone the current process.
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EKETAHUNA — The unveiling of a spectacular carving adorning the entrance to the Eketahuna Community Centre has brought a long time project to fruition and will be a “must see” for visitors.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Plans for ‘making merry’ over the festive season may need some forward thinking if a Special liquor licence is involved.
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DANNEVIRKE — As Dannevirke power company Scanpower prepares to market the former PPCS meat works as Oringi Business Park it is calling on its local council for support.
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DANNEVIRKE — Members of the public should not be concerned because pavers that have already been laid in areas of High St are now being lifted, landscape architect Jo Bruerton has advised.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Tararua council is buoyed by a study report identifying alignment improvements and cost benefit ratios on the Pahiatua Track and have hailed it as a “very pleasing” document.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The Aotearoa People’s Network has Skype.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A rural lifestyle reminding him of his dairy farming childhood up north at Kaipara has been a catalyst in luring Blair King JP from Queenstown to Tararua.
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Emergency services were called to a light plane crash in Central Mangamutu in the Tararua District at around 5.10pm this afternoon.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Dumped roadside rubbish is not only a bad look for the district but is liable to be searched and the perpetrator contacted, council staff are warning.
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PAHIATUA — Tararua councillors have approved a recommendation to buy land for a transfer station at Pahiatua but not without some debate.
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EKETAHUNA — As a relaxed, community spirited Eketahuna comes to life on Monday morning, it will be to a new beginning, secure in the fact that the town will be supported by a powerful multi gigabit broadband connection to the rest of the world.
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Tararua District Council chief executive Roger Twentyman has now stepped down from his role leaving behind him a “substantial rural organisation” that is well respected among other Territorial Authorities.
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DANNEVIRKE — The Dannevirke Town Centre Refurbishment project has made swift progress over the spring months and is now into its last major sections between Ward St and the southern project limit at Millar St.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The Tararua district property revaluation has now been completed and owners will receive their new rating Values by post from the 22nd October.
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DANNEVIRKE — Dumped litter around the council’s red recycling bins is becoming an unwelcome irritation for waste manager Jeremy Hirst.
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DANNEVIRKE — The council’s ability to retain long-term staff was demonstrated last week with a function for three officers who have each achieved 20 years of service.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A Safety Management System for the roading network is putting fencing on the council road reserve under scrutiny.
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DANNEVIRKE — Armed with a lot of local knowledge and a long association with the district newly elected member of the Dannevirke Community Board Ross Macdonald is looking forward to his new role.
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DANNEVIRKE — Next time you are online or in the library, check out the updated Catalogue home page.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A New Zealand Transport Agency review decision to retain the current level of roading subsidy for the next three years is welcome news for Tararua District Council.
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DANNEVIRKE — Local identity Ross Macdonald has been elected to the Dannevirke Community Board in a landslide voting result.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — We all need to get active, but some of us need a bit more of a 'push' than others
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DANNEVIRKE — Lump sum payment: With almost 28% of people contacted and rated for the Dannevirke Town Centre Refurbishment opting to pay the one off lump sum contribution, the council will have achieved a great result of just over $526,000 against a budget of $200,000.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — It’s official, all council owned workplaces in Tararua are now smoke-free.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Councillors are prepared to lend a print of early Pahiatua identity Samuel Bolton to the Lindauer Studio in Woodville but not until Pahiatua On Track (POTI) has been consulted.
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DANNEVIRKE — A fact finding visit to Dannevirke High St last week has impressed members of the Taihape Community Board and Rangitikei District Council.
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WOODVILLE — Protection work on the Woodville impounded water supply (town dam) has been completed and will avert future erosion.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Damaged roadsides due to stock grazing seem to be indicating that a brush up on the Road Encroachment Bylaw is required.
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DARGAVILLE — Voting papers for the upcoming election to the Dannevirke Community Board were posted last week and should now have been received by eligible residents.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A Queenstown Lakes District general manager, Blair King, has been appointed as chief executive of the Tararua District Council.
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DANNEVIRKE — The council has revoked a resolution passed a month ago to sell the 8.7145 ha Tahoraite Plantation Reserve at Dannevirke.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Submissions to the councils District Plan received earlier in the year are now available for public "resubmission".
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EKETAHUNA — If you live at Akitio beach, near Rotary and Victory Parks in Pahiatua, or Pongaroa and Mangatainoka and maybe at Alfredton or Eketahuna the chances are that kids with rubbish bags will be out and about.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The District is seeing the biggest leap in technology in decades.
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WAIRARAPA — A Stratford District Council group dropped in on Tararua yesterday for lunch and some information swapping.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Starting from next week school kids around Tararua will be playing their part in helping to keep our country beautiful.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Long time Tararua District Council chief executive RogerTwentyman has announced his resignation and will finish with the council at the end of October.
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If the New Zealand team’s welfare is top notch at the Beijing Olympics then an erstwhile Tararua sports person can claim much of the credit.
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DANNEVIRKE — A meeting with ‘Vision Manawatu’ and a speaker with a strong message about re-igniting small towns has spurred the Dannevirke Chamber of Commerce back into action.
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DANNEVIRKE — Now that he has council permission to establish a farmers market in Dannevirke organiser Merlin Astley-Jones is busy seeking vendors.
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DANNEVIRKE — Resource consent has been granted for the Dannevirke Viking icon making the long awaited project a reality for its supporters.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A Community Outcomes Monitoring report measuring the expectations of local residents against a three year old action plan has put the Tararua district under its own spotlight.
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