Manawatu District Council
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Manawatu District Council governs an area of 253,164 hectares, stretching from Rangiwahia in the north to Himatangi Beach in the south.
FEILDING — A VARIETY of rugby-themed activities are to be held in Feilding on Sunday to highlight the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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FEILDING — A MIXTURE of trees and shrubs are to be planted on railway land along Feilding’s bird corridor on Sunday by members of the Makino Rotary Club to mark Conservation Week, which starts on Monday, September 11.
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SUBMITTERS have only one week left to air their views regarding one of the biggest decisions involving the political histories of the Manawatu District and Palmerston North City Councils.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — ENGINEERING assessments of potential earthquake-prone buildings throughout the Manawatu District are expected shortly.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District escaped relatively unscathed after the predicted snow and icy temperatures covered the region earlier this week in a winter blast that sent weather recorders searching for comparable bone-chilling events.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — FINDINGS from an extensive community engagement plan undertaken by the Makino Aquatic Centre on possible future developments at the complex should be completed by the end of the month.
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ATTENDANCES have been growing as a series of public meetings on the Draft Boundary Reorganisation Scheme for Manawatu District and Palmerston North City continue with lively discussion and debate.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District residents will have a new public voice in council, with recruitment of an email panel about to begin.
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MANAWATU District Council enjoyed a double reason to celebrate when Executive Officer, Elizabeth Signal, and District Librarian, Simon Johnson, were recognised at the 2011 Feilding Excellence in Business Awards.
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KEEN interest has been shown by those attending a series of public meetings on the Draft Boundary Reorganisation Scheme for Manawatu District and Palmerston North City.
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HIMATANGI Beach residents have been praised for their sterling efforts in helping the hundreds of seabirds that were recently blown ashore by fierce westerly winds in the southern ocean.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Annual dog fees due SIXTY percent of the 7000-plus dogs in the Manawatu District Council area have been registered for the 2011/12 financial year.
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HISTORIC minute books, correspondence files, electoral rolls and financial records are among more than 12,000 Manawatu District Council items successfully added to the Archives Central online database.
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FEILDING — FEILDING’S Community Patrol is seeking more volunteers as it actively maintains a successful surveillance operation in the town to help reduce crime and build a safer community.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — All Manawatu District Council playing grounds are closed this week.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MAKINO Aquatic Centre is to host the New Zealand Canoe Polo Association’s Schools Championships for the next three years as a result of its outstanding efforts at this year’s event in April.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — PUBLIC submissions open on July 7 on a Draft Boundary Reorganisation Scheme for Manawatu District and Palmerston North City.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — SHAPING the Manawatu of the future is the aim behind new work by the Manawatu District Council.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — INTEREST is high as Manawatu District's Emergency Management Officer, Ross Brannigan, continues to deliver presentations on Civil Defence preparedness at home and in the workplace to community organisations throughout the region.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — SEALING the remaining unsealed section of Main South Road in the northern reaches of the district was one of a number of major projects considered by the Manawatu District Council following submissions to the Draft Annual Plan 2011/12.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council’s connection with youth in the region was further strengthened this week when students from four schools delivered lively photo-voice presentations at a Manawatu Youth Forum in the council chamber.
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FEILDING — Warm childhood memories flooded back for former Feilding resident, Ruth Dodge, when she heard the Manawatu District Council's call for stories and photographs about the town's historic Kowhai Park.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — SIX organisations and individuals in the Manawatu District have received more than $12,000 in the Creative Communities Scheme’s first round of funding for 2011.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — EVACUEES from Awahou School were treated for “injuries” during a full-scale evacuation exercise in the Pohangina Valley last Friday involving a wide range of emergency services from throughout Manawatu.
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FEILDING — THERE will be no "ifs", "butts" and "maybes" about it! Forty cigarette butt bins are to be rolled out in the Manawatu District over the next few weeks to encourage the appropriate disposal of butts in the Feilding CBD and surrounding regional areas.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — EIGHT years hard work is paying off for Himatangi Beach Holiday Park proprietors, Margaret and Dennis Penney, whose complex has just been recognised as one of the country’s leading accommodation businesses.
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FEILDING — GENEROUS “weeding” by staff over the past year will ensure a wide selection of stock for the Feilding Public Library’s 12th annual book sale next week.
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FEILDING — AERIAL photographs of Feilding taken 81 years ago are likely to be used in a series of signs planned for the town’s historic Kowhai Park.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A VILLAGE paddock party at Kairanga on Saturday raised more than $5000 for the Christchurch quake relief fund, with further pledges still rolling in.
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CHRISTCHURCH — MANAWATU District Council will act as a collection point for members of the public wanting to make cash donations to help those affected by the Christchurch earthquake.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — EIGHT submissions were received by the Manawatu District and Palmerston North City Councils on a proposal involving Longburn’s wastewater connection.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — HIMATANGI Beach lifeguards experienced their busiest opening for many seasons as warm weather and sea conditions attracted eager swimmers to Manawatu’s most popular seaside destination.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council provided a quieter front for New Zealand Army Environmental Health Technician, Corporal Kelly Roberts.
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TIME is rapidly running out for electors wanting to vote in the 2010 Local Government Elections.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — NO decisions have yet been reached in regard to the future of a prime location in Sanson (pictured), at the intersection of State Highways 1 and 3 and formerly occupied by the Junction Hotel, that was purchased by the Manawatu District Council two years ago.
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FEILDING — ONLY 12 days after the Makino flood gates near Feilding were activated for the first time, they needed to be triggered again to divert excess water away from the town.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — RETIRING councillors Prue McBeth and John Gregory were farewelled by Manawatu District Council staff last week after four terms on council.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — INTEREST in the Manawatu District Council’s 2010 local body elections is significantly higher than in 2007, with 14 candidates already indicating their availability nine days out from the close of nominations.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Rongotea ratepayers have week to respond. Rongotea ratepayers have until next Friday (August 13) to respond to a survey regarding a voluntary water supply for the town.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — EIGHT prospective candidates for the Manawatu District Council’s 2010 elections attended a special briefing session last week on election processes and the roles of councils and elected members.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — WHEELIE bins or rubbish bags are among options listed in the Manawatu District Council’s Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan’s discussion document that is about to be sent out to all district ratepayers for feedback.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — CONSULTATION on a new Manawatu District Plan, which sets out the rules and policies for how people can develop and use land, has opened with the release of the District Plan review’s first public Discussion Document.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — DETAILS on the Manawatu District Council’s offer of a voluntary town water supply for Rongotea are outlined in an information sheet and survey form being distributed throughout the area.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council is to release its 2010 District Plan Discussion Document next Thursday (July 29). Principal Planner, Wendy Thompson, said the plan affected all Manawatu residents as it set out the rules and policies for how people could develop and use land in the district. “We want to help our community understand what the District Plan is and how it affects them,” she said.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council has been granted $30,000 from the Ministry of Youth Development’s.Youth Development Partnership Fund to bolster and support youth engagement in the region.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — OPERATIONAL problems have disrupted the start of the Makino Aquatic Centre’s winter programme.
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FEILDING — FEILDING’s clock tower is to become a temporary “red light” area next week in support of St John’s “Flash a Light” appeal and awareness campaign.
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FEILDING — WORK is progressing steadily on the $1.2 million reconstruction project in Denbigh Street, Feilding, and indications are that it will be completed on schedule even though challenging winter conditions have now arrived.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — ELECTRONIC advances rank as the biggest change experienced by Manawatu District Council’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor, Russell Dean, during his lengthy career in the world of murky water.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — BUILDING consents issued by the Manawatu District Council have been quietly gathering momentum over the past four months even though annual numbers and values will be down on previous years.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A PROPOSED sculpture, over-chlorinated water and a rates reminder comprise the latest collection of Manawatu District briefs.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — ART works by local artists are to receive increased exposure as the result of a partnership between the Manawatu District Council and the Feilding and District Art Society.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — VOTERS in Rongotea and Himatangi Beach have indicated their opposition to proposed water supply and wastewater schemes in their communities.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — NO bulldozers or mechanical diggers are to be used by entrants in the Himatangi Beach Community Trust’s 2010 sand sculpturing competition on Saturday, April 10.
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FEILDING — ONLY a few titles remained after the Feilding Public Library’s 11th annual book sale last week drew a steady stream of buyers and realised nearly $4600.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District residents are being encouraged to have their say as the Draft Annual Plan 2010/11 is released for consultation.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council is seeking community feedback on the proposal to transfer the control and management of Totara Reserve Regional Park to Horizons Regional Council.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — VOTING returns from the community polls measuring the level of interest in proposed wastewater and water supply schemes at Himatangi Beach and Rongotea have been encouraging.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — POHANGINA Valley Estate raised $1000 for the Totara Reserve Regional Park after a successful garden party at the vineyard’s Valley Road property near Ashhurst on Saturday.
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FOXTON — TWO Foxton readers, Raewyn Mullan and Jo-Ann McAlpine, headed off the locals to be first outside the doors for the opening of the Feilding Public Library's 11th annual five-day book sale on Monday.
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FEILDING — WEEDING stock is an important function at the Feilding Public Library and as a result of some careful selections over the past year the library’s 11th annual five-day book sale is now scheduled for later this month.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A SILENT auction of a limited quantity of Totara Reserve is one of the activities planned at the Pohangina Valley Estate’s garden party later this month to raise funds for the regional park after which the wine is named.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — COMMUNITY polls instead of referendums will be used by the Manawatu District Council to gauge land owners’ reactions to proposed wastewater and water supply schemes at Himatangi Beach and Rongotea.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council is concerned at a noticeable trend in the district of building work being carried out without authorised building consents.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — TRAFFIC issues at Bunnythorpe are proving to be one of the most significant challenges facing members of a project team working on a strategic roading network around Palmerston North and into the Manawatu District.
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FEILDING — MAKINO Aquatic Centre will provide a beachy setting for its first teen only night of the year - the "Back to School Beach Party" on Friday night (February 19).
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — RONGOTEA residents have another opportunity to discuss a proposal for a $2.9 million water supply installation for the town.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A REFERENDUM on the proposed wastewater scheme for Himatangi Beach is to be conducted by the Manawatu District Council following a public meeting in the township last Saturday.
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FEILDING — MANAWATU District animal control officer, Lesley Butler, said it was a community effort to successfully track down the two dogs responsible for the deaths of numerous cats in the southern part of Feilding over the past few weeks.
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Manawatu District and Palmerston North City Councils have been working with the Auckland-based firm of Morrison Low to investigate the process, costs and implications of boundary adjustment, cross-boundary servicing and amalgamation.
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FEILDING — TWO dogs believed to be responsible for the deaths of up to nine cats in Feilding are in the town pound after being handed over by their owner.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — INFORMATION on the workings of a major flood protection system on the northern outskirts of Feilding will be available at a combined Armed and Emergency Services Open Day at Manfeild Park on Saturday, February 20.
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FEILDING — CAT owners in the south-eastern corner of Feilding are being advised to keep their pets indoors at night after the deaths of five felines in the area from dog attacks in the past two weeks.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A MANAWATU District Council education campaign is currently underway to ensure that the 400 plus privately owned swimming pools in the district are safe and comply with requirements under the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — PREVENTATIVE actions rather than rescues provided the main activity for Himatangi Beach lifeguards this summer as patchy weather conditions reduced swimming numbers at the popular Manawatu holiday spot.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council is hoping for a good turnout at a public meeting in Himatangi Beach next week to discuss the proposed wastewater scheme for the community.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — HIMATANGI Beach Holiday Park hosts, Margaret and Dennis Penney, are in for the “long haul” and have no intention of allowing a weather-affected 2009/10 holiday season opening to deter plans for the future.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council is hoping for more public feedback to a customer service survey form that is currently in circulation.
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FEILDING — MANAWATU District Council is to seek public feedback next month as it continues to develop a new customer service strategy.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A SIGNIFICANT police and security presence will be evident at the Vinegar Hill (Putai Ngahere Reserve) camping ground near Hunterville on New Year’s Eve to deter unwelcome visitors from causing problems.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Mayor, Ian McKelvie, presented five Manawatu District Community Honours Awards, including one joint award, at a ceremony in Feilding last night (Thursday, December 17).
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FEILDING — YOUTHFUL Feilding worker Michael Morris is appreciative of the chance to be involved in the Community Max project that is underway at Kitchener Park, near Feilding.
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FEILDING — MAKINO Aquatic Centre’s readiness for the outdoor summer season is near complete, even though the cold, windy weather that has covered much of New Zealand in recent weeks has slightly hampered preparations at the Feilding complex.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — MANAWATU District Council is hoping there will be a good turnout of Rongotea residents at a public meeting to discuss whether the community wants a $2.6 million water supply installation for the town.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — ENSURING Himatangi Beach remains a safe environment for everybody’s enjoyment is the goal of Senior Constable Chris Barclay, who will be based at the popular holiday resort for much of the summer as part of Operation Beach.
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FEILDING — ENROLMENTS for the Feilding Public Library’s two summer reading programmes, Read Plus and Dive into Books, open next week and early registration is advised.
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FEILDING — INSTALLATION of stock underpasses to help farmers move dairy cows across the region’s roads for milking or grazing remains steady at around three per year, though the Manawatu District Council would like to see that figure grow.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — NOMINATIONS are about to close for the 2009 Manawatu District Community Honours Awards which recognise significant contributions to the community by individuals or groups.
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FEILDING — AN INNOVATIVE marketing approach paid dividends for the Makino Aquatic Centre when nearly 80 teenagers enjoyed a “Friday the 13th” blast at the complex last week after being alerted to the event through social networking.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — BUILDING consents issued by the Manawatu District Council have remained steady over the past 16 months even though numbers are significantly down on previous years.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — SIXTY-FIVE years after a Feilding-born World War II pilot was shot down over France, a link between the mayors of the two towns that book-ended Ronald Charles Ostend Beazer’s life has been established.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — THE Himatangi Beach sewerage and Rongotea water supply projects have benefited considerably from the Government’s decision last week to approve nearly $25 million of subsidies for such works at small communities throughout New Zealand.
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FEILDING — MANAWATU District Council is offering interested parties the chance to discuss its resource consent application to Horizons Regional Council for the continued operation of the Feilding Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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