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Council computers retired to Arohanui Hospice
Friday, 15 August 2014, 1:48 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council has donated 20 computer sets to Arohanui Hospice to replace out-of-date computer equipment Hospice staff are currently using. More >>
Landcare Research reports SLUI on right track
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 11:29 am | Horizons Regional Council
Promising findings of a Landcare Research sediment report where delivered to Horizons Regional councillors yesterday. The report, which aimed to assess the impact of the Sustainable Land Use Initiative (SLUI) on sediment levels in the Region’s rivers, ... More >>
Funding available for weedy initiatives
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 11:17 am | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council is calling on the community to get involved in weed control with $2,000 of funding available for small-scale projects. More >>
Bus Survey Gets Good Response
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 9:05 am | Horizons Regional Council
Responses are flooding in for Horizons Regional Council’s bus network survey but the Council would like to hear more from those not currently on board. More >>
Horizons welcomes Whanganui River treaty settlement
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 1:16 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons representatives welcome the Whanganui River treaty settlement, which was ratified by iwi members at Ranana Marae earlier today. More >>
Levin landowners get behind native fish
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 4:23 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Over 1,000 native plants have been planted on the Mitchell property in Levin to protect and enhance native fish habitat under the Manawatu River Leaders’ Accord. More >>
Three options for city buses
Friday, 18 July 2014, 3:27 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Lollipops, grid or enhanced status quo - that’s the question being asked of Palmerston North residents as Horizons Regional Council gears up for the next stage of its bus network review. More >>
Region welcomes Growth Study
Friday, 11 July 2014, 5:25 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Central government plans for a Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Growth Study that will prioritise investment and economic development opportunities for the Horizons region has been welcomed by the region’s leaders. More >>
Region welcomes Growth Study
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 3:19 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Central government plans for a Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Growth Study that will prioritise investment and economic development opportunities for the Horizons region has been welcomed by the region’s leaders. More >>
Horizons welcomes National Water Standards
Monday, 7 July 2014, 2:12 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council welcomes the National Water Standards which have been established by Central Government and made available to the public last week. More >>
New monitoring boat to be launched at Lake Horowhenua
Friday, 4 July 2014, 3:46 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council’s new boat to monitor water quality at Lake Horowhenua will be launched Tuesday 8 July following a blessing by Lake Horowhenua Trustees. More >>
Grant leverages community support for Ashhurst Playcentre
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 4:29 pm | Horizons Regional Council
One of Horizons Regional Council’s community grants has seen Ashhurst Playcentre leverage a huge amount of community support to establish an outdoor natural play space. More >>
Horizons invests in soil and farming students
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 3:05 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council has granted over $150,000 of scholarships to Science and Agriculture students over the past eight years in order to meet a demand for experts in the sustainable land use field. More >>
Horizons invests in soil and farming students
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 3:00 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council has granted over $150,000 of scholarships to Science and Agriculture students over the past eight years in order to meet a demand for experts in the sustainable land use field. More >>
Council adopts Annual Plan
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 10:17 am | Horizons Regional Council
After considering 81 submissions and hearing from 40 submitters, Horizons Regional Councillors have adopted the 2014/15 Annual Plan. More >>
Council to discuss Total Mobility providers
Thursday, 19 June 2014, 3:29 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Councillors will discuss whether private hire vehicles should be allowed to participate as Total Mobility providers during the next meeting of Council on June 24. More >>
Community transport idea for Dannevirke
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 5:14 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Community vehicle trusts are changing the way people get around smaller towns across New Zealand and it’s an idea that’s currently on the cards for Dannevirke residents. More >>
One stop info hub for field horsetail now available
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 1:28 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Field horsetail is fast becoming a prolific weed in some areas of the Horizons Region and a new one stop information hub is now available on Horizons’ website for concerned farmers and landowners. More >>
Flood alert system helps keep campers dry
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 5:07 pm | Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council is monitoring river levels and taking precautionary measures to clear campers from Totara Reserve and Vinegar Hill as wet weather reaches the Region. More >>
Reminder to keep stock off stopbanks
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 3:17 pm | Horizons Regional Council
With winter making its presence felt, Horizons Regional Council is again reminding rural communities to keep grazing stock off stopbanks to ensure they are best able to perform their function as an essential flood protection asset. More >>
