Hurunui District Council - Latest News [Page 10]
Proactive Teens #Activate & Connect
Friday, 12 April 2019, 9:53 am | Hurunui District Council
Members of the Hurunui Youth Council have recently returned from a forward thinking camp for youth action groups. More >>
Hurunui Libraries: There’s a New Chap in Charge
Monday, 1 April 2019, 3:07 pm | Hurunui District Council
We are welcoming a new District Librarian to the Hurunui, Mark O’Connell. Mark will be regularly visiting all our libraries around the district; managing, maintaining and developing library services. More >>
Local Arts Projects to Receive Funding
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 3:15 pm | Hurunui District Council
Creative Communities funding has been granted to eight local arts projects by our Creative Community NZ Committee. The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between Creative New Zealand (the national arts development agency) and local councils. More >>
Crash Bash Comes to the Hurunui
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 10:55 am | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui Road Safety Committee organized a show exploring the risks of driving to be delivered to Hurunui College students yesterday. More >>
Hurunui Heartland Ride Takes Turn Toward Completion
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 2:13 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui Heartland Cycle Ride is really starting to make its mark on the district as road signage for the route appears throughout the Hurunui. More >>
Council to Engage with Community, Campers on Freedom Camping
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 1:18 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council adopted a new Freedom Camping Bylaw in September last year and, after a busy summer for tourism, is planning to proactively engage with local communities to see how everyone got on. More >>
‘Safe Route to School’ Supports Amberley
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 9:56 am | Hurunui District Council
A new ‘Safe Route to School’ identifying safe crossing points across both State Highway 1 and smaller roads has been created for the benefit of Amberley locals and children. More >>
New Road(s) Depict Good Things for Amberley
Monday, 11 February 2019, 4:53 pm | Hurunui District Council
Amberley is a flourishing community, and with the construction of a new ‘link road’ getting underway today (the second new link road in less than a year), it will also become a more connected community. The new link road will be called ‘Anderson ... More >>
New Speed Sign has “Huge Positive Impact”
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 4:59 pm | Hurunui District Council
A new speed sign has been installed at the southern end of Amberley. The sign is intended to target excessive speeds and provide a safer environment for a community hosting a busy state highway. The additional sign arrives following a speed testing ... More >>
Either Way it’s 20K!
Monday, 28 January 2019, 12:04 pm | Hurunui District Council
Local school children are the stars in a road safety video that launched on the Hurunui Road Safety Facebook page this morning. The Hurunui Road Safety Committee (HRSC) has produced the video targeting vehicles speeding past school buses. More >>
Demand for leisure and sporting facilities in Amberley
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 10:04 am | Hurunui District Council
Progress on Stage One of the Amberley Eastern Reserve development is on track with earthworks underway to construct the new embankment and sports field. More >>
Great news for Amberley drinking water
Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 4:11 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council has successfully secured consent for an additional 15 litres per second drinking water supply from its bore site on Racecourse Road! More >>
Armistice Day Commemoration planning well underway
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 2:09 pm | Hurunui District Council
On Sunday 11 November a district-wide event will be held by the Hurunui District Council at the Amberley Domain to commemorate the signing of the treaty that ended WW1. Planning for the event began in June and the event is shaping up to be a fantastic ... More >>
2018 Creative Communities Funding Allocated
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 1:54 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Creative Communities Assessment Committee have approved funding for three community initiatives under the 2017/18 funding round of the Creative Communities Scheme. More >>
International Conference Features Council Case Study
Monday, 8 October 2018, 3:53 pm | Hurunui District Council
Following on from Hurunui District Council’s gold prize award at the 2017 IPWEA NZ Excellence Awards (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia), council engineering assets manager, David Edge, was sponsored to attend the Bridge Asset ... More >>
2018 Secondary School Achievers Applications Open
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 11:16 am | Hurunui District Council
Every year the Hurunui District Council recognises outstanding student achievement at secondary school level by presenting selected students with financial awards from the Secondary School Achievers Fund. More >>
War Memorial Benefits From Council Volunteer Programme
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 11:12 am | Hurunui District Council
A significant WWI memorial has been installed between the townships of Hawarden and Waikari by community members, as part of a new Hurunui District Council programme. More >>
War Memorial Benefits From Council Volunteer Programme
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 10:46 am | Hurunui District Council
A significant WWI memorial has been installed between the townships of Hawarden and Waikari by community members, as part of a new Hurunui District Council programme. More >>
Hurunui Youth Recognised at Awards Night
Thursday, 6 September 2018, 3:14 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District was well represented at the YMCA Canterbury Youth Awards, with two of our outstanding Youth Council members recognised for their service to the community. More >>
Hurunui: Deferral of Decision on Potential Shares Purchase
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 4:29 pm | Hurunui District Council
The council has today agreed to defer a decision on the potential purchase of Hurunui Water Project (HWP) shares, Chair Councillor Dick Davison has confirmed. More >>