Hurunui District Council - Latest News [Page 12]
Consultation for Potential Purchase of Water Project Shares
Monday, 19 March 2018, 4:57 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council has confirmed the dates for the consultation period for the potential purchase of Hurunui Water Project shares. This comes after the council resolved to complete the share purchase subject to suitable terms being reached ... More >>
Council Allocates Creative Communities Funding
Friday, 16 March 2018, 3:24 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Creative Communities Assessment Committee have approved the last round of funding under the 2017/18 Creative Communities Scheme for five community initiatives. This totals $7150 amongst the five successful applicants. More >>
Youth The Focus For Two New Hurunui Council Employees
Friday, 16 March 2018, 10:53 am | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council has two new additions to its Community Team, with Elise Johns taking on the role of the District’s Youth Worker and Krystal Jennings taking on the role as the new Youth Council Facilitator. More >>
Fresh Faces And Goals For The Youth Council
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 9:22 am | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District’s Youth Council has kicked off the year with its first meeting of 2018. Seven fresh faces will sit around the table this year, with Tessa Allen and Zoe Watson from Hawarden, Briar Rodgers from Cheviot, and Georgia McCabe, Jem ... More >>
Council Event Gives Residents Much Needed Information
Monday, 12 March 2018, 2:17 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council’s Let’s Connect event was held last Tuesday night at the Waiau Hall. More >>
Free Hazardous Waste Drop Offs For Residents
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 9:32 am | Hurunui District Council
Following the success of previous hazardous waste collections and drop offs, the Hurunui District Council is offering residents the opportunity to dispose of their hazardous waste resulting from earthquake related demolition and renovation work ... More >>
Event Management Workshops Coming to the Hurunui
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 9:55 am | Hurunui District Council
Communities throughout North Canterbury will soon have the opportunity to learn all there is to know about organising community programmes and events. More >>
First Public EV Charging Station For The Hurunui
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 10:57 am | Hurunui District Council
Electric vehicle owners driving through the Hurunui District are now able to charge their vehicles at the new public charging station in Culverden. The charging station is a key part of the soon to be completed Culverden Service Hub. More >>
Public Feedback Crucial to Hurunui’s Representation
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 10:54 am | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council has formally endorsed the initial proposals for its Representation Review and is now seeking public feedback. The resulting feedback will be presented to the council before a further proposal for the district’s representation ... More >>
Purchase of Water Project Shares Considered by Council
Monday, 26 February 2018, 10:33 am | Hurunui District Council
At its meeting on Thursday 22 February, the Hurunui District Council considered the purchase of shares in the Hurunui Water Project (HWP). The council resolved to purchase up to 1190 HWP shares with a face value of $476,000 as signalled in the ... More >>
Key Issues Identified for Council’s Long Term Plan
Monday, 26 February 2018, 10:31 am | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council has approved the key issues to be included in its draft Long Term Plan 2018-2028 (LTP) for public consultation. The issues include proposed new rates to be introduced to cover earthquake-related infrastructure issues and ... More >>
Results of Hanmer Community Board By-election Confirmed
Monday, 19 February 2018, 3:54 pm | Hurunui District Council
The results of the Hanmer Springs Community Board by-election have been confirmed, with Graham Frith receiving 218 of the 322 votes received resulting in his election as a new member of the Board. More >>
Easter Sunday – To Trade or Not to Trade?
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 3:44 pm | Hurunui District Council
That is the question the Hurunui District Council is asking its residents after it today agreed to consultation on its draft Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy. More >>
Hurunui District Council’s Summer Events a Hit With Kids
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 1:15 pm | Hurunui District Council
Over the last two months, the Hurunui District Council’s Community Team have run a number of summer activities for kids throughout the District. These have included pool parties in Rotherham, Culverden, Hawarden and Waiau and a Hanmer Springs community ... More >>
Wellbeing Campaign Building Presence in the Hurunui
Monday, 12 February 2018, 2:53 pm | Hurunui District Council
The All Right? wellbeing campaign is making its mark on the Hurunui after getting off the ground in October 2017. The campaign aims to help people in the district become more aware of their emotional wellbeing and of the things they can do to improve ... More >>
Secondary School Achievers Receive Council Awards
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 4:11 pm | Hurunui District Council
Four secondary school students have been given a helping hand by the Hurunui District Council to pursue further study. Anna Bennetto from Amberley, Emma and Julia Maxwell from Cheviot, and Skyla Squires from Waipara were today presented with awards from ... More >>
Council Welcomes Outcome of Mediation
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 3:08 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council is pleased with the outcome of mediation with the Public Service Association (PSA) over the new collective agreement for its Utilities Officers. More >>
Lack of Nominations in By-Election Concerning
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 4:47 pm | Hurunui District Council
A by-election is scheduled to be held on Saturday 17 February 2018 to fill an extraordinary vacancy for one member of the Hanmer Springs Community Board. Nominations for the position opened on 23 November 2017, and to date no nominations have been received. More >>
Selfish Strike Action Hits Community at Christmas
Monday, 18 December 2017, 5:01 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council has received notification from the Public Service Association (PSA) that five of the Hurunui District Council’s 10 utilities officers will begin strike action on 28 December 2017. More >>
Council Welcomes Tourism Infrastructure Funding
Friday, 15 December 2017, 4:40 pm | Hurunui District Council
The Hurunui District Council is delighted with today’s announcement from the Government that its application for funding from the Tourism Infrastructure Fund for the Hanmer Wastewater Disposal Project has been approved. The council will receive $2.25m from ... More >>