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Summer Work Gets Underway On Ohakune Mountain Road
Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 3:07 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) roading contractors are due to start their summer work programme on the Ohakune Mountain Road (OMR). RDC Land Transport Manager, Warren Furner, said that Council had an ambitious improvement programme for the OMR this ... More >>
Council Road Verge Vegetation Control
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:00 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has responded to a number of enquiries around how they are managing roadside vegetation. RDC Land Transport Team Leader, Warren Furner, said that recently there has been a spate of comments on how Council was managing ... More >>
Water Restrictions Now in Place for Entire Ruapehu District
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 10:32 am | Ruapehu District Council
Water restrictions are now in place for the entire Ruapehu district. Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has enacted a sprinkler ban on all Council operated water supplies including Waiouru, Raetihi, Ohakune, Owhango, Ohura, National Park and Taumarunui. ... More >>
Sprinkler Ban - River Flows Drop below Minimum
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 11:23 am | Ruapehu District Council
Water restrictions are now in place for Taumarunui and Raetihi. Please be mindful of all water use. No Sprinklers. (Garden Watering if absolutely necessary by hand held hose only). More >>
Council Tightens Protocols Around Overgrown Sections
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 12:23 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Under RDC’s new protocol for managing complaints about properties with overgrown vegetation that pose a fire or health risk owners will now have only 14 days to address the situation before Council contractors are instructed to do the work. More >>
Restricted Fire Status for Ruapehu Rural Fire Area
Monday, 19 January 2015, 6:59 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu is enacting a ‘Restricted Fire Status’ from midnight on Wednesday 28th January requiring anyone lighting an open air fire in the Rural Fire Area to obtain a permit first. More >>
Farmers Advised to Plan & Take Care with Burn-Offs
Monday, 15 December 2014, 9:33 am | Ruapehu District Council
Farmers Advised to Plan & Take Care with Burn-Offs Ruapehu Principal Rural Fire Officer Nick Watson is appealing to rural workers undertaking burn-offs to take all possible precautions following two fire fatalities on farms this year. “Nationally ... More >>
Attack on Old Cemetary Headstones
Friday, 12 December 2014, 9:49 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) is asking for the public’s help to find the culprits who vandalised five headstones in Taumarunui’s old cemetery yesterday night. More >>
Ruapehu District Plan Operational from 24 December
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 11:26 am | Ruapehu District Council
The day before Christmas will see all sections of Ruapehu’s District Plan fully operational following council’s adoption of the final sections at its meeting last week (25 Nov 14). More >>
Ohura Rejects Proposal to Close Water Treatment Plant
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 3:03 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ohura Rejects Referendum Proposal to Close Water Treatment Plant The Ohura community has voted against the proposal to close down their Ruapehu District Council (RDC) operated water treatment plant in a postal referendum that ended today. The binding ... More >>
Upgrade Work at Taumarunui Water Treatment Plant
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 11:34 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has started replacing the filter media at the Taumarunui Water Treatment Plant (TWTP) following a period of extensive testing over the last six months. RDC Environment Manager, Anne Marie Westcott, said that people shouldn’t ... More >>
Preliminary Ohura Referendum Results as Soon as Available
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 12:03 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) will post the preliminary result on the Ohura Water Treatment Plant referendum on its website and Facebook page next Thursday 27th November. RDC Group Manager Customer Services, Pauline Welch, said that Electionz.com the independent ... More >>
Ruapehu District Council Pools Ready for Summer
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 12:04 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council’s (RDC) public swimming pools in Taumarunui, Ohakune and Raetihi are getting ready to open next month for the summer season which lasts until early March next year. More >>
Illegal Signs In Council's Sights
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 12:03 pm | Ruapehu District Council
The increasing number of illegal signs popping-up around the district is the focus of a compliance campaign currently being undertaken by Ruapehu District Council (RDC). RDC Compliance Team Leader, Brenda Ralph, said that all signage must comply with ... More >>
Ruapehu Arguments Over Road Subsidy Levels Find Traction
Monday, 17 November 2014, 2:35 pm | Ruapehu District Council
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has responded to Ruapehu’s concerns over proposed changes to roadwork subsidies and the potential impact that could have on the government’s Business Growth Agenda. More >>
Ruapehu Citizen Awards Decided
Friday, 14 November 2014, 3:18 pm | Ruapehu District Council
The 2014 Ruapehu Citizen Awards have been decided with the Northern Ruapehu Citizen Award being awarded to Mr Murray Wilson while the Waimarino-Waiouru Citizen Award recipient is Mr Tammy Pikari. More >>
Ruapehu Citizen Awards Decided
Friday, 14 November 2014, 3:01 pm | Ruapehu District Council
The 2014 Ruapehu Citizen Awards have been decided with the Taumarunui Citizen Award being awarded to Mr Murray Wilson while the Waimarino-Waiouru Citizen Award recipient is Mr Tammy Pikari. More >>
Ohura Water Referendum about the Future of the Township
Monday, 3 November 2014, 11:42 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) is concerned that with the Ohura water referendum due to open on Wednesday 5 November many residents are still misinformed on some critical issues. More >>
New Taumarunui Library Space Gets Warm Reception
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 11:52 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council’s (RDC) new Taumarunui library was blessed and opened by local Kaumatua at its new Huia St location today. More >>
Council Sweetens Ohura Referendum Offer
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 12:54 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has voted to fund the cost of purchasing water tanks in Ohura if residents support the proposal to close the current Water Treatment Plant. More >>
