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Ruapehu District Council - Latest News [Page 30]

NZ Transport Agency Lowers Ruapehu’s Road Subsidy

Thursday, 15 May 2014, 10:56 am | Ruapehu District Council

Maintaining and developing Ruapehu’s local road network will be a lot more challenging following a probable reduction in its Funding Assistance Rate (FAR) by the NZ Transport Authority’s (NZTA). The NZTA has been undertaking a comprehensive review of their ... More >>

Free Seminar on 2013 Census Results

Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 11:42 am | Ruapehu District Council

Anyone wanting to learn more about Ruapehu communities and the how we are changing can attend a free seminar by Statistics NZ on the 2013 Census results. The free seminar is being held in the Ruapehu District Council (RDC) chambers in Taumarunui on Wednesday ... More >>

Ruapehu District Council Fine Tunes 2014/15 Work Programme

Monday, 12 May 2014, 2:29 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Ruapehu District Council considered 83 submissions on 67 different topics at the hearings and deliberations over the Draft Exceptions Annual Plan 2014/15 last week. More >>

Stock Truck Effluent Station Planned for Manunui

Monday, 5 May 2014, 12:23 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Stock Truck Effluent Station Planned for Manunui Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has given the go ahead to the installation of a stock truck effluent (STE) disposal station in Manunui. The STE disposal station will be situated near the junction of SH4 and ... More >>

Ruapehu Exceptions Annual Plan Attracts Plenty Of Comment

Friday, 25 April 2014, 4:35 pm | Ruapehu District Council

The consultation on the Ruapehu District Council (RDC) Draft Exceptions Annual Plan 2014/15 (Draft EAP) attracted 83 submissions on 67 different topics. More >>

Ruapehu Exceptions Annual Plan Attracts Plenty of Comment

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 5:32 pm | Ruapehu District Council

The consultation on the Ruapehu District Council (RDC) Draft Exceptions Annual Plan 2014/15 (Draft EAP) attracted 83 submissions on 67 different topics. More >>

Weight Based Charging at Ruapehu Landfill From 1st May

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 3:06 pm | Ruapehu District Council

From 1st May all refuse being disposed of at the Ruapehu district landfill in Taumarunui will be charged based on weight (per kilogram) instead of volume (per cubic metre). Ruapehu District Council Waste Minimisation Officer, Steve Carson, said that the ... More >>

Deadline for Special Liquor Licence Processing Requirement

Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 1:07 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Organisers of events in Ruapehu requiring a special liquor licence are being advised to ensure they allow the statutory 20 working days for its processing. More >>

Gutbuster all about fun

Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:41 am | Ruapehu District Council

Cyclists with a taste for history have made the Easter Sunday Raetihi ‘Gutbuster’ one of the most popular community events of its type. Created to celebrate the sealing of the historic road between Pipiriki on the Whanganui River and Raetihi at the foot ... More >>

Ruapehu Asked To Make Every Drop Count

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 12:19 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Ruapehu residents are being urged to “make every drop count” as Ruapehu’s rivers and soil moisture have dropped to very low levels and water sources are now under extreme pressure. More >>

Visitors Need To Contribute More

Thursday, 3 April 2014, 12:37 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Visitors Need To Contribute More Ruapehu District Council (RDC) is concerned that the reality of the financial issues facing Ruapehu tourism have not been accepted or understood by some operators. RDC Mayor, Don Cameron, said that although the proposals ... More >>

Ruapehu Ratespayers Urged to Think Long Term

Monday, 17 March 2014, 4:56 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Ruapehu District Council (RDC) is asking ratepayers to consider two possible rate rises as part of the consultation on their Annual Plan for the coming financial year. More >>

Testing Allows Precautionary Boil Water Notice to Be Lifted

Monday, 17 March 2014, 1:17 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Testing has shown that water from the Taumarunui Water Plant meets national health standards allowing the precautionary ‘boil drinking water notice’ that was in place over the weekend to be lifted. More >>

Boil Drinking Water Notice for Taumarunui & Manunui

Friday, 14 March 2014, 10:19 am | Ruapehu District Council

A fault with filters at the water treatment plant in Matapuna has required Ruapehu District Council (RDC) to issue a precautionary ‘boil drinking water’ notice for Taumarunui and Manunui. More >>

Diesel Spill Focuses Community on Long Term Water Supply

Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 3:22 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Raetihi is now back drawing its drinking water from the Makotuku River that was contaminated by a diesel spill from the Turoa ski field in October last year. More >>

Raetihi Returns to Makotuku River for Water on Monday

Friday, 28 February 2014, 2:49 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Ruapehu District Council (RDC) will be returning the water supply for Raetihi to the Makotuku River on Monday (3 March) following a meeting with the Raetihi community last night. More >>

Health All-Clear to Return to Makotuku for Raetihi Water

Friday, 21 February 2014, 3:47 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has received clearance from the Medical Officer of Health for Waimarino that they can return to the Makotuku River to source drinking water for Raetihi. (see attached pdf) More >>

New Creative Communities Committee Appointed

Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:51 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has approved the appointment of the Creative Communities Committee (CCC) for the next three years. The CCC which is funded by Creative NZ has the aim of increasing participation in the arts at a local level as well as increasing ... More >>

Youth Sport team travel fund applications open

Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 5:14 pm | Ruapehu District Council

The latest application round of the Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund (RTF) which assists Ruapehu youth sport teams attend regular local sport competitions is now open. Youth sport teams with young people aged between five to 19 years who need financial assistance ... More >>

Public Help Sought In Catching Rogue Dogs

Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 12:07 pm | Ruapehu District Council

Residents of Raetihi and the surrounding farming area are being asked to report any roaming dogs they see to Ruapehu District Council (RDC) compliance staff. RDC Compliance Team Leader, Brenda Ralph, said that over the last six months Raetihi has been plagued ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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