Thames Coromandel District Council - Latest News [Page 72]
Mayor to share experiences across the ditch
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 4:13 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Thames-Coromandel District Mayor Philippa Barriball will address around 500 local government officials in Australia this weekend. The mayor will be one of the main speakers at the Local Government Association of Queensland’s annual conference ... More >>
Ward changes now set for next Council election
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 3:42 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Four wards and First Past the Post proposals unchallenged Next year's local authority elections will go ahead with a four-ward structure after the final appeal date passed with no appeals or objections last week. The original submissions closed on Friday ... More >>
SADD Short Film Competition
Monday, 17 August 2009, 11:05 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
Students Against Driving Drunk, or SADD, is a peer education based organisation that has been in New Zealand secondary schools for 23 years. More >>
Blueprint plan provides long-term protection
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 1:06 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Thames-Coromandel District Council has endorsed a major planning document which will see future development on the peninsula focused in just three main urban hubs and discourage urban sprawl. More >>
Getting to school just got more fun!
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 1:07 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
What do funky feet, a skate board, gumboot and buttons mean for walking to school? An initiative to get 5-13 year-old school children active to and from school has been taken up in a joint project by the Road Safety Co-ordinator at Thames-Coromandel ... More >>
Pay your rates online
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 3:03 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
TCDC's on-line rate payment service is now available by credit card Ratepayers who prefer to pay their Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) water and land rates from the comfort of their home or mobile internet device can pay online from today. More >>
Powerco hearing recommendation accepted in part
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 1:44 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
The next part of the process for the proposed 110kV-capable power transmission line between Coroglen and Kaimarama is underway. More >>
Wastewater Plants win national awards
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:07 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
The peninsula's wastewater plants and both consulting companies have won a silver award for innovation at the weekend's Innovate New Zealand 2009 Awards of Excellence presentation in Queenstown. Award certificates were presented to Thames-Coromandel ... More >>
Rates Rebates processing in Tairua and Pauanui
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 11:25 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
TCDC to visit Tairua and Pauanui to process rates rebates. Lower income ratepayers in Tairua and Pauanui can have their rates rebates applications processed locally again this year to save them a trip to Whangamata or Thames. More >>
Mayor welcomes John Key's local Cycleway funding
Monday, 27 July 2009, 1:40 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Thames-Coromandel Mayor Philippa Barriball has welcomed John Key's announcement this morning of funding to develop the Thames and Hauraki Plains sections of the National Cycleway. In a speech to Local Government New Zealand Mr Key said the Government ... More >>
Changes for next Council election
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 1:57 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Ratepayers will elect district councillors in four separate wards, rather than three, for the 2010 and 2013 local body elections. The new structure was confirmed at yesterday’s Council meeting following a public consultation process. The change sees the current ... More >>
The fight for child safety continues
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 11:06 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
Kindergartens in Thames, Coromandel, Tairua, Whitianga, Whangamata, Paeroa, Te Aroha, Matamata, Morrinsville, Ngatea and Waihi have been the focus of Kids N Cars child restraint checks. The checks continue this coming week. More >>
Locals powered down for Earth Hour
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 2:32 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
On 28 March 2009, New Zealanders were amongst hundreds of millions of people who powered down for WWF’s Earth Hour. More >>
Rubbish pick-up one day later this coming week
Friday, 29 May 2009, 4:51 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Due to the national celebration of the Queen's birthday on Monday, Thames-Coromandel District Council residents will have their next rubbish pick-up delayed by one day. Residents on the peninsula's east coast from Whangamata to Mercury Bay south (including ... More >>
Submission to split Eastern Seaboard close Friday
Monday, 25 May 2009, 3:53 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Submissions are about to close on the proposal to split the current Eastern Seaboard Ward in two for the next two local body elections. The Council has resolved that its preferred option is for a four-ward structure with separate north and south Eastern ... More >>
New NZ citizens for the District
Friday, 22 May 2009, 1:54 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Fourteen new citizens were welcomed into our District and our country as new New Zealanders this week at the Thames-Coromandel District Council meeting. More >>
On the hunt for district’s top citizens
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 9:25 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
Only four people will be chosen - two for the Community Service Awards and two for the Youth Community Awards. More >>
Library offers more!
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 9:24 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
Since its opening just under a year ago, the Tairua Community Library has continued to expand its service to the community. Now, the Library's opening hours are also being extended. More >>
Council seeks to amend Long Bay Reserve delegation
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 9:22 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
At this week's full Council meeting, the Thames-Coromandel District Council chose to seek to consult with the Coromandel-Colville Community Board on amending the Coromandel Reserve Management Plan. More >>
Council to purchase streetlights
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 9:21 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
At Tuesday's meeting of the Thames-Coromandel District Council, councillors voted to approve the purchase of 1,314 streetlights from Powerco. More >>
