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YOUR RATES GUIDE
If you already have a collection for your blue rubbish bags and
green recycling crate, then starting from October, you’ll have even
more recycling capacity with a brand new wheelie bin!
More space for recycling
You’ll still use your official Council bags for weekly rubbish
collections, but starting from October, you’ll get a brand new
wheelie bin for plastics, paper and cans. Your current green
crate will then be just for glass. This way you can recycle a lot
more in a simple, convenient way.
More bang for your buck
With three Councils working together, you’re about to get
a smarter kerbside recycling service that will reduce waste
going to landfill, give you more recycling capacity, create
more local jobs and save ratepayers more than $4.5M over
ten years.
Location
TCDC RUBBISH COLLECTION DAYS
Whangamata, Onemana/ Opoutere,
Pauanui, Mercury Bay South
Tairua, Whitianga, Mercury Bay North,
Coromandel Rural North
Coromandel Town, Manaia, Thames Coast,
Thames, Thames Rural South
Please Remember....
Collection Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
• Fold flat and bundle all cardboard, put recycling in the official
green bins and use the official blue bags for rubbish.
• All recycling and rubbish is to be out ready from 7:30 AM on
collection day.
• If you miss your collection, remember that our refuse transfer
stations take official blue bags for FREE.
Top 3
1. You will still have a weekly rubbish bag collection.
2. Your recycling crate(s) is for glass bottles.*
3. The new 240L wheelie bin is for plastics (1-7), tin cans,
paper and cardboard.*
More information
When your wheelie bin arrives (the first ones will be delivered
late next month), you’ll get a handbook with all the details.
Or find out more online at kerbside.co.nz
* Recycling collections will be fortnightly. Rubbish collection will remain weekly.
Buy a Gullinator
for just $15. Saves
rubbish bags from being
ripped apart by birds
or dogs. Available from
Council offices around
the Coromandel.
Rates are charges levied on properties to help pay for your local
government services. In the past three years, the average rate has
gone down 5%. This year the average rate increase is 1.34%.
Averate Rate per
rating unit
Percentage increase/
(Decrease)
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
2,242.47 2,221.77 2,101.97 2,130.03
- (0.92%) (5.39%) 1.34%
Cumulative (0.92%) (6.63%) (5%)
When are your rates due?
All rates - except water by volume - are payable in three equal
instalments due on;
Instalment one - 8 September 2013
Instalment two - 8 December 2013
Instalment three - 8 April 2014
How can you pay?
By cash, cheque, EFTPOS (except credit card accounts), direct
debit, automatic payment, telephone banking, direct debit and
internet banking. You may also pay rates online by credit card.
Just go to www.tcdc.govt.nz/payonline
What happens if you don’t pay your rates or are late in paying?
A 10 per cent penalty will be added on to any rates that are not
paid by the due date. A further penalty of 10 per cent is added to
rates that remain in arrears from previous years. If you pay your
rates late you can ask for the penalties to be written off if there are
exceptional circumstances.
Having Trouble Paying Rates?
If you are facing financial hardship, help is available. We can
postpone paying your rates . All applications made during a rating
year will be applicable from the start of the following rating year.
TCDC
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Flush
your
Taps
The Ministry of Health reminds all of
us to flush a mug of drinking water
from our taps every morning.
TCDC
.govt.nz
Online
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latest news online
& information
or follow us to get our latest updates
www.facebook.com/ThamesCoromandelDistrictCouncil
CHECK OUT OUR CHANNEL!
www.youtube.com/ourcoromandel
Find out more at www.ratespostponement.co.nz
You may also be eligible for a rebate of up to $595 depending on
your total gross income, number of dependants living with you
and total amount of rates you pay (TCDC and WRC). There’s a
handy calculator on the Department of Internal Affairs website at
www.dia.govt.nz and homeowners can apply for the new rebate
from August 2013, for the 2013/14 rating year. The closing date for
applications is 30 June 2014.
What are your rates made up of?
There are many different strands that make up your rates and
what rates are charged. Some of these include:
General Rate - Goes towards planning and management of land,
building controls, transport, stormwater and solid waste. This
rate is determined by the land value of the property and is districtwide.
Uniform Annual General Charge - For natural and cultural
heritage, District leadership and representation amongst other
uses. UAGC is a fixed dollar charge per separately used, or
inhabited, part of a rating unit.
Targeted Rates for particular projects - Targeted rates cover
particular services supplied to a property, or an area. We have
targeted rates to cover various projects in a particular area,
including where a loan has been raised for the works such as
flood protection works at Moanataiari and a wastewater scheme at
Cooks Beach.
Other separate targeted rates include:
• Solid waste and recycling collection.
• Wastewater Disposal.
• Local Works and Services.
For a full breakdown of how rates are set and assessed go to
www.tcdc.govt.nz/rates
This removes any metals that may have dissolved from
the plumbing fittings overnight. Some plumbing fittings
have the potential to allow minute traces of metal to
accumulate in water standing in the fittings for several
hours.
The Ministry recommends this simple precaution for all
households in New Zealand, including those on public
and private water supplies.
How We
Can Help
If you have an enquiry or a complaint you can let us know
through a Request For Service. You can either file it online
www.tcdc.govt.nz/rfs
or call our customer services team anytime on
07 868 0200 - particularly if it’s a noise control issue.
News and information from the Thames-Coromandel District Council August 2013
Walk
this Way
One of the simplest and most satisfying ways you can
experience some of the Coromandel’s most magical spots is
just by taking a walk.
Our Local Walks Guide is just out
www.tcdc.govt.nz/localwalks which pulls together a
collection of walks throughout the Coromandel that are three
hours or less in duration. Taking in harbour and river margins,
local heritage, playgrounds and playing fields, busy working wharves and
along sandy beaches and coastal headlands, there is something for every
level of fitness and plenty of treasures along the way.
The walks mapped in the booklet are largely on Council land, with a few
exceptions where walks lead to Department of Conservation land or traverse
sections of private land, for which we are grateful to the owners and ask you
to be respectful.
On a more ambitious scale our Coromandel Great Walks Project
www.tcdc.govt.nz/corogreatwalks has set up a working group, made
up of representatives from our Council, East Coast iwi Ngati Hei, Coastal
Walkways Group and Department of Conservation staff. This group is looking
at potential sites around the Mercury Bay area that could contribute to stage
one, including the possibility of a walking link from Hot Water Beach through
to Hahei and further along to the Purangi River. An overall business case and
environmental impact study is also currently being drafted.
And if walking isn’t your thing we also have the Hauraki Rail Trail, which is
a grade 1 cycleway following historic railways lines from Thames to Paeroa, Paeroa to Waikino and Paeroa to Te
Aroha. The Rail Trail was created in partnership with Hauraki and Matamata-Piako Councils and we’re now looking at
the viability of another link from Thames to Kaiaua.
We thank our partner Councils for their huge effort.
And no matter how you get around the Coromandel, we hope you enjoy your time here.
Homegrown Delights
Relax and Revive
Hauraki Rail Trail
Thermal Experience
Winter on The Coromandel
For more information visit www.thecoromandel.com
Discover our Heritage
Coromandel
YOUR
LOCAL WALKS GUIDE
Photo © Alison Smith 1

DistrictPlanReview
Working together for sustainable management of the district’s resources
Upcoming Events in the Coromandel
November 2013
The way we use, develop and subdivide land in the Coromandel is
under review.
We’re making changes to our District Plan - this is the document that
helps determine where activities can take place in the Coromandel,
under what restrictions and what natural and cultural features
should be protected.
Our District Plan was last reviewed in 1997 and a lot has changed
since then, so we’ve come up with a “Draft District Plan”.
• From October 2012 - January 2013 this Draft Plan went out for
public feedback with 930 comments received.
A word from our
CE
Councils are now required to publish a Pre-Election Report
to provide voters with more information to help them make
an informed decision before voting in the upcoming Local
Government elections this October.
The Pre-Election Report provides factual information to promote
discussion about the issues facing the Thames-Coromandel District
in advance of the upcoming council elections on 12 October.
It should provide voters with more information to help make an
informed decision.
The Report has a particular focus on how the Council is performing
financially, including the Council’s current financial position, and
DO YOU OWN A
holiday home
ON THE
Coromandel?
MasterBuild
Online building consent application.
Matchless simplicity. Anytime. Anywhere.
When we envisioned MasterBuild, we wanted
something any Tom, Dick and Harry* could use
to submit building consent applications online.
Then we got carried away.
District Plan Review
Your household may be able to vote in the
Thames-Coromandel local government
David Hammond, lections this October.
TCDC Chief Executive
Find out now at www.tcdc.govt.nz/votetwice
or call us on 0800 922 822
• Our District Plan Review Committee then held six deliberation
sessions from March - July 2013 looking at all the changes being
suggested.
• This month and next month the District Plan Review Committee
and Council will formally sign off on a Proposed District Plan
• The Proposed District Plan goes out for formal consultation in
November 2013.
Local Body Election News
Follow us on Twitter!
www.coromandel.govt.nz
twitter.com/ourcoromandel
Phone: 07 868 0200
www.facebook.com/ThamesCoromandelDistrictCouncil customer.services@tcdc.govt.nz
Make it work from
anywhere in the
world as long as
you have access
to the internet.
And we succeeded.
Commercial. Industrial. Residential.
Customisable.
Online.
24/7.
You’re welcome.
Make it so it could
plug straight in
to any councils’
existing systems.
See MasterBuild in action at www.vimeo.com/ourcoromandel/masterbuildmasterbuild
* Naturally, Tom, Dick and Harry would have to be able to understand what code clauses are, and other building-codey stuff.
So now if you want to help shape Coromandel’s future
make sure you have your say www.tcdc.govt.nz/dpr
signalling the key spending issues over the
coming years.
The report also provides information on what
major projects the Council expects to deliver
over the next three years.
To read the report and find out more about
the upcoming local body elections in October
go to
www.tcdc.govt.nz/elections
The last election was held in October 2010.
The next election will be held on Saturday 12 October 2013.
Friday, 19 July
Nominations open for all positions of Mayor,
Councillor or Community Board member (including
EW and DHB positions).
Friday, 16 August by 12 noon
Nominations close.
Friday 20 - Wednesday, 25 September
Your voting form arrives in the post
You should complete your voting form, place it in the
pre-paid envelope provided and either deliver it to
a Council Service Centre in Coromandel, Whitianga,
Whangamata or Thames or post it to arrive by the
close of voting.
Saturday, 12 October by 12 noon Voting closes.
Design it to make
all the backstage
stuff automated for
staff (no double or
triple handling.)
And on it went.
You get the picture.
For more information, contact
Murray Foster
p 07 868 0200
e murray.foster@tcdc.govt.nz
August 2013
Dune Planting
17 th August
Whangapoua
17
tcdc.govt.nz/coastalmangement
23
24
Dune Planting
24 th August
Matarangi
tcdc.govt.nz/coastalmanagement
September 2013
6
28
Coromandel Music
Society
6 th September
Coromandel Town
tcdc.govt.nz/events
October 2013
26
Splinta
28 th September
Whitianga
eventfinder.co.nz/2013/splinta3/
whitianga
Pauanui Community
Church Fair
6 th September
Whitianga
facebook.com/whats.on.at.pauanui
31
4
26
Coromandel Classic
23 rd – 25 th August
Coromandel District
coromandelclassic.co.nz
Run Walk Festival
31 st August
Whangamata
runwalkfestival@xtra.co.nz
Brits At The Beach
“A celebration of all
things British. Food,
Drink, Music, Cars,
Bikes, Fashion, Culture”.
4 th – 6 th October
Whangamata
britsatthebeach.co.nz
Bath Tub Race and
Birdman Competition
26 th – 27 th October
Whitianga
whitianga.co.nz
24
5
26
27
Coromandel Peninsula
Art & Craft Fair
Please Note
24 th August
Whitianga
mercurybayartescape.com
Please note these are only some of the
events planned around the Coromandel
during these months. For more information
go to www.tcdc.govt.nz/events or
www.thecoromandel.com
A more extensive events calendar for
December 2013 - April 2014 will be in our
Summertimes Guide published in November. If
you want to promote an event in our upcoming
Summertimes Handbook please email
communications@tcdc.govt.nz
14
Scallop Festival
“A weekend long
celebration of Coromandel
seafood and cuisine”.
14 th September
Whitianga
scallopfestival.co.nz
Bollywood Ball
5 th October
Whitianga
coromandelrescue.org.nz
Mercury Bay Home and
Trade Show
26 th – 27 th October
Whitianga
whitianga.co.nz
Kiwi Spring Festival
27 th November
Coromandel Town
kiwiretreat.co.nz
1
9
22
23
27
Opoutere Fireworks
Extravaganza
1 st November
Whangamata
lovegrovej@mac.com
Pauanui Launch &
Wine Trail
9 th November
Pauanui
pauanuiwinetrail.co.nz
Thames Arts Festival
22 nd Nov – 8 th Dec
Thames
thamessocietyofarts.org.nz
Tairua & Pauanui
Chocolate Festival
23 rd Nov – 24 th Dec
Tairua-Pauanui
pohutukawafestival.co.nz
December 2013
Whanga Week
27 th Dec – 4 th Jan
Whangamata
whangamatasurf.co.nz
Whitianga Health and
Wellbeing Fair
28 th Dec – 6 th Jan
Whitianga
whitianga.co.nz
Local Information Centres
i-SITE Thames
206 Pollen St
(07) 868 7284 Fax: (07) 868 7584
thames@ihug.co.nz
www.thamesinfo.co.nz
Open Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm
Sat, Sun & Pub Hols: 9.00am - 4.00pm
i-SITE Whitianga
66 Albert Street, Whitianga
(07) 866 5555 Fax: (07) 866 2205
info@whitianga.co.nz
www.whitianga.co.nz
Open Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sat & Sun: 9.00am - 4.00pm
2
17
23
29
K2 Cycle Race
2 nd November
Coromandel District
arcevents.co.nz/k2cycle
Thames Save The
Children Fun Run
17 th November
Thames
thecoromandel.com
Icebreaker Fishing
Tournament
23 rd November
Whitianga
mbgfc.co.nz
Thunder Beach
Motorbikes
29 th Nov – 1 st Dec
Coromandel Town
thunderbeach.co.nz
i-SITE Whangamata
616 Port Rd, P.O. Box 215, Whangamata
(07) 865 8340 Fax: (07) 865 8341
info-whangamata@xtra.co.nz
www.whangamatainfo.co.nz
Open Hours: Mon-Sat: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Tairua Information Centre
233 Main Rd, P.O. Box 76, Tairua
(07) 864 7575 Fax: (07) 864 7580
info.tairua@xtra.co.nz
www.tairua.info
Open Hours: Daily: 9.00am - 5.00pm
2
18
23
29
28 30
Guy Fawkes Evening
2 nd November
Whitianga
whitianga.co.nz
Pauanui Volunteer
Awards Evening
18 th November
Pauanui
pauanuiclub.co.nz
Pohutukawa Festival
23rd Nov – 23 rd Dec
Coromandel District
pohutukawafestival.co.nz
Coromandel Dive Festival
29 th Nov – 1 st Dec
Whitianga
divefestival.co.nz
Prana New Year Festival
“Five days of celebration
with a ‘Mystery of Life’
theme, which we trust
will endlessly entertain
your imaginations
throughout this
transformative Snake
year”.
30 th Dec – 3 rd Jan
Opoutere
prana.co.nz
Pauanui Information Centre
Cnr Vista Paku & Shepphard Ave , Pauanui
(07) 864 7101 Fax: (07) 864 7101
family-friends-fun@pauanui.co.nz
Open Hours: Seasonal
Coromandel Town Information Centre
Samuel James Reserve,
Kapanga Rd, Coromandel
(07) 866 8598 Fax: (07) 866 8527
coroinfo@ihug.co.nz
www.coromandeltown.co.nz
Open Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sat & Sun: 10.00am - 3.00pm