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HDC in <strong>February</strong><br />
The latest local news, views and announcementsfromthe council<br />
Meetings&<br />
Events<br />
<strong>February</strong> meetings<br />
2nd Youth Council. 5.30pm (Venue:<br />
Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
10th South Ward Committee. 8.00pm<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
11th Strategy and Policy Committee<br />
9.30am (Venue: Cheviot<br />
Library/Service Centre)<br />
11th Hurunui Community Committee<br />
8.30pm (Venue: Waikari Hall)<br />
16th Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm<br />
(Venue: Iron Ridge Quarry, Amberley)<br />
16th Glenmark Community Committee<br />
7.30pm (Venue: Scargill Hall)<br />
17th Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools &<br />
Spa Management Committee 9.00am<br />
(Venue: Boardroom, Hanmer Springs<br />
Thermal Pools)<br />
17th Amuri Community Committee<br />
7.30pm (Venue: Culverden Council<br />
Chambers)<br />
18th Operations Committee 9.30am<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
22nd Hanmer Springs Community<br />
Board 1.00pm (Venue: The Gallery,<br />
Hanmer Springs Library)<br />
23rd Cheviot Community Committee<br />
6.00pm (Venue: Cheviot<br />
Library/Service Centre)<br />
24th Road Safety Co-ordinating<br />
Committee 10.00am (Venue: Council<br />
Chambers, Amberley)<br />
25th Council meeting 9.30am (Venue:<br />
Council Chambers, Amberley)<br />
<strong>February</strong>events<br />
13th Markham Street Summer Festival:<br />
HDC and Hurunui Youth Programme<br />
will have representation there.<br />
14th Hurunui Youth Programme and<br />
the Social Experiment:<br />
HYP will be running this event to help<br />
youth gain some personal development<br />
skills, planning skills, and make new<br />
friends at the same time. This event is<br />
open toWaimakariri and Kaikoura<br />
youth as well.<br />
School's back -think safety<br />
Young ones are back to their daily school commute. Road<br />
Safety Coordinator, Dean Eades said remember the<br />
golden rule ’20 Keither way’ -drop your speed to 20km/h<br />
when going past aschool bus. Look out for ‘safe route to<br />
school’ signs dotted around -well used options for school<br />
commuters. Kiwirail will be hosting education sessions for<br />
schools about safe behaviour this week. Always stop at a<br />
train track and look. Hurunui District Council works closely<br />
with its local schools, Waka Kotahi New Zealand<br />
Transport Agency (NZTA), police, Kiwirail, NZ Trucking<br />
Association, AA New Zealand, ACC, plus more, to create<br />
safer driving environments and effective public messaging<br />
-all in the name of keeping our community safe.<br />
Speed educationapproach<br />
Areminder that the Speed Limits Bylaw 2020 came into<br />
play on Tuesday. You will notice some adjusted speed<br />
signs dotted around the Hurunui district. Amessage from<br />
local police; ‘For the first couple of weeks there will be a<br />
grace period where we stop and educate, rather than<br />
prosecute, to change local behaviour.’ Thank you in<br />
advance to everyone for their cooperation.<br />
MTFJ in fullswing<br />
Abig thanks to the local businesses who have recruited<br />
from the Mayoral Taskforce For Jobs (MTFJ) pool of youth<br />
so far this year; Hurunui Labour Force, Waghorn Builders,<br />
Nor Wester Café, Cheviot Trust Hotel, Clemens Spraying.<br />
Pictured here is Jackson Muir who’s working at E-Cycle<br />
Limited in Amberley. Jackson started off grubbing nassella<br />
tussock last year for six weeks, before transitioning. For<br />
those interested in joining MTFJ as a youth or a local<br />
business, email MTFJ@hurunui.govt.nz or call Chris King,<br />
027 808 7006, or Joni Howe, 027 808 9170.<br />
Fun<br />
fact!<br />
Scargill Pavilionnearfinished<br />
We're into <strong>2021</strong> and HDC is full swing with its earthquake<br />
strengthening and renovation work. Scargill Pavilion, (pictured<br />
above) is just about finished, with abit of new decking and<br />
earthworks to go. The entire building has been strengthened<br />
and renovated, and there has been a50sqm extension. The<br />
work on the Waiau Hall will be completed in about six weeks.<br />
Hanmer Memorial Hall is next on the list after that. Many<br />
thanks to Waghorn Builders for the great work.<br />
"Your Council is interested in hearing<br />
your views on how you envisage your<br />
water assets being governed in the<br />
future. We look forward to consulting<br />
you before any decisions are made on<br />
this matter."<br />
Awordfrom your CEO, Hamish Dobbie<br />
The recent tyre fire at Racecourse Road highlighted once again<br />
the reliance of our communities on water. Thanks to good<br />
planning and communications within FENZ and Environment<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, no water or retardants were used directly on the<br />
fire to reduce the potential impacts on both private and public<br />
drinking water supplies. All drinking water supplies are<br />
significant to those who use them, and in the dry areas of <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> where water can be scarce, these supplies are<br />
even more significant. The government is proposing that water<br />
assets transfer from local government to newly formed crown<br />
entities, claiming this will be more efficient than local councils<br />
and will have the ability to borrow more to fund the upgrades<br />
that the government believes will be required inthe future to<br />
meet the tougher compliance standards it is proposing to set.<br />
Further, the government is of the view that costs can be<br />
socialised between more populous metropolitan centres and<br />
those rural areas with more dispersed populations, providing<br />
greater consistency in the costs of three waters services<br />
nationally. This socialising of costs may look attractive to some<br />
in our area, particularly when we look at the future cost of<br />
drinking water. The cost benefit picture does not look to be as<br />
clear or compelling for waste water and storm water though, as<br />
the future costs for these waters contain many more unknowns<br />
than is the case for drinking water. In order to transfer these<br />
services from local government, central government is<br />
contemplating changes to the Local Government Act to remove<br />
the necessity for mandatory community consultation on this<br />
issue. You will be able to have your say on any potential<br />
changes to the act through the normal central government<br />
process. More importantly, your Council is interested in hearing<br />
your views on how you envisage your water assets being<br />
governed in the future. We look forward to consulting you<br />
before any decisions are made on this matter.<br />
Afew fun facts from January's Community Pool Parties, held at local community and school pools around<br />
Hurunui. 9pool parties *Amberley and Rotherham had the most attendees *50loaves of bread *<br />
950 sausages *Three litres of tomato sauce * * 293 children *107 dive bombs *Endless laughter *<br />
Contact us :<br />
www.hurunui.govt.nz<br />
info@hurunui.govt.nz<br />
03 314 8816
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