North Canterbury News: June 03, 2021
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Thelatestlocal news, views andannouncements fromthe council<br />
What aweekend of rain it was. Abig thank you toeveryone<br />
who lent a hand; whether it be to a neighbour, family member,<br />
friend, orletting us know here at HDC if something required<br />
attention.<br />
And thank you for your ongoing patience while we endeavour<br />
to get all services upand running as soon as possible.<br />
MTFJ<br />
To date...<br />
$320,000<br />
44<br />
17+<br />
1st Water Liaison Committee 7.30pm<br />
(Venue: Waikari Hall).<br />
8th Youth Council meeting 5.30pm<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley).<br />
8th Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm<br />
(Venue: Knox Community Hall, Cheviot).<br />
The Mayor's Taskforce For Jobs<br />
programme (MTFJ) supports young<br />
people into sustainable employment.<br />
The programme is targetted at youth<br />
aged 25 and under who have been<br />
displaced byCovid-19 and uses funding<br />
to assist them with employment<br />
opportunities.<br />
Email: MTFJ@hurunui.govt.nz<br />
Call:<br />
Chris King 0278087006 or<br />
Joni Howe 0278089170<br />
10th Strategy &Policy Committee<br />
Meeting 9.30am (Venue: Council<br />
Chambers, Amberley).<br />
14th -16th Council Meeting (Long Term<br />
Plan Submissions Hearings) 9.30am<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley).<br />
15th Glenmark Community Committee<br />
7.30pm (Venue: Waipara Pavilion).<br />
16th Amuri Community Committee<br />
7.00pm (Venue: Hillcrest Chambers -<br />
formerly the Culverden Council<br />
Chambers).<br />
17th Operations Committee 9.30am<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley).<br />
17th Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools<br />
and Spa Management Committee<br />
1.30pm (Venue: Council Chambers,<br />
Amberley).<br />
18th Audit and Risk Committee 9.30am<br />
(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley).<br />
23rd Hurunui Community Committee<br />
7.30pm (Venue: Waikari Hall).<br />
24th Council Meeting 9.30am (Venue:<br />
Council Chambers, Amberley).<br />
28th Hanmer Springs Community Board<br />
1.00pm (Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer<br />
Springs Library).<br />
29th Cheviot Community Committee<br />
6.00pm (Venue: Cheviot Library/Service<br />
Centre).<br />
30th Extraordinary Council Meeting<br />
(Adoption of the Long Term Plan)<br />
9.30am (Venue: Council Chambers,<br />
Amberley).<br />
6th <strong>June</strong><br />
Close of submissions<br />
The final step towards a street light upgrade throughout<br />
Hurunui District iscurrently happening in Hanmer Springs.<br />
Hurunui District Council has just about finished replacing its<br />
High Pressure Sodium (HPS) light bulbs with Light Emitting<br />
Diodes (LED) light bulbs. Waka Kotahi NZTA has provided<br />
85% of the funding as part of anationwide initiative to reduce<br />
energy consumption.<br />
Work is well underway at Culverden Transfer Station. A<br />
block, steel-reinforced wall has been built, and work on the<br />
recycling and unloading area on the upper level is scheduled.<br />
This is part funded through the Council's 20/21<br />
reimbursement from the landfill levy, ensuring the Council is<br />
able to continue to provide safe and easy-to-use recycling<br />
and waste disposal facilities for the community. The transfer<br />
station will remain open to the community, with slight<br />
modification as to the receiving of waste in the interim. D&T<br />
Chadwick Builders Ltd is carrying out the work.<br />
Kerbside Recycling Audits will be taking place soon to ensure our<br />
excellent recycling habits are being maintained, and we continue<br />
to practice mindful recycling habits. This means minimal waste<br />
goes to Kate Valley landfill. Thank you for your hard work.<br />
"Challenging events can bring<br />
out the best in people and that<br />
has certainly been the case in<br />
the Hurunui District......"<br />
Thank you and congratulations to the people of Hurunui district for<br />
your response to the recent weather conditions. We’ve seen<br />
wonderful acts of community spirit. Ialso acknowledge the work of<br />
Council staff, particularly those who ensured the systems were well<br />
prepared and continually maintained. The weather highlighted both<br />
where investment in our infrastructure has worked well and where<br />
there are some potential vulnerabilities to work on. In the towns,<br />
stormwater flows were managed well - stormwater systems are<br />
designed to cope with acertain amount of rainfall and exceeding<br />
amounts will overwhelm a system. Generally, the drinking water<br />
supplies continued operating, with some intakes flooded and supplies<br />
temporarily stopped. Your observance of Conserve Water Notices<br />
were greatly appreciated. Some residents on those flooded systems<br />
would have received Boil Water Notices, to ensure you’re protected<br />
against unwanted organisms which may potentially be in the system.<br />
Coastal settlements had some nervous moments with raging seas<br />
coupled with the king tide, and the Gore Bay community spent<br />
Monday night isolated due to rock falls on both their access roads.<br />
Overall, the coastal defence systems worked as designed. Rising<br />
water levels inundated some of our roading and bridge infrastructure<br />
which teams are out checking as Iwrite this. Whilst there is some<br />
damage evident which will take a while to fix, the infrastructure<br />
resilience work undertaken over the last few years appears to have<br />
withstood the onslaught. Our farming communities have been<br />
working through the long term impacts of the drought inthe region,<br />
and overnight had to deal with wrecked fences and farm tracks,<br />
sodden ground, hungry stock, and rising river levels which has put at<br />
jeopardy their access to parts of their farms and nearby essential<br />
services. Whilst the rain is good news for our drought effected areas,<br />
the impacts of the drought will continue to be felt for many months to<br />
come. Like our Council maintenance teams, landowners have many<br />
months of work in front of them dealing with the ongoing impacts of<br />
this event. Challenging events can bring out the best in people and<br />
that has certainly been the case in the Hurunui District. It’s important<br />
that as acommunity we continue tolook out for one other over the<br />
long run. Keep an eye out and ask for help if you need it.<br />
14th -16th <strong>June</strong><br />
LTP hearings<br />
30th <strong>June</strong><br />
Adoption of LTP<br />
The Hurunui district has many unique plant and fungi communities in alpine, beech forest, plains, limestone and coastal areas:<br />
•endemic Weka Pass sun hebe (Heliohebe maccaskillii) •endangered wiggy-wig (Muehlenbeckai astonii) •prostrate kowhai<br />
(Sophora prostrata), •Massive lowland totara (Podocarpus totara) incoastal remnants •Slender button daisy (Leptinella<br />
filiformis) thought extinct until it was found in the lawn at Hamner Heritage Hotel •Brachyscome pinnata, (Lees Valley Daisy).<br />
www.hurunui.govt.nz<br />
info@hurunui.govt.nz<br />
<strong>03</strong> 314 8816
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