North Canterbury News: August 26, 2021
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What’s happening in your<br />
community…<br />
All info onchanges to Council services and facilities can be found at waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19<br />
Council Services Still Operating<br />
Council staff are prepared to carry out as much<br />
business as possible online at this time. All Council<br />
facilities andbuildingsremain closedduring Level4.<br />
During this time we encourage you tofollow the<br />
advice from the Government. While the facilities<br />
may beclosed, you can carry out business with<br />
the Council online or over the phone, and regular<br />
updates will be posted on our website and social<br />
media channels.<br />
Council Services<br />
Essential services that continue include rubbish<br />
and recycling –bins and bags should be put out as<br />
usual (Please place them clear of cars and other<br />
bins as contractors will not be moving bins to<br />
empty them).<br />
We continue to provide water, wastewater,<br />
stormwater and drainage, stockwater, roading,<br />
burials, Community Team support, pensioner housing<br />
andcleaningofpublic toilets on themainroutes.<br />
The non-essential services that customers can<br />
access byphone or digitally include customer<br />
services, LIMs, building consent processing,<br />
resource consent processing, noise control,<br />
animal control and rates support.<br />
Visit the official COVID-19 website to find out more<br />
about what each Alert Level looks like and for<br />
guidelines about social distancing.<br />
How can you get in touch?<br />
While Council buildings are closed we are still here<br />
to help:<br />
• Council Rangiora Service Centre<br />
Email: office@wmk.govt.nz<br />
Phone: 0800 965 468<br />
Facebook:facebook.com/WaimakaririDistrictCouncil<br />
• Waimakariri Libraries<br />
Email: library@wmk.govt.nz<br />
Phone: 03 311 8901<br />
Facebook: facebook.com/WaimakaririLibraries<br />
• Online services<br />
waimakariri.govt.nz/services/online-services<br />
Your Feedback onThree Waters Reform<br />
Ratepayers will recently have received information<br />
from the Council asking for their feedback on the<br />
Government's Three Waters Reform.<br />
The Government is proposing that three water<br />
(drinking water, waste water and storm water)<br />
services move from the 67 councils who currently<br />
manage these, into four large entities.<br />
If the reform goes ahead, WaimakaririDistrict would<br />
become part of an entity that covers most ofthe<br />
South Island. The Government has given councils<br />
until the end of September to provide feedback.<br />
Mayor Dan Gordon says the fundamental<br />
question is: ‘Will the reform proposal benefit the<br />
Waimakariri Community?’<br />
“The Council’s position remains that, based on the<br />
limited information presented sofar, we do not<br />
join the Government’s reform programme at this<br />
point. We are not convinced that there are benefits<br />
for the Waimakariri community but importantly we<br />
need to hear from the community before reaching<br />
aformal decision.”<br />
This information contained details of anumber of<br />
community drop-in sessions to be held across the<br />
District.Unfortunately,due to currentcircumstances,<br />
these sessions have been cancelled.<br />
Instead we will have anonline event on<br />
Tuesday 31 <strong>August</strong> 6.30 –7.30pm –keep an<br />
eye out on our website and Facebook page for<br />
more details.<br />
The Council is encouraging residents to head<br />
online (waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk) to learn more<br />
about the pros-and-cons of reform and share their<br />
feedback before 5September.<br />
“We have laid out what the Government are trying<br />
to achieve, what the concerns of the Council are,<br />
and key statistics that paint aclear picture of how<br />
water services in Waimakariri are performing.<br />
“We’re asking residents to read through this info,<br />
think about what is important to them, and share<br />
their views.”<br />
Waimakariri Libraries Among Winners in<br />
Global Song Competition<br />
And for alittle light relief why don’t you jump<br />
online at facebook.com/waimakaririlibraries and<br />
watch 'Down at Your Library’.<br />
This was placed in the top 4songs by the New<br />
Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) at the<br />
International Federation of Library Associations<br />
and Institutions (IFLA) <strong>2021</strong> conference last week.<br />
Waimakariri Libraries have earned atop spot in<br />
the first NPSIG International Music Competition<br />
aer composing an original song and music video<br />
about how much they love their library.<br />
Waimakariri Libraries was one of the highest point<br />
scorers alongside entries from China, Serbia and<br />
Polandout of atotal of 70 entries from17countries.<br />
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Stay home<br />
if you are sick<br />
Wash &dry or<br />
san<br />
anitise your hand<br />
s<br />
Keep a1-metre<br />
distance from others<br />
Cough or sne<br />
eze<br />
into your elbow<br />
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