North Canterbury News: November 04, 2021

HDC in November
The latest localnews, views and announcements fromthe council
Meetings&
Events
November Meetings
10th South Ward Committee
7.00pm (Venue: Council
Chambers, Amberley)
11th Audit &Risk Committee
9.30am (Venue: Council
Chambers, Amberley)
17th Amuri Community
Committee 7.30pm (Venue:
Hillcrest Chambers)
18th Operations Committee
9.30am (Venue: Council
Chambers, Amberley)
22nd Hanmer Springs
Community Board 1.00pm
(Venue: The Gallery, Hanmer
Springs Library)
23rd Road Safety
Coordinating Committee
10.00am (Venue: Council
Chambers, Amberley)
24th (TBC) Hurunui
Community Committee 7.30pm
(Venue: Waikari Hall, Waikari)
25th Council meeting 9.30am
(Venue: TBC)
30th Cheviot Community
Committee 6.00pm (Venue:
Cheviot Library/Service
Centre)
Events
Hurunui Youth Council Open
Night:
Saturday November 13th, 5-7pm
Join Youth Worker Brad and
Youth Development Coordinator
Rebecca at Hurunui District
Council for adelicious free
dinner of pizza and sushi, and
to hear about all ofthe
awesome things lined up for
HYC 2022. Please RSVP by
messaging our ‘Hurunui Youth’
socials.
Applications for HYC are now
open. Close November 21st.
Time for some tailing
The Mayors Taskforce For Jobs (MTFJ) youths have been
busy onsome ofour local farms inHawarden and Masons
Flat, from fencing and storm clean uptotailing lambs. It’s
great to see our youngsters learning from our locals in the
fresh air and learning plenty.
In brief
RAPID numbers
If you are in arural area we encourage you to check you
have the correct Rural Address Property Identification
(RAPID) number for each dwelling, meaning simple
identification for emergency services. Please see our
website or phone Scott Rose at Council on 0278089913.
Stormwater consents
Some stormwater consents will now be applied for through
HDC, not Environment Canterbury. Please ring Council on
03 3148 816 to find out more, or visit the News section on
our website.
Smoke Free areas are now also Vape Free
Made in consultation with the Cancer Society and
Canterbury District Health Board, these Council areas are
smoke free and vape free now, which include: all
playgrounds, parks and reserves, swimming pools,
cemeteries, within a10metre radius of the main entrances
of all libraries, service centres, community facilities and
halls, all indoor areas of council rental properties, all events
run by council, and the current Hanmer Springs smokefree
and vapefree zone which includes the entire CBD.
Road resealing season soon
The approach of summer means the start of the resealing
season. This work will be starting soon, which involves
putting adown anew layer of chipseal. While the chipseal
is fresh and there may be some surplus chip on the road,
we would ask you to take it slow, and follow any temporary
speed limits, which will help protect the seal, other road
users and yourselves.
Fun
fact!
Contact us :
www.hurunui.govt.nz
The fantastic food forest
The Hanmer Springs community is looking forward to getting
back to the basics thanks toadedicated area of Tarndale Park. A
community-run Food Forest with the support of the Kaiapoi Food
Forest Trust (KFFT) has begun.
info@hurunui.govt.nz
"A reminder of how
lucky we are to be able
to deliver these events
to showcase what
Hurunui has to offer."
Aword from your Mayor,
Marie Black.
It may be of no surprise to you that last week the government
declared its intent todeliver on an ‘all in’ approach tothe Three
Waters reform.
We always made it very clear our intention to formally consult with
our people about this reform. Our informal engagement process in
recent weeks was successful whereby wereceived ahigh volume
of responses. Very soon we will seek your feedback through a
formal public community consultation process, please look out for
this, as it is critical you submit your thoughts through this formal
process, even if you’ve already told us once.
On the lighter side of things –what afantastic celebration the
Hurunui Garden Festival was last week, a real credit to the
Committee who poured months into this four-day celebration.
Thank you to Gary Mitchell and the team for your commitment
and impeccable planning.
And of course, not to forget the Country Christmas Fete at
Amberley House and the Hanmer Springs Fete last week –they
were just wonderful, enjoyed by so many folk from all pockets of
our District, and areminder of how lucky weare to be able to
deliver these events toshowcase what Hurunui has to offer.
There really is an early summer feeling in the air, however, with
known cases of COVID-19 within Canterbury, the threat of this
nasty virus remains, and we all need toplay our part to manage
and control its effects.
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is home to the Conical Thrill Ride, NZ’s largest waterslide, 13.5
metres high. Half the energy required comes from aheat transfer unit using energy that isabi-product ofthe
electricity generator. Previously wasted methane gas from an old gas bore and athermal deep water bore
discovered during aredevelopment ofthe complex in 2006, isconverted into electricity for the generator.
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