Tasman District Council
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The Tasman District Council is a public benefit entity whose primary objective is to provide goods and services for community or social benefit.
Councils are required to make decisions and set directions for promoting the social, cultural, environmental and economic wellbeing of their communities. They also have a responsibility to lead, provide for and contribute to the good governance of their communities.
MOTUEKA — The Metservice has issued a Heavy Rain Warning.
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RICHMOND — Water samples taken from the Richmond Water supply for the last three days are all clear.
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RICHMOND — A boil water notice has been issued for those on the Richmond water scheme.
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TASMAN — A heavy rain warning issued by Metservice for the majority of Tasman District remains in effect until this afternoon.
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TASMAN — Water restrictions across the Waimea Plains including the urban areas Richmond*, Mapua – Ruby Bay, Brightwater, Hope, Wakefield, Tapawera and their rural extensions, have been lifted with immediate effect.
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TASMAN — The Master Plan for the Aranui Road upgrade has been released.
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TASMAN — The Tasman Skatepark Tour will expand this year, with eight competitions scheduled for January 2013 and more than $5,000 of prizes on offer.
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TASMAN — Water Rationing to Take Effect 24 December Tasman District Council’s Dry Weather Taskforce Convenor, Dennis Bush-King, said that water rationing for users on the Waimea Plains will be implemented effective Monday, 24 December.
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RICHMOND — Carols by Candlelight has long retained a special place on the festive calendar, and this year’s event will be especially welcome after rain cancellations in 2010 and 2011.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council has received the final report on the debris flow hazard in Ligar Bay and Pohara in Golden Bay prepared by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd (GNS).
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TASMAN — For a second week Tasman District Council’s Dry Weather Taskforce convenor Dennis Bush-King has delayed the introduction of water rationing in the Waimea Plains.
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TASMAN — The Council is to bring a number of engineering functions in-house as a result of a review of the professional services it receives via contracts with external providers.
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The greatly debated Local Government Reforms have been passed by Parliament overnight.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council has decided to retain courtesy crossings in Richmond.
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TASMAN — There has been a significant landslip into the Wangapeka River within the Kahurangi National Park over the long weekend.
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MOTUEKA — The Motueka Community Gardens were established in 2010 on Tasman District Council land on Old Wharf Road, opposite the Motueka Recreation Centre.
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TASMAN — The Council maintains 285 kilometres of the District’s X and Y “classified” Rivers in order to carry out its statutory roles to promote soil conservation and mitigate damage caused by floods and riverbank erosion.
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TASMAN — Not the best statistic to have when the Council is about to review the Richmond Airshed strategy but one that, with a bit of basic planning by home owners, could be reversed.
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MOTUEKA — They started fighting fires in 1912 with a “chemical engine” that poured more chemicals onto them than the flames.
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TASMAN — Tasman District Council, with assistance from the Ministry for the Environment, will be offering a TV recycling service for residents of Murchison and surrounding areas.
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TASMAN — Believe it or not the summer holiday period is fast approaching, and this is traditionall Council’s busiest recycling period.
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TASMAN — Council has adjusted its roadside mowing regime, cutting less often and freeing up funds for other projects.
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TASMAN — “Microchipping is the best tool we have for reuniting lost, stolen or stray dogs, with their owners.
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MAPUA — The 18-month development of the Mapua Waterside Park is drawing to a conclusion with the 3rd stage on track for completion before Christmas.
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TASMAN — Old medicines are a risk to yourself, your family and your visitors.
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TASMAN — A solution to high grocery bills lies in your own backyard.
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TASMAN — Top of the South teachers received a tune-up in Enviroschools at a hui in St Arnaud recently.
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TASMAN — Some people don’t know what a toby is, others don’t know where their toby is, and a few people, even if they find it, can’t turn it off in an emergency.
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TASMAN — Mayor Kushibiki last visited Tasman from Kiyosato in 1990 and returned last week with a group of 23 students and six adults, staying in Motueka for five nights.
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TASMAN — Half a dozen tireless volunteers were honoured by the Tasman District Council recently with Outstanding Community Service Awards.
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TASMAN — Volunteers took a staggering 7.5 tonnes of rubbish off our beaches last year, and the annual clean-up for our favourite summer playground is gearing up again for Saturday 10 November 2012.
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TASMAN — A speeding car spins out, hits an oncoming vehicle, leaves the road and lands upside down in the harbour.
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RICHMOND — Work has just begun on upgrading watermains in Lower Queen Street, as part of required improvements to Richmond’s supply.
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TASMAN — Murchison and St Arnaud are switching to digital-only TV on 29 September 2012, with the rest of Tasman switching by 28 April 2013.
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TASMAN — Our natural resources are major part of what makes our country unique, they are also our strength and economic advantage.
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TASMAN — The Council’s Corporate Services Committee resolved on the 16 August 2012 to continue to “ring fence” the Port Motueka Endowment fund and to use it to benefit the Motueka harbour and Motueka coastal area.
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TASMAN — The Council’s Corporate Services Committee resolved on the 16 August 2012 to continue to “ring fence” the Port Motueka Endowment fund and to use it to benefit the Motueka harbour and Motueka coastal area.
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TASMAN — Major bridge work is scheduled for the cycle trail over the next few months, with the second crossing under way soon and the Wairoa Bridge at Brightwater altered to make it easier for users.
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TASMAN — The Pakawau dune replanting group in Golden Bay is the model of how it should be done, says Rob Lewis of Coast Care, a community-based programme funded by Tasman District Council.
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TASMAN — Record Number of Applications Received for Tasman Community Grants 2012 Tasman District Council’s Community Grants closed on 31 August 2012 with a record 158 applications received.
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TASMAN — There is no evidence to support the need for the amendments to local government legislation proposed by the Government, Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne told the Select Committee hearing submissions in Christchurch today.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council has decided to consider a Rates Remission Policy specifically to assist land owners whose rateable land has been affected by natural disaster.
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TASMAN — Tasman District Council’s Community Grants closed on the 31 August with a record 158 applications received.
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TASMAN — 75% of residents surveyed said they are satisfied with how Council spends rates on the services and facilities it provides.
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TASMAN — In recent days there has been media speculation about the Council’s road delineation policy and the reasons for it.
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TASMAN — Racing cyclists of all ages and abilities will have a first-class venue in the new velodrome at Saxton’s Field, but the $2 million facility is mainly community-focused, catering for school children and those new to cycling, says the trust behind the project.
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MOTUEKA — Godwits will start arriving in our estuaries in the next few weeks, exhausted from a 11,700km non-stop flight from Alaska, just to spend the summer with us.
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TASMAN — Half a dozen tireless volunteers were honoured by the Tasman District Council recently with Outstanding Community Service Awards.
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TASMAN — They call it “the fifth branch” of Tasman District’s libraries, but the upgraded website gives the added benefit of bright and easy-to-use access to the other four branches – from the comfort of your lounge.
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TASMAN — Every day, hundreds of children make the journey to and from school safely by bus.
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TASMAN — Ratepayers in Tasman have recently received their first rates bill for the year.
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TASMAN — A 24-hour liquor ban is proposed for the Richmond, Motueka and Takaka CBDs, and for Riwaka over part of the year.
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TASMAN — For the next few weeks there will be a minor diversion on the Rabbit Island section of Tasman's Great Taste Trail.
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TASMAN — Tasman residents can safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals such as cleaning agents and garden chemicals, through a service provided by Tasman District Council in co-operation with Nelson City.
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TASMAN — Research carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and the Ministry of Health has shown that some New Zealand water supplies contain minute traces of lead that are near to or exceed the maximum acceptable level specified in the New Zealand Drinking Water Standards.
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TASMAN — Grants from Rates Close 31 August Tasman District Council allocates funds for grants to community organisations.
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NELSON — The Mapua Easter Fair has raised more than half a million dollars for the local school and playcentre, and won its organising committee the Supreme Award at the 2012 TrustPower Nelson Tasman Community Awards.
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MOTUEKA — Tasman District Council’s Corporate Services Committee resolved today to continue to “ring fence” the Port Motueka Endowment fund and to use it to benefit the Motueka harbour and Motueka Coastal area.
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TASMAN — The Council took another step toward the formation of a Commercial Subcommittee recently by agreeing to the proposed Subcommittee’s terms of reference. The Subcommittee, already agreed to in principle, will oversee the Council’s forestry, camping grounds, aerodromes and commercial property portfolio, collectively worth approximately $50m.
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TASMAN — The contentious issue of gravel management is being addressed by a new working party.
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TASMAN — Excessively smokey fires are a nuisance and cause health problems and the Council will take action against people who have fires that cause such adverse effects.
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TASMAN — Apprentices and trainees will have their success recognised on Monday 13 August at the 2012 Nelson Tasman Regional Industry Training Graduation.
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TASMAN — Landowners affected by last December’s big flood have access to free advice and cheaper plants through the Council.
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MURCHISON — A Murchison student who is on the Tasman Youth Council, teaches youngsters first aid and planted trees in Nepal is the winner of the 2012 TrustPower Nelson Tasman Youth Community Spirit Award.
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MOTUEKA — Motueka is proud of its history, judging by a good take-up of memorial plaques that will soon line a walk through Decks Reserve, recording significant events by both Maori and Pakeha.
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TASMAN — Tasman TV viewers who receive a Freeview|HD signal via UHF aerial will experience frequency changes on 14 August 2012.
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MAPUA — Mapua’s new pontoon wharf was christened recently in a colourful ceremony that also paid tribute to Hamish the heron.
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TASMAN — Have you been thinking about your home insulation? Did you know that you can get a free assessment about the state of your home’s insulation from Warm Tasman Service Providers? The Council is working with EECA (the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) to promote a better standard of insulation in the District’s homes.
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TASMAN — Tasman District Council is stepping up its monitoring around the use of log-burners as a cold winter drives up the number of air pollution exceedences in Richmond this year.
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TASMAN — Tasman District Council’s Proposal for a Rates Remission Policy for Land Affected by Natural Disasters is now available for public consultation.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council has made a submission on the recently announced proposed Local Government law reforms to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee.
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TASMAN — Do you have a great idea that could reduce waste? The Council’s Zero Waste Grant Fund may be able to help you put it into practice.
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TASMAN — Over 70 people enjoyed a glorious winter’s day to celebrate the reopening of the Totaranui Road late last month.
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RICHMOND — Richmond’s main street is about to be cast in a much better light, with 32 new poles and lamps delivering more efficient night-time illumination.
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TASMAN — Now in its 12th year Ecofest, a joint initiative of Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council, continues to find new ways to inspire all of us to be a little bit more environmentally aware.
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TASMAN — Highest Response Ever to Nelson Tasman Community Awards Locals have really got behind their volunteers with 134 entries received for the TrustPower Nelson Tasman Community Awards; the highest number received since the Awards started in 2000.
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TASMAN — Grants From Rates Closing Date is 31 August 2012 Tasman District Council allocates $184,000 for grants to community organisations.
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TASMAN — The bridge to Brightwater is open for business, and Tasman’s Great Taste Cycle Trail should be completed to both Wakefield, and round the Waimea Estuary to Mapua, by Christmas.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council took another step forward to the formation of a Commercial Subcommittee in agreeing to the proposed Subcommittee’s terms of reference.
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Tasman District Council today threw its support behind the proposed Top of the South accord agreed to by Marlborough District Council earlier this week.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council has decided to retain its current representation structure for the next two elections in 2013 and 2016.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council has decided to preserve the 66% discount on development contributions previously available to first dwellings until 1 November.
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TASMAN — The western part of the Tasman District was soaked by over half a metre of rain last weekend.
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TASMAN — This is an update on the road closures within the region.
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MAPUA — The Tasman District Council has decided to purchase a small section of Crown-owned land at the intersection of the Ruby Bay Bypass and Mapua Drive.
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TASMAN — At a meeting with around 60 stakeholders at the Richmond Library on Monday night, Tasman District Mayor Richard Kempthorne said that the Council would consider ways of assisting people who are affected by changes to the Council’s development contributions policy.
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TASMAN — A management plan for the Abel Tasman foreshore has been approved and will come into effect from 1 November this year.
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TASMAN — The Tasman District Council adopted its Long Term Plan today with a general rate increase for the 2012-2013 year set at 3.63 percent.
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TASMAN — Tasman District Council has reviewed its Development Contribution Policy.
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TASMAN — Just seven months after the devastating December floods, the Totaranui Road in Golden Bay will officially reopen this Friday (29 June).
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MOTUEKA — The following is a roading update as at 1930 hours.
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MOTUEKA — A slip has occurred on the Motueka Valley Highway and motorists using this route are advised that caution is required.
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