Tararua District is a predominantly rural area especially suitable for sheep, cattle, and dairy farming. The large size of the district (424,000 hectares) and the fact that there are several small urban areas included within it provide significant challenges in terms of service delivery.
Over a third of the workers in the district are employed in the agricultural industry. Other industries include food processing, textiles and retailing; all of these however, are insignificant compared with agriculture. Commercial forestry is a very new industry and the benefits will not be maximised for another 25 years.
LTCCP 2009-2019 Finalised
The final version of the Long Term Council Community Plan 2009-2019 was adopted by Council on the 24th June, 2009. Click here for more details, including document downloads.
Oringi Business Park
Oringi Business Park is a new lease and development project offering a wide range of potential opportunities and business advantages to lessees and partners.
Click here to download the detailed information brochure (2MB pdf)
Wind Farm Resource Consent Application
New Zealand Windfarms Ltd is proposing a 56 turbine extension of its Te Rere Hau wind farm on the eastern side of the Tararua Ranges, as per its resource consent applications to Tararua District Council and Horizons Regional Council >>
Local Stars To Shine In Country Calendar
On July 11, Colin and Biddy Fraser-Davies will take their tourist enterprise and Eketahuna to the nation when they star on TV1's flagship rural programme 'Country Calendar' >>
Building Consent Fees to Rise
For the Tararua district, building accreditation has come at a price leaving the council with no option than to raise consent fees for the next financial year >>
Tararua District is a predominantly rural area especially suitable for sheep, cattle, and dairy farming. The large size of the district (424,000 hectares) and the fact that there are several small urban areas included within it provide significant challenges in terms of service delivery.
