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.
Proposed Tararua District Plan - Variation No 1
As part of the review of the district plan, Council decided to further consider the availability of industrial land in Dannevirke. Accordingly, it notified Variation No 1 to the Proposed District Plan, which proposed re-zoning land in the Makirikiri Road, Millers Street area from rural to industrial. The Council has now made decisions on the submissions received to this proposal and has issued its decisions. Below is the public notice that the decisions have been made and the Decisions on Submissions report:
Early Rates Payment Will Save GST
Ratepayers can save on the GST increase if they pay their whole year's rates before October 1, advises council's chief financial officer Janina Mitchell >>
Library Update
Winter nights are drawing in and it's too dark and cold to get much of anything done >>
Kea Crossings v Pedestrian Crossings
There has recently been some confusion around the Kea Crossing outside Woodville School, with motorists treating it as if it were a pedestrian crossing when pedestrians are waiting on the side >>
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.
Tararua District Council's Draft Annual Plan 2010-11 was adopted by Council on 30 June 2010, and can be downloaded below:
