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.
Summary of Submissions to the Proposed District Plan
A summary of submissions to the Proposed Tararua District Plan is now available and invites any interested person to make a further submission on those original submissions already lodged.
Further submissions must be received by the Tararua District Council no later than 4pm on Friday, 3 October 2008.
Click here for more information, including downloads.
Dog Control Policy Report
Click here to download a copy of the report on the administration of dog control policy and practices for year ended 30 June 2008 (30KB pdf).
Dannevirke Community Board Election
The following persons have been nominated as candidates for the election to fill the extraordinary vacancy on the Dannevirke Community Board:
Judith Robyn BRENAN Ross MACDONALD Steven Peter MUNDAY
As there are more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled, an election will be held between the listed candidates on Wednesday 1st October 2008 under the First Past the Post electoral system by postal vote.
The Council has determined that the candidate’s names must be arranged in pseudo-random order on the voting documents. This order will be determined in the Council Chambers on Friday 15th August 2008 at 9.00 am and any person is entitled to attend.
Voting documents will be forwarded to electors of the Dannevirke Community Board between 9th September and 12th September 2008. Voting documents must be returned by post not later than 12 noon on Wednesday 1st October 2008 to the Electoral Officer, Tararua District Council. The Council has resolved that voting documents are to be processed during the voting period.
Special voting in terms of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 may be exercised at the Dannevirke Council Service Centre during ordinary office hours from 9th September 2008 until the close of the voting at 12 noon on 1st October 2008.
A person may apply to enrol as either a residential or a ratepayer elector up to 30th September 2008 - the day before the close of voting.
Proposed Tararua District Plan
The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) requires the Council to review its District Plan every 10 years. The Council’s current District Plan became operative on 1 March 1998. In accordance with Section 79 of the RMA, a comprehensive review of the current District Plan has been undertaken by the Council. For more information click here, including document downloads and a submission form.
Tararua Appoints Chief Executive
A Queenstown Lakes District general manager, Blair King, has been appointed as chief executive of the Tararua District Council » »
Helping To Keep New Zealand Beautiful
If you live at Akitio beach, near Rotary and Victory Parks in Pahiatua, or Pongaroa and Mangatainoka and maybe at Alfredton or Eketahuna the chances are that kids with rubbish bags will be out and about » »
Stratford Council Visit
A Stratford District Council group dropped in on Tararua yesterday for lunch and some information swapping » »
Keep NZ Beautiful Week
Starting from next week school kids around Tararua will be playing their part in helping to keep our country beautiful » »
Chief Executive Resigns
Long time Tararua District Council chief executive Roger Twentyman has announced his resignation and will finish with the council at the end of October » »
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.
