Hurunui District Council

01/02/2012 Hurunui Local Designs Website For Hurunui Youth Programme (HYP).

Hurunui District Council 2011 School Achiever recipient William Hope, can add designing the Hurunui Youth Programme (HYP) website to his list of achievements.

16/01/2012 Penalties imposed on maintenance contractors not meeting the grade

The Council has received a significant number of complaints regarding inadequate township and roadside mowing as well as concerns about the lack of grading being carried out on unsealed roads.  Council officers viewed the present situation as completely unacceptable, and some quite serious actions to remedy the situation including imposing financial penalties have been taken. Council officers will continue to work closely with the contractors (Delta and Downer, and Downer’s subcontractor GSL) to ensure the expected standards will be achieved and maintained.

19/12/2011 Cycle Safely on Hurunui Roads this Summer

Cycling is great fun and an excellent way to get around our picturesque district, but it is important to ride safely.

13/12/2011 Mt Cass Windfarm

The Environment Court has released its decision on the Mainpower proposal to establish and operate a wind farm at Mt Cass Waipara. The initial application was declined by the Hurunui District Council appointed commissioners. During extensive mediation the proposal was modified and this modified proposal was directly referred to the Court and it is this that has been granted consent.

The consent has been granted subject to an extensive suite of conditions.

31/01/2011 Projected rates rise below local government rate of inflation

The Hurunui District Council’s projecting a rates rise for 2011 of less than the rate of local government inflation.