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Behind the Business - RMJ Transport Services Ltd

Hurunui District Council values our local businesses. Behind the Business looks at the people and faces behind our district's businesses.

Bright lights on bikes - BE SAFE BE SEEN

It’s not quite Christmas season, but you’ll see a significant twinkle around some of the schools in the Hurunui District this winter and into the future.

Keeping Up With Culverden (Civil Defence) – The Group is Formed

Keeping Up With Culverden is a new series looking behind the scenes at the setting up of a Civil Defence Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Hurunui District.

$3.1 million confirmed for Soldiers' Block restoration

Confirmed funding of $3.1 million has been announced by Hurunui District Council to give impetus to a long-awaited project to revitalise the Old Soldiers’ Block.

Recognised for successful motorbike safety programme

Hurunui recyclers do their bit for kidney patients and their families

A record 24 sacks of wine bottle lids from Hurunui recyclers have gone to assist Canterbury kidney-failure patients and their families over the 2022-2023 year.

A driver licence is a privilege, not a right.

Recycling - Do it once, do it properly

Stakeholders look at what’s on offer for Amberley youth

From small-bore shooting to St John Youth, boxing and art — for a rural town, Amberley has a lot to offer young people, a youth stakeholder group has revealed.

Mentors needed to help our learner drivers

The Hurunui Community Driver Mentor Programme matches learner drivers with full licensed volunteer mentors.

Drainage and weather-proofing works for Sports Pavilion

Water Bob loves his job, 20 years on

Options and opportunities as young local watermen

Telling Our Stories - Community Hub

Telling Our Stories looks at our community's success stories and winds them back to see how the journey started.

Successful first full season for MainPower Amberley Pool

It’s official — Hurunui is a welcoming and inclusive district

No frills for the Draft Annual Plan, key services maintained

Hurunui Youth holiday lineup attracts 63 young people

Behind the Business - Hurunui Omegga

Community asked to help protect site by reporting suspicious behaviour