Latest News
On this page you will find all the news items and media releases from Hurunui District Council. You can use the drop down list and the 'start' and 'end' dates, to narrow your search.
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Sharing your waste
HDC News itemsShareWaste is downloaded as an app on your phone, connecting people who wish to recycle their food scraps and other organics
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Road sign damage expensive and dangerous.
HDC News itemsRoad and trail sign vandalism in the Hurunui District is hitting the pockets of rate payers. In the past few months there has been a spate of damage...
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Collaborative future for Motunau Beach community
HDC News itemsThe Coastal Adaptation Plan (CAP) for the Motunau Beach community sets out an adaptive pathway plan to help them prepare for sea level rise over the next 100 years.
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Behind the business - Wild Child Ferments
HDC News itemsOliva Barnes is part of a quiet revolution in North Canterbury.
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Waikari Valley Fire 18.2.24
HDC News itemsThis summer may well be remembered as the one of vegetation fires. At 8pm last night a vegetation started in Waikari Valley..
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Hurunui welcomes new youth leaders
HDC News itemsIt’s shaping to be a stellar year for Hurunui’s young people, with the district’s newly selected youth leaders starting 2024 on full throttle.
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Community feedback wins Hurunui Council awards
HDC News itemsPositive community feedback has won Hurunui District Council the Snap Send Solve NZ Community Engagement Award for the second consecutive year and Third place in the Top 10 Councils Award.
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Hurunui Hoopsters build connections on the court
HDC News itemsWhen basketball team the ‘Hurunui Hoopsters’ took on Police team ‘Hot Fuzz’ in a friendly exhibition game, they brought all their passion to the court.
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Hurunui Manu Champs proves a family affair
HDC News itemsIt proved a family affair at the weekend’s Hurunui Manu Champs at the MainPower Amberley Pool,
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Relaxed camping in Gore Bay for Jason the magpie
HDC News itemsThere’s no trimmings at Gore Bay and Buxton Camping Ground, which is just how people like it.
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Council will apply for emergency road damage funding
HDC News itemsA decision around how to fund the road damage repairs from last year’s storms in July and October was made by councillors at this week’s Hurunui District Council meeting.
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Glass recycling, no change for Hurunui District, yet
HDC News itemsHow you recycle your glass in Hurunui will remain the same until 2027, despite new national standards being introduced by the government.
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A future focus for Leithfield Beach community
HDC News itemsThe Coastal Adaptation Plan (CAP) for the Leithfield Beach community sets out an adaptive pathway plan to help them prepare for sea level rise over the next 100 years.
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When seconds count, a RAPID number could save your life
HDC News itemsWhen Culverden farmer David Croft needed an ambulance, every second counted.
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Sustainability a way of life for Hurunui winery
HDC News itemsPegasus Bay Winery’s Paul Donaldson talks about sustainable viticulture with the ease of someone who lives what he speaks.
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A hot spell predicted, please conserve water
HDC News itemsAs we anticipate a stretch of hot weather over the next two weeks, it is crucial that we come together as a community to conserve our precious water resources.
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Make a splash at the Hurunui Manu Champs this summer
HDC News itemsThe Hurunui Manu Champs are making a splash at the MainPower Amberley Pool this summer.
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Emergency services traverse Leslie Hills to map evacuation route
HDC News itemsA convoy of emergency services in four-wheel drive vehicles have traversed a path across Leslie Hills to map out an alternative evacuation route.
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Keeping up with Culverden #3 – an event and change of leadership
HDC News itemsThe Keeping Up with Culverden series looks behind the scenes at the setting up of the Culverden Civil Defence Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Hurunui District.
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New season brings to life full scope of Hurunui’s Birdsong Project
HDC News itemsA new season is bringing to life the full scope of Hurunui’s Birdsong ecological restoration project.