Tākaro Tararua! Tararua’s Play Trailer is available
Tararua District Council has partnered with Sport Manawatu to launch Tākaro Taraua. A free community Play Trailer to educate and promote play for tamariki in the district. The mobile trailer is stocked with a range of play and sports gear including bats, balls, nets,hula hoops, tyres, timber and recycled items which will create hours of fun for Tararua Tamariki. For more information, please contact Tararua District Council by emailing info@tararuadc.govt.nz or call 06 ...
April 11, 2022Central Hawke’s Bay CE farewells and reflects on significant journey
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council Chief Executive Monique Davidson has this week been farewelled by elected members, mana whenua, regional Mayors and Chief Executives, community partners and staff, having made a significant contribution to creating a thriving Central Hawke’s Bay.After five years at the helm, Mrs Davidson is returning home to become Chief Executive of Horowhenua District Council. With the support of elected members, in what has been described as a transformational change, ...
April 11, 2022Local News
Former Napier City Council Chief Executive Neil Taylor will fill the acting role of Chief Executive for the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council. Mr Taylor, who lead the Napier council for 20 years, takes over from Monique Davidson, who finished on Friday. In a statement on Friday, Council said Mr Taylor would take a “light approach” as Chief Executive, with high governance confidence in the capability of the Leadership Team. An announcement on a permanent Chief Executive is expecte...
April 11, 2022Local News
Tararua District Council has put a Precautionary Boil Water Notice in place for residents connected to the Eketauna water supply. In a media release last night, the Council said raw water from the Makakahi River is coming in with turbidity levels higher than the current water treatment plant is able to treat to meet the NZ Drinking Standards. Residents are urged to boil water before drinking, food preparation, preparing infant formula and brushing teeth. ------------------ After nearly five yea...
April 8, 2022Local News
Moa bones found during construction of the new Manawatu-Tararua Highway have been found to be at least 180,000 years old. The bones were found in March of last year, and were sent for sampling in December. Sediment found nearby suggested they could be as old as 345,000 years. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said more analysis results are expected to be available later this year. ------------------ The Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination clinic will be in Porangahau today. Vaccinators will be available o...
April 7, 2022Local News
With an average rates rise of 11.37% for the coming year, the Tararua District Council will today begin a series of “Super Consultation” meetings. The Council says rising operating costs and priorities in its work plan, along with district growth and rising inflation are contributing towards the steep rise. The New Zealand Taxpayers Union has said the 11.37% increase is the second highest of 25 non-regional councils around the country. Todays “Super Consultation” meeting is being held at...
April 6, 2022Local News
The Hawke’s Bay District Health Board will begin distributing RATS tests to rural areas in Central Hawke’s Bay this week. People in rural areas can order their kits from the RAT requester website (https://requestrats.covid19.health.nz/) and can select to pick up from various locations. The rural collection sites this week are: Patangata Tuesday 5 April from 1 to 4pm in the carpark alongside the Patangata Tavern Otane Wednesday 6 April from 1 to 4 pm in front of the Otane town hall Tiko...
April 5, 2022Inzone Careers Kiosks coming soon to Tararua district secondary schools and district libraries
Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) Tararua has sponsored 4 Inzone Careers Kiosk to beplaced into our local secondary schools and district libraries for the next 12 months, tosupport youth and jobseekers in the district explore career paths and training opportunities.Inzone’s high-tech Careers Kiosk provides New Zealand schools with up-to-date careerinformation and a fantastic multi-media view of careers as well as study and trainingopportunities for a wide range of industries. From Creative jobs...
April 4, 2022Local News
Tararua District’s total active cases of COVID-19 continues to drop. On Monday the total number of cases was 722, and has dropped each day this week so far, with 605 active cases. There were 91 new active cases of COVID-19 in CHB yesterday, with the total number of active cases sitting at 558. ---------------------- Heritage aircraft will take to the skies on Sunday morning to mark the 85th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Four aircraft - comprised of a Harvard, Tiger Moth, Spit...
April 1, 2022Local News
Waipawa’s title as the ‘Most Digital Town in Aotearoa’ will be celebrated tomorrow. Small Business Minister Stuart Nash, CHB Mayor Alex Walker along with members of the Digital Boost team, and arm of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, will all be in town tomorrow morning. TV3’s A.M. Show will also send its roving reporter, William Wairua, to broadcast from Waipawa. Members of the business community who would like to find about getting their businesses online are encoura...
March 31, 2022Local News
One person died after a truck overturned at Waitahora yesterday. Police said emergency services were called at 2.45pm after the truck overturned on Weber Road. A Police spokesperson said sadly, one person died at the scene. Weber Road was closed while the Police Serious Crash Unit conducted its investigation. The road re-opened last night. ------------------------ Three teenagers were arrested following an incident near the Gull Service Station in Waipukurau last Friday. Two 14-year-olds were wa...
March 30, 2022Tararua District Council - Key messages from the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
Dannevirke Water Treatment Update:Tamaki River flow and turbidity levels are continuing to decline. As a result of this the Dannevirke water treatment plant is now able to produce water that is compliant with NZ Drinking Water Standards. This water is now being fed into our reservoir.Flushing out the non-compliant water from the treated water reservoir and reticulation system has now begun. Once flushing has been completed, we hope to commence the required three day testing of water this af...
March 29, 2022Local News
A boil water notice for the Waipukurau township has been lifted. The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council lifted the notice at about 7.30 last night. Residents were asked to boil water following last weeks heavy rain and flooding which increased the turbidity of the water. ------------------- Meanwhile Dannevirke residents are still being asked to boil water. The Tararua District Council said flows from the Tamaki River and turbidity levels had both reduced, and along with improvements made at...
March 29, 2022Local News
Boil water notices remain in effect for residents in Waipukurau and Dannevirke. The notices were put in to place at the end of last week following significant rainfall. Both the Tararua and Central Hawke’s Bay District Council’s have made water tankers available for those that need extra water. These are in the Hub Carpark in Dannevirke and outside the Scout Hall in Waipukurau. The Tararua District Council said it was likely Dannevirke’s boil water notice would be in place until arou...
March 28, 2022Tararua District Council water and roading event updates
Members of the Tararua District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) met at 4pm today. For key messages for this afternoon, please scroll down. To learn more about the purpose of the EOC, continue reading as normal. The EOC allows council staff, elected member and council’s partners - Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua – to come together, share information about the event and the impact it is having on our people. This allows us to plan ...
March 26, 2022Dannevirke Boil Water Notice Not Being Taken Lightly
Yesterday Tararua District Council issued a precautionary boil water notice for the Dannevirke water supply. This was due to heavy rainfall causing the Tamaki River to be in high (flood) flows with very high turbidity levels, placing significant pressure on the water treatment plant which is not able to treat the turbid water to the NZ Drinking Water Standards requirements. Council have escalated this to a Mandatory Boil Water Notice, as at 11.00am 25 March 2022. This mandatory boil water notic...
March 25, 2022Central Hawke’s Bay faces long weekend ahead, as flooding event continues to impact residents
It’s a long weekend ahead for Central Hawke’s Bay residents, contractors, community organisations and council staff, as the district continues to be impacted from the severe weather event affecting the East Coast of the North Island. Following rainfall greater than forecast falling in the early hours of Thursday morning, Central Hawke’s Bay has experienced flooding across the entire district with key roads closed, a boil water notice in place for Waipukurau and key assets impacted.&nb...
March 25, 2022Central Hawke’s Bay residents urged to act with caution and keep up to date
With over half of Central Hawke’s Bay residents soon needing to boil their drinking water and further rain and wind forecast in the next 24 hours, Central Hawke’s Bay District Councils Emergency Operations Centre is urging people to act with caution and keep up to date with rapidly changing updates. Central Hawke’s Bay has experienced severe flooding since early Thursday morning this week. With river levels already reaching one-in-50-year flood levels, a further 100mm of rain is fore...
March 25, 2022Local News
The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is asking local residents to conserve water in the wake of significant rainfall in the district. Chief Executive Monique Davidson made the conserve water plea yesterday to help Councils’ systems cope. Otane and Waipawa are on Level 4 water restrictions, while a Boil Water Notice has been put in place for those in Waipukurau. Two water tankers were made available for Waipukurau residents last night. Meanwhile Tararua District Council has put a B...
March 25, 2022Central Hawke’s Bay District Council activate EOC in response to weather event
In response to the significant heavy rainfall across the district, the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has activated the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) this morning. Numerous roads are closed across the District and a large number of roads are services are impacted by the flooding. Motorists are being advised to avoid travel where possible and stay away from flooded areas. Level Four Water restrictions across the District are in place, with water supplies across the district ...
March 24, 2022Local News
A Heavy Rain Warning for Hawke’s Bay has been extended. The Warning is now valid until 6 o’clock tonight, with up to 90mm of rain expected in areas south of Napier on top of what had already fallen. North of Napier, up to another 160mm could fall. ------------------- Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence says it is monitoring and preparing for impacts from the heavy rain. Group Controller Ian Macdonald is urging residents to be prepared. He said a regional controllers and emergency services briefing w...
March 24, 2022Local News
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Hawke’s Bay jumped back over the 1000 mark yesterday. The Ministry of Health said there were 1243 new cases out of yesterday’s 20,907 nationwide. There were 114 new cases reported in CHB on Tuesday, giving the district 510 active cases. Tararua District’s active cases numbers have surpassed 700, with 708 active cases, compared to 639 on Monday. ------------------ The COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination Van is out again over the next two days. Vaccinators will be...
March 23, 2022Local News
There are now 639 active COVID-19 cases in Tararua District. The MidCentral District Health Board reported 657 new cases in its region yesterday, including 38 in Tararua. For Central Hawke’s Bay, the total number of active cases is 478, with the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board reporting 85 new cases yesterday. ------------------- Years 11, 12 and 13 students at Dannevirke High School are distance learning due to COVID-19. Senior students were advised to learn from home for three days begin...
March 22, 2022Local News
The section of State Highway 2 between Pahīatua and Mangatainoka will undergo resurfacing work over the next two days. A detour will be available for light vehicles, but Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says this will not be suitable for heavy vehicles. Waka Kotahi spokesperson Jaclyn Hankin said stop/go traffic management would be in place while work was under way. Hankin said there will be delays of up to 20 minutes due to the length of the work site, with the detour available for light vehicl...
March 21, 2022Rescue buoys being trialed at Marine Parade
People who witness someone struggling in the Marine Parade surf will be able to provide assistance from the shore with the installation of rescue buoys, from Monday 21 March, along the dangerous stretch of beach.The buoys are intended for “dry rescues”, which sees the floatation device thrown to the person in the water, enabling them to float whilst awaiting rescue by emergency services. Napier joins Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel in the rescue buoy trial which is being undertak...
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