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Tasman District Council approves its final Annual Plan for 2010/2011
At its meeting on Wednesday 30 June, Tasman District Council approved its final Annual Plan for 2010/2011. More...
2010 Local Body Elections
Elections for all local body authorities throughout New Zealand are held every three years and are conducted by postal vote. The next triennial local government and district health board elections will be held on Saturday 9 October 2010. More…
You can view the current nominations for the Tasman District Council 2010 Triennial Elections here
Motueka Flood Control Project
Issue 1 of the Motueka Flood Control Newsletter. More...
Tasman District Council supports latest aquaculture development
22 July 2010
Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne has welcomed the Government’s latest steps to advance aquaculture. More...
The Local Government Elections Process begins tomorrow
22 July 2010
Friday the 23 July 2010 sees the first milestone of this year’s local government elections with nominations opening for Mayor, Councillors, Motueka and Golden Bay Community Boards and the District Health Board. More...
Maitai Lodge decision to involve the community
15 July 2010
The Council's Community Services meeting on 15 July 2010 received a petition from the Hope Residents Action group in relation to the current placement of the Maitai Lodge on the Hope reserve. The petition was asking Council to consider revisiting the decision regarding the location of the building. More...
New walkway’s value recognised already
15 July 2010
Golden Bay’s newly finished Pohara Sea Wall and Shared Path has been selected as a finalist in the Best Practice Walking Facility category of the 2010 Golden Foot Awards. More...
Tasman District Council Asked to Defer Disabled Parking Decisions
12 July 2010
The July meeting of the Tasman District Council’s Engineering Committee was asked to defer decisions on its disabled parking policy until advice is received from the ‘Accessibility for All’ forum on 6 August 2010. More...
2010 Industry Training Graduation
Apprentices and trainees will have their success celebrated at the 2010 Nelson Tasman Regional Industry Training Graduation on 19 July 2010.
Supported by the Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs, the Nelson City and Tasman District Councils, and the Nelson Regional Economic Development Agency, the graduation ceremony was established for apprentices and trainees who have completed their training on the job through an Industry Training Organisation (ITO). The graduation ceremony offers friends, family and employers the chance to celebrate the success of trainees. Building, seafood and motor industry apprentices are just some of the many trainees who will attend.
The ceremony will be hosted by Tasman and Nelson Mayors, in conjunction with ITOs. The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs is a network of Mayors nationwide who are committed to promoting industry training as a great career option. In the Nelson-Tasman region the graduation event is co-ordinated annually by the Nelson Regional EDA, together with Tasman District Council and the Nelson City Council.
2010 Nelson Tasman Regional Industry Training Graduation Ceremony, Monday, 19 July 2010, Annesbrook Church and Community Centre, Saxton Road West, Stoke. Ceremony starts 6.30 pm and finishes about 8.30 pm.
For more information, see www.eda.co.nz/training-recognition
Business Waste Survey
Tasman District and Nelson City Councils are asking all businesses in the region to complete a new short survey. The survey, prepared by Waste Education Services, asks how businesses in the region dispose of their waste; what is reused or recycled and where improvements in waste services could be made. More...
Tasman District Council Annual Plan Adopted
30 June 2010
The Annual Plan for the 2010/11 year was adopted at the Council meeting today.
“The Tasman District Council Annual Plan is core to what the Council does describing a clear path for the year and provides the communities it serves with clear expectations of what is to be achieved”, said Mayor Richard Kempthorne. More...
Draft Annual Plan
Tasman District Council released its Draft Annual Plan 2010/2011 for public consultation on Monday 22 March 2010. Submissions on the draft plan closed on 26 April 2010. More...
Discount and GST rise provide focus on early payment of rates
25 June 2010
In its Corporate Services Committee meeting yesterday the Tasman District Council identified the benefits available to ratepayers in light of the impending rise in GST in October 2010. More...
Share the road
14 June 2010
A “Share the Road” project is being taken to local schools. This project aims to highlight road safety issues around trucks, both from children’s and the truck driver’s perspective. More...
Targeted Tourism Rate remains at proposed level
9 June 2010
The Tasman District Council’s targeted rate to support tourism to the District has been held at $125.78 plus GST per separately used part for the 2010/11 year. More...
Annual Plan a reflection of the times
9 June 2010
Tasman District Councillors have taken a hard line within their Annual Plan deliberations and managed the average general rate rise this year to less than 4%, down from 5.2% predicted in the Ten Year Plan. The focus of the meeting was the need to deliver Council’s core services to an acceptable standard and affordable cost. More...
Motueka Ward Councillors happy with water decision
9 June 2010
Motueka Ward Councillors Eileen Wilkins, Barry Dowler and Jack Inglis are happy with the independent commissioners’ decision regarding water allocation to the Tasman District Council for community supply purposes. More...
Draft Plan Change for Mapua and Ruby Bay
The future development and expansion of Mapua Ruby Bay is under review by the Tasman District Council.
There will be a presentation on the proposal for a draft plan change for Mapua Ruby Bay at the Mapua Community Association meeting at Mapua Hall on Monday 14 June 7.30pm and an Open day at the Mapua Bowling Club on Wednesday 16 June between 2.00pm-5.00pm. More...
Have your say on community facilities in the Richmond area
2 June 2010
Tasman District Council is evaluating the need for a community facility in Richmond or close by. More...
Review of the Tasman District Council Gambling Venues Policy: Summary of Information
This summary is made to fulfil the purposes of Sections 83 and 89 of the Local Government Act 2002. The summary contains details of the Statement of Proposal to make changes in the Draft Gambling Venues Policy 2010 compared to the “Tasman District Council Gambling Act 2003 Venues Policy August 2007”, which is currently existing. More...
Motueka Transportation Study
The study, jointly commissioned by The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and Tasman District Council, investigated options for improving the north-south connectivity through Motueka so that the safety and efficiency of movements along SH60 (High Street) are improved, particularly for pedestrians in the town centre. More...
Statement of Proposal: Review of Chapter 6 of Consolidated Bylaw - Trading in Public Places
Summary of Information
This summary is made to fulfil the purposes of Sections 83(1)(a)(ii) and 89 of the Local Government Act 2002. The summary contains details of the changes proposed by the new Trading in Public Places Bylaw compared to that currently existing.
Also contained is the draft “Trading in Public Places Bylaw 2010” and the consequential amendment to Council’s Schedule of Charges. More...
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