Tag: Tasman District Council
Saxton Velodrome finish date set in concrete
The Saxton Velodrome looks set for a mid-June completion with concrete pouring and the finishing touches to be added over the next month.
The $1.6million...
Waimea Plains landowners back dam
The Waimea Community Dam is one step closer after landowners on the Waimea Plains have indicated they are willing to invest sufficient funds in...
New subdivision rules for rural Tasman
The Tasman District Council has finalised the new rules governing rural land use and subdivision to better protect the district’s best productive land.
The changes...
Tasman rejects Easter trading
The Tasman District Council has decided Easter Sunday should remain a non-trading day in the District.
Thursday’s decision comes after an informal feedback period, in...
Queen St contract awarded
Contractor Hawkins Infrastructure NZ has been appointed to undertake the extensive infrastructure and street upgrades on Richmond’s Queen Street in 2017, with a successful...
Tasman council finances improving
The Tasman District Council's annual report which was adopted at a full council meeting on Thursday shows that council's financial performance is improving with...
Keeping kids safe
A pilot event run by community safety agencies will this month give hundreds of Tasman schoolchildren confidence and life skills in order to help...
New petrol station for Richmond
A resource consent has been granted to Caltex Bishopdale owner Kyle Lightfoot to build a petrol station on the corner of Champion Rd and...
Mapua advocate stands for TDC
Ruby Bay artist Graeme Stradling is standing for the Moutere-Waimea Ward for Tasman District Council in the local body elections in October.
Graeme has lived...
Richmond woman latest council candidate
Richmond's Dana Wensley announced this week that she is standing for the Tasman District Council in the upcoming elections.
Dana says she brings a strong...
Salisbury Road car sales could be banned
Car sales on Salisbury Rd could be a thing of the past after the Tasman District Council agreed at a meeting in Richmond on...
Council votes to review Mapua fence
There was no sitting on the fence at Thursday's full council meeting in Richmond with Tasman district councillors voting to review the construction of...
Richmond candidate lines up
Dennis Gibbs has announced his intention to stand as a councillor for the Richmond Ward of the Tasman District Council.
“As a born and bred...
Council overspends on Mapua Wharf
A massive budget blowout on the Mapua Wharf development has "astounded" some Tasman district councillors who say they have been kept in the dark...
TDC rates to rise by just one per cent
The Tasman District Council has adopted its Annual Plan for 2016, confirming a one per cent rates income increase and progress on projects including...
Rural land rules set to change
If you own rural land in Tasman or are considering subdividing, the Tasman District Council’s latest plans may affect you.
The council are proposing to...
Queen Street – have your say
Richmond’s town centre is changing, with three projects in progress that will alter the shape of Queen Street and direct future residential and commercial...
Tasman clears the air
Tasman is quite literally clearing the air in an effort to stop air pollution breaches.
The Tasman District Council has announced that the district has...
Cycle trail numbers booming
The Tasman Great Taste Trail continues to increase in popularity with a almost quarter of a million cyclists using the coastal section of trail...
Waimea water restrictions remain
Despite the recent rain, the forecast for dry weather over the next two weeks has persuaded the Tasman District Council to maintain the stage...
Waimea water restrictions tightened
The continuing dry weather means the Tasman District Council is imposing further water rationing in the Waimea Catchment from this Monday.
Council’s Dry Weather Taskforce...
Waimea water restrictions enforced
Water restrictions for the Waimea Plains will come into force on Monday as dry weather and persistent winds continue to impact on the district's...
Tasman homes recycling more waste
An improved recycling service is proving successful at reducing the amount of waste going to landfill in Tasman district, with kerbside recycling volumes up...
Richmond water plant to be opened
The new Richmond water treatment plant, the largest capital project undertaken by the Tasman District Council since its inception in 1989, is to be...
Water rationing on Waimea Plains delayed
Tasman District’s Dry Weather Taskforce met on Tuesday and decided to hold off on introducing water rationing for now but will review its decision...