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- Local Water Done Well. Consultation closed on 21 April 2025. Submissions will be heard on 29 April 2025, with 30 April 2025 being held in reserve. Council will make a decision on the preferred option at a meeting of Council on 27 May 2025.
- Walking and Riding Strategy 2025. At its meeting on 13 March
2025, the Council’s Strategy and Community Committee formally adopted the
Walking and Riding Strategy 2025. The decision followed a
comprehensive community engagement process, during which the Committee
considered all submissions received, including a number of in-person
presentations from community members and stakeholders.
In response to the feedback, several minor changes were made to the draft Strategy. These amendments, informed by both public submissions and Council Officer recommendations, were carefully deliberated before the Committee endorsed the final version.
The adoption of the Walking and Riding Strategy marks a significant step forward in promoting and supporting active transport across the district . - Review of Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy - Consultation on the Council’s draft Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy closed at 5pm on Monday 3 March 2025. The Council proposal is to retain the existing Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy that retailers may open if they wish. Council will deliberate on the submissions and the Council Officer’s recommendations on the submissions, and make a decision on whether to retain the existing policy, make amendments to the policy, or repeal the policy at the next Council meeting on 25 March 2025. We received 16 submissions on the draft policy, with 14 supporting Council’s proposal to retain the existing policy unchanged, while two submissions sought that Easter Sunday not be a trading day and the policy be repealed.
- Review of Dangerous, Insanitary and Affected Building Policy - adopted by Council on 17 December 2024.
Policy document: https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/rrl/bylaws-and-policies - The Fees and Charges 2024 - 2025 were adopted at the 25 June Council meeting - https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/repository/libraries/i...
- The Long Term Plan 2024- 2025 was adopted at an Extraordinary Council meeting, 15 July/
* NEWS - https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/council/news?item=id:2...
* LONG TERM PLAN DOCUMENTS - https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/council/plans-and-stra... - Representation Review:
The Local Government Commission has completed its determination of the representation arrangements for Hurunui District Council, to apply for the election to be held on 11 October 2025.
A copy of the determination is available on the Commission’s website: Determination - Hurunui District Council
Other documents: https://www.hurunui.govt.nz/council/alerts?item=id... - Livestock Movement Bylaw Review - adopted by Council on 28 January 2025. Livestock Movement Bylaw 2025.
- Cemeteries Bylaw Review - adopted by Council on 28 January 2025.
- The Reserves Management Plan was adopted by Council on 28 January 2025. Documents: Parks & Reserves - Hurunui District Council
News: Council adopts Reserves Management Plan 2025 - Hurunui District Council
