Do you know someone who works tirelessly and voluntarily for the community? Do you have a friend or family member who goes above and beyond for the greater good of those around them?

The Kaiapoi Tuahiwi Community Board were very pleased to support two initiatives through the Board’s Discretionary Grant Fund at their meeting last night.  The Waimakariri Light Party and the Pines and Kairaki Residents Association were both awarded funding by the Board.

The Council want to hear feedback from the community about earthquake prone priority buildings.  Under the Building (Earthquake Prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016, the Council must work with community to identify earthquake buildings that are high risk due to their construction, and should be prioritised for remediation.

Feedback has been opened up until the end of the month allowing ratepayers who may have slipped through the cracks another chance to let the Council know what bin service they would like.

From 1 January 2019 it won’t be possible to get a building consent for a low emission wood burner in five of Canterbury’s clean air zones*.

Information sharing was the theme for the Woodend-Sefton Community Board meeting held on Monday evening.

Look right, look left, look for trains. That’s the message NZ Police and the NZ Transport Agency are supporting this Rail Safety Week, and it could save your life.

Staff at Waimakariri District Council are grieving the loss of a valued colleague and friend, following the passing of Ken Stevenson in the early hours of Monday morning.