Could Kaiapoi be seen as New Zealand's best rivertown? That's the exciting vision expressed in the the Draft Kaiapoi Town Centre Plan - 2028 and Beyond; released for public consultation this week.

Our contractors are on track with the harvest of our coastal forestry blocks.  The work in Kairaki on Block 9 adjacent to the motor camp is nearly completed and the blocks being harvested in Pines Beach are well underway.

The Waimakariri District Council’s Water Unit are continuing work to install a new water main in High Street, Rangiora.  The team will start work on the footpath at the corner of Lindon and High Street outside the West End Dairy on Thursday 9 August.

The popular recreational spot of Barracks Reserve is in a particularly bad way after being subject to months of thoughtless vehicular vandalism. Excessive damage has been caused to the grass and some of the young trees.

Hamasaka Junior High School brought a warm presence and a beautiful gift for Waimakariri District Council Mayor David Ayers during a shared lunch in the Council Chambers on Wednesday 1 August 2018.

Waimakariri District Council and Waimakariri District Creative NZ Communities are calling all creatives!

Realignment and reprioritisation of the Cosgrove Road and Island Road intersection is due to get underway on Monday 6 August with working expected to be completed by Friday 7 September (weather permitting).

Kaiapoi residents will be very pleased to know that the work on the busy intersection of Smith Street and Williams Street will be ending soon. The new road layout will now include a roundabout and new give way rules within each lane.