FRIDAY, 25 JULY 2014

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Council wins Local Government PUBLIC NOTICE Excellence Award for Cycleway project REMINDER TO DOG OWNERS The Hauraki District Council has been awarded the inaugural MartinJenkins Excellence REGISTER YOUR DOG NOW! Award for Local Economic Development for the development of the 77 kilometre Council is urging dog owners in the Hauraki cycleway which extends from to Thames and to Te District to register their dogs to avoid the extra Aroha. payment. The Award was presented to the Mayor of Hauraki District Council, John Tregidga This reminder gives you an opportunity, if you MNZM JP and the Hauraki Rail Trail Cycleway Project Manager, Adrian de Laborde have not already done so, to register your dog(s) at last night’s Local Government New Zealand Conference dinner held in Nelson by before 31 July 2014 and avoid penalty fees. Michael Mills, a Director of MartinJenkins, who sponsored the award. Dogs remaining unregistered after 31 July 2014 The Mayor John Tregidga said that “I am absolutely delighted that we have won will incur the 50% penalty fees and are liable for this award. It acknowledges that this Hauraki District Council project has improved an infringement fi ne of $300. economic and recreational opportunities for local businesses, residents and visitors, Adrian de Laborde and Mayor John So be in quick to pay your dog registration before and has contributed not only to our District but also the wider region.” Tregidga proudly receive the Award. 31 July 2014. In accepting the award the Mayor acknowledged the funding contribution from the Government as part of its national LD Cavers cycleway initiative and the funding and commitment to the project from the Hauraki, Matamata Piako and Thames- Chief Executive Coromandel District Councils. “This is an excellent example of the benefi ts that a shared vision and collaboration on a Hauraki District Council project can bring,” he said. The Mayor also acknowledged the outstanding work of the project manager and his team in completing this signifi cant Last chance to project on time and within budget. make a submission! The Project Manager, Adrian de Laborde, said that “the success of the funding, design and construction elements of the The submission period will close at project were the result of a fantastic team effort by all those involved. The success of the project was ensured with the 4.30pm Monday 28 July 2014 for the: leadership and vision displayed by the Councils in supporting the development of this cycleway.”  Draft Class 4 Gambling Venue and In announcing the Hauraki District Council’s selection as one of the fi nalists, the President of Local Government New Zealand Racing Board Venue New Zealand stated that “these awards give national recognition to the strong impact projects driven by local authorities Policy can have through community, infrastructure and economic development.” He further stated that “cycleways across the  Draft Local Approved Products country are known to bring valuable economic benefi ts and the Hauraki Rail Trail is a prime example of that.” (Legal Highs) Policy. Submission forms are available at the Time running out for What’s happening Council service centres at , dog registration Paeroa and Waihi – or submit online at to our rubbish bins? www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Calling all dog owners – if you haven’t yet A number of rubbish bins located on streets and Council Your submission can also be emailed registered your dog, do it now to avoid a property are being removed because they are no longer to [email protected], or penalty payment! needed. posted to PO Box 17, Paeroa 3640. Perhaps you’ve put the registration notice A review of bin use in each ward, undertaken at councillors’ aside with good intentions, but it’s now just request, identifi ed between 30 and 40 bins around the a week until the July 31 deadline. Failure to district that are near-empty on collection rounds; or attract Year’s final Ward register dogs by that date incurs a 50% late payment penalty on household refuse rather than being used as intended by top of the registration fee, which can amount to as much as $60 locals or passing travellers dropping off litter. grants approved per animal depending on its classifi cation. An infringement fi ne As a result, the Council approved a reduction in the number of $300 may also be charged if it is not registered. of bins at suggested locations. It is considered that we have The Paeroa Lions Club, two sports facilities, two Waihi festivals, and Your registration fee pays for the administration of an up-to- historically over provided for bins, particularly as national the Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust have date dog database; educational and adoption programmes; campaigns such as ‘Be a tidy Kiwi’ have reduced the amount benefi ted from the Council’s fi nal Ward dog pound facilities including feeding, care and homing or of street litter produced and fostered a culture of taking litter discretionary fund grants for the 2013/2014 euthanasia of stray dogs; general advice on dog care; property items home to dispose of. fi nancial year. visits by Council’s Animal Control team; animal control including Obviously there is still a need for bins, and we want to achieve wandering dogs; and a 24-hour call out service. a balance in providing for the community and travelling public Two grants to the Paeroa Lions Club were approved: $300 to spray toe toe and plant We keep the costs as low as possible, and overall, our fees – keeping in mind the cost savings to be made from reducing native trees in Hutchinson Reserve; and $1,000 compare well with those in neighbouring districts. the number of sites and pick-ups. Some of the bins removed are located only a short distance from others that remain. toward the annual community fi reworks display Dog registration fees can be paid in person at any Council organised by the club. offi ce, by eftpos, cash or cheque. Alternatively you can post the Some will be in place seasonally, for instance at , In the Plains Ward, $1,800 was granted to form and payment to us, or pay by electronic banking (though and removed during periods of low demand. the Mangatarata Bowling Club to contribute you still need to sign the registration form and return it to the In two areas of the Paeroa Ward where bins have recently to the purchase of a new dishwasher. A grant Council). been requested to help volunteer clean-up efforts, the Council has provided rubbish bags as an alternative. of $1,000 was made to the Thames Valley If you’ve lost your form, or any of the details have changed, let Turf Trust toward re-wallpapering its hockey us know straight away. pavilion. In Waihi, assistance of $1,400 was approved, Hauraki gains from international forum to the Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust for rail trail signage from to the Waihi town It was Australasia’s largest gathering of countries.” She says the event brought environment. That’s not the schools’ fault, centre. economic developers – and three Hauraki home that Hauraki is well positioned to tap but we can help close the gap by identifying representatives were there. Councillors into those opportunities because it’s within what vocational skills are needed in the Waihi Central School received $300 toward the Gill Leonard and Toby Adams, with the ‘Golden Triangle’, close to Auckland District, and teaching those as a normal sound system for its community Matariki festival. Council Economic Development Projects where a third of New Zealanders live and part of schooling while students are still in A $500 grant towards waste minimisation Offi cer David Fielden, were among about work. their early teens – as we saw happening initiatives and compliance costs will help the 200 delegates at the 2014 New Zealand in Taiwan on our visit there earlier this 2015 Sundaise Festival – a celebration of “Given the challenges there with transport, music, art and sustainability. and Australia International Economic lack of vacant land and high land values, year. It’s all the more important in view Development Forum held in Auckland we have already seen some ‘leaching’ of our ageing population, with a lot of our For the July 2014 to June 2015 fi nancial year, from July 6 to 8. of businesses from Auckland to set up in workforce heading toward retirement.” the Paeroa, Plains, and Waihi Ward committees Hosted at the Viaduct Events Centre by Hauraki. We need to make sure though, Forum participants had a chance to tour have been allocated discretionary grant funds the Economic Development Agencies of that the Hauraki environment is internet the Wynyard Quarter revitalised port of $9,392, $4,154 and $8,218 respectively. New Zealand (EDANZ) and Economic savvy to entice more businesses to set up precinct, and also The FoodBowl: an open- Development Australia (EDA), the forum in our District.” access food processing plant providing focused on growing our local economies For Toby, a forum workshop on workforce high-tech facilities for food innovation Pukekauri Road upgrade through trade and investment and on the businesses. Its services such as high development and youth education Progress has been made on the rehabilitation of future for regional development. highlighted the need to engage the pressure cooking, chilling and freezing, homogenising, and packaging are “very a 1.6 km section of Pukekauri Road near Waihi, Most of the attendees were employed education sector in local economic despite some delays forced by bad weather. in positions that foster economic growth development. He believes a lot of relevant” to the developing food The work involved mixing additional base across whole regions, so Hauraki was resources in Hauraki could be harnessed hub,” says Toby, “and we got a particular course material with the existing base course, unique and fortunate in having three through partnering with schools to better lead out of it.” re-shaping it to an improved line and form, and delegates concentrating on a single prepare young people for working life. He describes the forum as certainly then laying a new sealed surface. District, says Gill. “From talking to employers, and from my worthwhile. With topics from building The project began six weeks ago and is now “The emphasis from the many high- own experience in business, it seems that on sister city relationships through to 70% complete. It’s expected to be fi nished in profi le speakers was on the opportunities many youth would benefi t from learning developing the tourism highway, “it early August, weather permitting. from overseas interests, especially Asian fi rst hand about the modern working addressed everything we are trying to do.”