TABLE OF CONTENTS – SECTION ONE COUNCIL DIRECTORY ..................................................................................................................................... 2 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ....................................................................................................................... 3 WHAT IS AN ANNUAL REPORT ...................................................................................................................... 4 COUNCIL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................... 5 RUAPEHU DISTRICT MAP ............................................................................................................................... 6 MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS .......................................................................................................................... 7 COMMUNITY BOARDS ................................................................................................................................... 8 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE .................................................................................. 9 HOW WE PERFORMED FINANCIALLY .......................................................................................................... 13 AUDITOR’S REPORT ..................................................................................................................................... 16 RUAPEHU’S VISION AND MISSION .............................................................................................................. 23 COMMUNITY OUTCOMES ........................................................................................................................... 24 STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................. 25 WELLBEINGS UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT ................................................................................. 25 LAND TRANSPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 26 WATER SUPPLY ............................................................................................................................................ 34 WASTEWATER (SEWERAGE) ........................................................................................................................ 46 STORMWATER AND FLOOD PROTECTION ................................................................................................... 56 SOLID WASTE ............................................................................................................................................... 62 RECREATION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES & COMMUNITY PROPERTY .................................................... 67 COMMUNITY SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................... 82 LEADERSHIP ................................................................................................................................................. 92 REGULATION .............................................................................................................................................. 101 RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCIL – ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 SECTION 1 - PAGE 1 COUNCIL DIRECTORY Postal Address: Private Bag 1001, Taumarunui 3946 Website: www.ruapehudc.govt.nz Email: [email protected] Locations: 59-63 Huia Street, Taumarunui Phone 07 895 8188 Fax 07 895 3256 37 Ayr Street, Ohakune Phone 06 385 8364 Fax 06 385 8628 Cr Duncan/Seddon Streets, Raetihi Phone 06 385 4447 Fax 06 385 4014 Bankers: Bank of New Zealand 101 Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui Auditors: Audit New Zealand on behalf of the Auditor General 280 Queen Street, Auckland Solicitors: Le Pine & Co PO Box 140, Taupo Major Contractors: Alf Downs Streetlighting Ltd Datacom Group Ltd Downer EDI Works Ltd Emmetts Civil Construction Ltd Envirowaste GHD J&J Walters Ltd Jilesen Contractors Ltd Lexel Systems Ltd Mulch & Mow Ltd Roadmarking Services Ltd Veolia Water Services (ANZ) Pty Ltd Visit Ruapehu RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCIL – ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 SECTION 1 - PAGE 2 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE Council completed and adopted its 30 June 2020 Annual Report by 31 December 2020, as required by section 98(3) of the Local Government Act 2002, as required under the COVID-19 date extension for Councils to adopt their Annual Reports. The Council and Management of the Ruapehu District Council confirm that all statutory requirements in relation to the Annual Report, as outlined in the Local Government Act 2002, have been complied with. Dated this 11th day of December 2020. Don Cameron JP Clive Manley MAYOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCIL – ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 SECTION 1 - PAGE 3 WHAT IS AN ANNUAL REPORT The local authority is required to produce a plan showing how it will achieve the purpose of Local Government that is to meet the current and future needs of the community. The local authority demonstrates its contribution towards this purpose in the setting of Strategic Goals (SGs) and in the development of a Long Term Plan (LTP). The LTP describes what a local authority aims to achieve over a minimum period of ten years. The LTP must be produced once every three years, with an Annual Plan for the years in between. The Annual Plan provides the budget for the coming year and explains any changes from the LTP. The first year of the LTP is the Annual Plan for that year. The Annual Report is used to monitor the local authority’s progress against the SGs and work programmes identified in the 2018-28 LTP and against budgets contained within the 2018-28 LTP and 2019-20 Annual Plan. RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCIL – ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 SECTION 1 - PAGE 4 COUNCIL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE Residents of the Ruapehu District Ward Committee Community Boards Council Audit & Risk Taumarunui/Ohura National Park Committee Mayor Waimarino-Waiouru Don Cameron JP Deputy Mayor Karen Ngatai Members Adie Doyle Kim Wheeler Robyn Gram JP Graeme Cosford JP Lyn Neeson Murray Wilson JP David “Rabbit” Nottage Vivienne Hoeta Executive Office Ben Goddard QSM • Human Resources. (passed away 23/09/2020) • Corporate Communications. Elijah Pue • Information Technology. • Business Analyst. • Civil Defence & Emergency Chief Executive Management. Clive Manley • Risk & Project Controls Manager. Group Manager Customer Financial Controller Group Manager Community Acting Environmental Land Transport/ Economic Services Alan Young Services Manager Development Manager Pauline Welch Margaret Hawthorne Stuart Watson Warren Furner • Customer Services. • Annual & Long Term • Building. • Economic Development. • District Libraries. Planning. • Community Property. • DoC Whakapapa. • Land Transport. • i-SITES. • Financial Analysis & • Compliance. • Water, Wastewater & • RTO (Visit Ruapehu). • Environmental Health & • Iwi Development. Decision Support Advice. Stormwater Services. Liquor. • Policy/Planning. • Financial & Management • Rating. Reporting. • Information Management. • Youth Development. • Services Asset Managers. • Recreation & Community Facilities. • Treasury. • Resource Management. • Solid Waste. RUAPEHU DISTRICT MAP RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCIL – ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 PAGE 6 MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS Don Cameron JP Karen Ngatai Adie Doyle Kim Wheeler Mayor Deputy Mayor Taumarunui Ward Taumarunui Ward Taumarunui Ward 135 Matapuna Road, 168 Golf Road, 4 Taringamotu Road, RD 6, RAETIHI 4696 446 Echolands TAUMARUNUI 3920 TAUMARUNUI 3920 Road, RD 4, Phone 06 385 3033 TAUMARUNUI 3994 Phone 07 895 6766 Phone 07 896 7736 Phone 07 896 6658 Graeme Cosford JP Robyn Gram JP Lyn Neeson Murray Wilson JP Taumarunui Ward Taumarunui Ward Ohura Ward National Park Ward 42 Reu Street, 158 Golf Road, 649 Paparoa Road, 13 MacKenzie TAUMARUNUI 3920 TAUMARUNUI 3920 KIRIKAU 3993 Street, NATIONAL PARK Phone 07 895 7572 Phone 07 895 5320 Phone 07 895 7803 3948 Phone 07 892 2774 Ben Goddard QSM Elijah Pue David “Rabbit” Vivienne Hoeta Waimarino-Waiouru Waimarino-Waiouru Nottage Waimarino-Waiouru Ward (Passed away Ward Waimarino-Waiouru Ward 23/09/20). Ward 51 Queen Street, 34 George Street, PO Box 8, RAETIHI 4632 32 Southridge Drive, RAETIHI 4632 OHAKUNE 3660 OHAKUNE 4625 Phone 027 740 6253 Phone 06 385 4551 Phone 06 385 8324 Phone 021 111 6514 RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCIL – ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 PAGE 7 COMMUNITY BOARDS National Park Community Board Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board National Park Ward Councillor Murray Wilson is Waimarino-Waiouru Ward Councillors Vivenne Hoeta Council’s appointed representative on the Board. and David “Rabbit” Nottage are Council’s appointed Mayor Don Cameron is an ex-officio member. representatives on the Board. Mayor Don Cameron has speaking rights. Peter Zimmer John (Luigi) Hotter (Chair) (Chair) Whakapapa Road, 99 Ruapehu Road, OWHANGO 3948 OHAKUNE 4625 Phone 027 479 1926 Phone 06 385 8193 Simon O’Neill Alan Whale (Deputy Chair) (Deputy Chair) 3803 State Highway 4, 125 Ruapehu Road, RD 1, RAURIMU 3989 OHAKUNE 4625 Phone 021 661 159 Phone 06 385 9139 Mark Bolten Raewyn (Missy) Biddle (Passed away 12 June 2020) 115 Golf Road 17A Ballance Street, TAUMARUNUI 3920 RAETIHI 4632 Phone 021 191 5385 Phone 022 132 6960 Clark McCarthy Cynthia Dowsett 3 Waimarino Tokaanu 36 Shannon Street, Road OHAKUNE 4625 NATIONAL PARK 3989 Phone 06 385 8086 Phone 027 475 0561 RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCIL – ANNUAL REPORT