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News and information from the Buller District Council - Te takiwä kaunihera o Kawatiri
Issue #82 - April 2015
Long Term Plan
2015-2025
2
Funding for Local Arts 2
Buller Libraries
3
Solid Energy Centre
3
NBS Theatre
3
Livestock Movements 4
Bylaw
Notes and Notices
4
Rural Town Water
Supplies
4
ANZAC Day Celebrations 2015
25 April 2015 marks 100 years since the first
New Zealand soldiers were deployed to Gallipoli
in World War One. This is a significant time in
our history.
If you are wishing to attend one of the Anzac Day
services, the times and locations are:
• 6am Dawn Parade – Granity War
Memorial
• 9am Service – Waimangaroa War
Memorial
• 11am Parade and Service –
Westport Gates of Remembrance
Youth Celebrating
ANZAC Day
what’s inside...
the ‘Freedom of the District’, which was first
granted in 2009.
Buller REAP youth team have been working
with four Media Study students from Buller
High School, facilitating and brain storming the
production of a short film, called “Remember the
ANZAC”.
The students have been interviewing members
of the public from different age groups, indicating
their understanding of ANZAC.
Buller REAP collaborated with Buller High School
and Tai Poutini Polytechnic to produce a short
documentary. The students’ requirement was
to produce and design a media product to
gain NCEA Credits Level 3. Buller High School
developed an Internal Assessment to gain these
credits, while Tai Poutini Polytechnic has given
the resources to edit and finalise the footage.
This short film will be played in the ART Hotel
after the ANZAC parade and service on 25th
April.
Alternative Education students have produced a
banner that shows their interpretation of ANZAC
day, which will also be on display.
ANZAC Day Public Holiday
Monday 27 April 2015
Ship’s Badge
The ship’s badge is a Kotiati
(hand held weapon) and her motto is
Kia Toa (be brave).
The street march will begin at 4.30pm along
Palmerston Street, with the main formalities of the
parade being carried out in front of the Clocktower.
All members of the public are welcome and
encouraged to come along to observe.
Part of the formalities includes the Mayor granting
the crew the ‘Freedom of the District’. This is a
traditional custom; however in modern times the
granting of the ‘Freedom of the District’ is a means
whereby the civic authority (Council) expresses
the community’s close relationship with a military
organisation.
The granting of a freedom is a privilege not given or
accepted lightly and involves obligations as well as
privileges. It is a custom that recognises, cements
and fosters the intimate association between the
“District” and a regiment or ship.
During this ANZAC day period, which
commemorates 100 years since Gallipoli, the
HMNZS ‘Hawea’, which is affiliated to the West
Coast, will be stationed in Westport.
Upon the granting of the freedom, the crew
have the right to march through the streets with
drums beating, colours unfurled, swords drawn
and bayonets fixed. These elements had major
significance in the past. The drum was the main
method of conveying orders on the battlefield
(and at sea), the colours designated the location
of the Commander, and the weapons were ready
for combat.
On Monday 27 April 2015, the crew from
‘Hawea’ will march through Westport exercising
The street march is expected to take 30-45
minutes.
This year will be the first time that we observe
the “Mondayised” public holiday for ANZAC Day.
Long Term Plan 2015 to 2025
Consultation and Engagement Process
In past years Councils were required to consult on their 10 year plan by producing a Long
Term Plan (LTP) that ran to several hundred pages. The Long Term Plan usually included
a shorter “summary”.
This latest Ten Year Plan is the first to be produced under recent amendments to the Local
Government Act.
Instead of relying on the very detailed and voluminous LTP and summary, Councils are
now required to consult with the public by producing a “Consultation Document” that
focuses on the key issues facing the Council, how the Council proposes to deal with these
issues and explains what that means for rates.
The Consultation Document will also include a summary of the Council’s financial and
infrastructure strategies.
That does not mean the LTP document disappears.
As in the past, the Council still needs to work its way through all the necessary detail
involved in the full LTP process. In practical terms, this Consultation Document replaces
the old summary.
Should you wish to know more, all key documents will be made available on our website
(www.bullerdc.govt.nz).
Having a current LTP remains a legal requirement of all Councils in New Zealand. Council’s
latest LTP lays out the direction for Council for the next 10 years. It is also a way for
ratepayers and residents who want to look up all the detail to find out about Council’s
activities, financial status and work priorities.
The timeline shows the key dates for the Long Term Plan process.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts on our Draft LTP for 2015-2025.
Council will be holding Roadshows throughout the district during the Long Term Plan
Consultation period. They will be held in the following locations as shown – with times
and venues to be confirmed.
11 May 2015: Punakaiki
12 May 2015: Reefton
13 May 2015: Westport
19 May 2015: Karamea
20 May 2015: Ngakawau
Please keep a look out for further information of a Roadshow being held near you.
Funding for Local Arts
Applications for financial assistance under the Buller Creative Communities Scheme
are now being invited.
Funding assistance is available for groups and individuals to assist with projects
taking place in the Buller District that focus on participating in the arts. Applicants
must be able to show that their projects will be of benefit to the Buller community.
Application forms and further information are available from the funding page of
our website www.bullerdc.govt.nz or at either of the Council offices in Westport or
Reefton.
Applications close at 4.30pm on Monday 4 May 2015.
Tell us what you think
Have your say before
the end of May
What’s new @ Buller Libraries
W I N D OW ST O R E A D I N G . . .
Parents: Do you read to your children?
Reading to your children carries significant benefits – for them and
for you.
Reading exposes children to words, rhythm, and rhyme. It develops
and deepens their vocabulary and helps them describe their world.
Reading to babies and very young children helps them to recognise
familiar objects and to discover new objects.
Stories stimulate imagination and encourage the early development
of problem solving skills.
Reading together is a positive social experience, a time of nurturing
and strengthening of the parent/child bond. A child who is read
to frequently will go to school with an understanding of language,
vocabulary and story structure.
Reading to your children will help them understand the direction that
words travel in a sentence, the direction that pages are turned, and
that words and pictures are separate
and carry separate meaning.
Listening to a story will encourage
the development of longer periods of
concentration.
Reading is fun! Fun for you and for your
children. If your children see books and
reading as fun, they will have a great
foundation when they begin school.
The library has a range of books with
information about reading to your
children, and also a wonderful selection
of books to read to your children.
Shows:
April – 30th Mel Parsons “DRYLANDS” NZ Release Tour with
special guest Chrisof – a dutch folk musician and rising
star of the UK folk scene. Tickets on sale now.
Shows
coming
to your
Theatre
soon...
May – 2nd and 3rd Best of the West Country Music Awards
– 6th “Turn Up the Heat” Kevin Greaves – Nashville
Recording Artist and New Zealand Award Winning
performer is joined by two of Australia’s premier music
talents, chart-topper Paul Costa and Country Music
Channel star duo Baylou for a night of great music and
comedy. Tickets on sale now.
Upcoming Movies:
- The SpongeBob Movie –
‘Sponge Out of Water’
- The Vatican Museums 3D
- The Book of Life
- Fast & Furious 7
PLUS LOTS MORE TO
CHOOSE FROM
Keep a look out for school
holiday times!
For more information ring NBS Theatre 789 4219 or see our website www.nbstheatre.co.nz
Livestock Movements Bylaw
Buller District Council has a Livestock Movements Bylaw. The purpose of this Bylaw is to improve the control
of movement of livestock across and along public roads. The main priorities of this Bylaw are to protect the
safety of all road users, including those who are involved with moving the livestock, protect services of the
roads and protect public and private structures. Also to reduce inconvenience, nuisance and potential hazard
for all road users.
The Bylaw covers many aspects of stock crossings and movements which include
• movements across a road and for a distance of less than 250m along the road,
• along a road for more than 250m, and
• if the size of the mob to be shifted was more than 500, written permission is required from the Council.
There are exemptions to this Bylaw, those being
• Livestock having to be moved along public roads as a result of an emergency, such as flooding, fire,
landslide and damage to fences or similar
• Where livestock are moved on to a road to graze it and are securely contained by temporary fencing or
similar measure to ensure that no animal intrudes onto or across the carriageway.
However, specific Council approval is required
prior to grazing any road sides.
Any person who fails to comply with the Bylaw
or breaches any condition of a written approval
granted, commits an offence under section 239
of the Local Government Act 2002 and is liable
to a fine not exceeding $20,000 under section
242(4) of the Local Government Act 2002.
The full Bylaw can be viewed on Council’s website
– www.bullerdc.govt.nz under Publications /
Bylaws.
Notes and Notices
You are warmly invited to attend the Council
meetings listed below.
COUNCIL
22 April 2015, starting at 5pm
Location to be confirmed
27 May 2015, starting at 5pm
Council Chambers, Palmerston Street, Westport
If you have any enquiries regarding the above
Council meetings, or would like to indicate your
interest in speaking during the public forum, please
contact Linda Pablecheque, linda@bdc.govt.nz on
788 9642.
INANGAHUA COMMUNITY BOARD
9 June 2015, starting at 4pm
Reefton Visitor Centre Meeting Room, Broadway
If you have any enquiries regarding the above
meeting, or would like to indicate your interest in
speaking at the public forum, please contact
Mary Wilson, mary@bdc.govt.nz or 788 9618.
Public Notices
RURAL TOWN WATER SUPPLIES
The Buller District Council wishes to advise and/
or remind all consumers on the rural town water
supplies at Little Wanganui Subdivision, Mokihinui,
Ngakawau/Hector, South Granity, Waimangaroa
and Inangahua Junction to boil all drinking water
and water used for food preparation for at least
three minutes.
These water supplies are untreated and originate
from bush catchments where there is always a
potential for the water to be contaminated from a
variety of animal and bird life.
FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE
15 April 2015, starting at 5pm
Location to be confirmed
13 May 2015, starting at 5pm
Location to be confirmed
22 June 2015, starting at 5pm
Location to be confirmed
DATES TO REMEMBER
25 April – ANZAC Day celebrations throughout the
district
27 April – Street march by crew members of
HMNZS Hawea
28 April – Long Term Plan Submissions open
4 May – Arts funding round closes
29 May – Long Term Plan Submissions close
WESTPORT
address
ph
fax
free phone
Brougham Street
PO Box 21
Westport 7866
03 788 9111
03 788 8041
0800 807 239
REEFTON
address
ph
fax
free phone
66 Broadway
PO Box 75
Reefton 7851
03 732 8821
03 732 8822
0800 808 821
Solid Energy Centre
address Corner Pakington and
Domett Streets
Westport
ph 789 8316
www.solidenergycentre.co.nz
NBS Theatre
address 105 Palmerston Street
Westport
ph 789 4219
www.nbstheatre.co.nz
Sue Thomson Casey Memorial Library
address Palmerston Street
Westport
ph 788 8030
fax 788 8147
24 Hour Noise Control Services
ph 788 9115
24 Hour Animal Control Services
ph 788 9111
After hours Operations emergencies
Westport ph 788 9119
Reefton ph 732 8092
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- sewerage- rural fire
- stormwater- water
- refuse- council property
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