The Rangitikei – a path to well-being conference will take place at Taihape Area School on Friday 16^th April 2010 with registration from 9.00 am. Confirmed keynote speakers include Hon Simon Power MP, Minister of Justice and Peter Kenyon, Director of Bank of Ideas.

If you or your agency/organisation serves the community in our District in any capacity, then this conference is for you.

What’s in it for you?

We are all working to tackle complex issues that cut across sector and agency boundaries. This conference will help you develop or create the connections you need with other organisations to support you in your particular area.

 The Rangitikei District Council is currently consulting  on the Draft Annual Plan 2010 – 2011

 The Draft Annual Plan outlines what Council plans to do in the coming year and what changes are being proposed to the budget (costs and revenues) forecasted in the LTCCP.

 The consultation documents for the Draft Annual Plan 2010-11 comprise of the following:

• Part A - the Draft Annual Plan 2010-11
• Part B – the Supplementary Information for the Draft Annual Plan 2010 – 2011
• The Summary of Information – a summary of the major matters contained in the Draft Annual Plan 2010-2011.

 Submissions

Submissions in relation to any of the above documents may be made between Tuesday, 2 March 2010 and 4 pm Thursday, 1 April 2010. Submissions may be made on submission forms available for this purpose.

To view the submission form click on a following links:

A copy of the consultation documents may be inspected during normal office hours at, and submission forms obtained from the following locations:

• the Council Office, 46 High St Marton; and
• the Council Libraries in Marton, Bulls and Taihape

Oral Hearings

Submitters should state whether or not they wish to also be heard orally.  Oral hearings in relation to any of the above issues for consultation will be held on 15 April 2010.

Comments

Do you have a comment regarding the Draft Annual Plan 2010-2011? or the Council's response? Click here to visit the blog. 

Please Note:  Comments made on the blog are not considered as submissions to the Draft Annual Plan 2010-2011. To send a submission to the Council please use the submission form – whether it be electronically via the website or in Word or PDF format.

Rangitikei District Council is currently developing Management Plans for its parks and reserves. It is working on the Plans in two parts: the first is a District-wide component which will apply to all parks and reserves and the second will be specific to the particular park or reserve being considered. The procedure is that Council prepares and adopts a draft Plan which is then subject to a period of public consultation (two months in the case of reserves). Council has just finished the public consultation period for the following Management Plans:

• Draft Recreational Parks and Reserves Management Plan (Part 1)
• Draft Historic Reserves Management Plan (Part 1)
• Draft Memorial Park Management Plan (Part 2)
• Draft Bulls Old Courthouse and Gaol Reserve Management Plan (Part 2)

District Plan Change 25 Proposal - New commercial zone at Bulls.

The requested Plan Change relates to 12,485m² of land fronting Bridge Street (SH 1) and Dalziel Street, Bulls. The request seeks to rezone a site presently zoned Industrial and create a new zone to be called "Special Commercial Zone". The new zone is designed to cater for a specific proposed development of the site for a supermarket and other retail activities.

Requested Plan Change 25 was notified on Saturday 12 December 2009. Submissions closed on Wednesday 3 February 2010.  Further submissions closed on Friday 26 February 2010. A summary of the initial submissions received has been publicly notified and is available to view, please click on the following link: Plan Change 25 - Submissions Summary.

A report is being prepared in regards to recommendations for Council to accept or decline the submissions. The date/time for the plan change hearing has yet to be determinded.