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Newsletter: September 2010

In this Issue:

• From the Mountains to the Sea let's keep Kaikoura Litter Free!
• Community Initiatives Fund
• Gambling Venues Policy Review
• Recycling
• Library Staff Picks
• September Council Meetings

FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA LET'S KEEP KAIKOURA LITTER FREE!

Every year, the council pays contractors to pick up litter - not to mention the hours of voluntary service members of the public contribute to picking up litter.  Some litter is unintentional, some is apathy and some people just don’t realise the impacts of dropping litter.  We can all do our bit to stop litter.

You can make sure you put all your own rubbish and recycling in the appropriate bin.  If there is no bin, make sure you take your rubbish home.

• Don’t drop fruit peelings or apple cores. Even though it breaks down, it is still litter.
• If you see someone else dropping litter, ask them to pick it up.  
• Lastly, make sure all your rubbish and recycling is secure.  Litter can sometimes blow from other places, making our public spaces look unsightly.

If you are a business, remember you are responsible for your own waste. 
Did you know ...

• One plastic bag can take 1000 years to break down.  
• Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter.
• People are more likely to litter in an already littered environment.
• People under the age of 15 are less likely to litter than adults.

So, do your bit Kaikoura, if you see litter – pick it up.  Be careful of broken glass or anything sharp.  If you see Bev the beach cleaner, or any other volunteer, doing their thing, remember to say THANK YOU!!

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COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FUND

This small fund under the auspices of Council’s Social Services Committee is available for community events and/or public education within the Kaikoura District.  Non-profit organisations (or individuals under the umbrella of a legal entity) may apply. 

For criteria and application forms please call into the Council offices at 34 Esplanade, or download from the website (Click here>>>).

For further information please contact Megan Handyside at the council megan.handyside@kaikoura.govt.nz

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GAMBLING VENUES POLICY REVIEW

The Gambling Act 2003, Section 101 states that a Territorial Authority must adopt a class 4 Gambling Venue Policy and that in adopting a policy the Territorial Authority must pay regard to the social impact of gambling within its district.

This policy is currently under consideration as section 102 (5) of the Gambling Act 2003 requires the Council to review its policy on class 4 gambling venues every three years.

Submissions may be posted or lodged with the Kaikoura District Council no later than 4pm, Friday 27th August 2010.

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RECYCLING

Now is a good time to think about recycling and get some systems in to make recycling easy at your place.  Kaikoura does not have a kerbside rubbish collection.

Separate recycling for collection or take it to the Resource Recovery Centre, on Scarborough Street.  Opening hours: Mon-Fri, 8am - 4.30pm, weekends/ public holidays, 10am- 4pm

When is recycling collected?

Recyclables are collected from the kerbside on the following days:

• Kaikoura township and South Bay - Thursday
• Clarence / Kekerengu - Wednesday mornings
• Oaro /Peketa/Oceanridge - Wednesday afternoons

Recyclables can be deposited FREE OF CHARGE at the Resource Recovery Centre.

By recycling you are saving yourself and the community money.

Recycling that will be collected

Each week, securely contain your clean recycling, ready for the kerbside collection. 

Separate as follows:

• Container 1:  Soft plastic: clean plastic shopping bags, bread bags, cling wrap etc.  Hard plastic: ALL hard plastic
  Cans: tin, steel and aluminium.
• Container 2:  Glass: all glass containers.
    Broken Glass should be securely wrapped in newspaper
• Bale:  Cardboard, paper: newspaper and mixed grade paper.

All the above recycling can be taken to the Resource Recovery Centre on Scarborough Street.  In addition you may also take the following:

• Garden Waste: you can take all garden waste for a small fee.
• Organic (Kitchen Waste): can be disposed of for free or get a free bucket.  You can leave the bucket at your gate if you are on a town collection.
• Disposable Nappies, sanitary items, etc can be disposed of in a purpose disposal bag.  Purchase the bag at Innovative Waste or Kaikoura District Council.

Have separate recycling bins in your kitchen, bar or outdoor areas, so it is easy to wash and separate recycling from general waste.

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Kaikoura District Library Staff Picks:
    

♦ Anna Jacobs – Beyond the Sunset
♦ Stephen Leather – Rough Justice
♦ Tilly Bagshawe - Flawless
♦ Reginald Hill – The Woodcutter
♦ Stephen Daisley – Traitor (NZ)
♦ NZ Pig Hunter Magazine
♦ BIOG  Ray Avery: Rebel with a cause.
The remarkable story of Ray Avery New Zealander of the Year 2010.
♦ DVD Fantastic Mr Fox – Family Rating Movie PG – Parental Guidance

Housebound Service: library staff can choose and arrange delivery of books, magazines and talking books to Kaikoura residents no longer able to visit the library due to illness or disability. For further information contact your library 319 6280.

Come in & check out all the new titles now available at your library
or phone to reserve that special item today 319 6280.

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September Council Meetings

Council meetings are held in the Supper Room of the Memorial Hall.  Come along and listen to the process as local issues are considered, and decisions are made, by local people.

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