In this Issue:
Flush your Drinking Water Taps!
Some plumbing fittings within our homes have the potential to allow minute traces of metals to accumulate in water standing in the fittings for several hours.
Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends that you flush a mug full of water from your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing fittings.
Kaikoura District Council recommends this simple precaution for all households.
Rather that waste it, this mug of water is perfectly safe to use to water your plants each day.
Biodiversity Contestable Fund
Reminder; that the Councils Biodiversity Contestable Fund is still open until the end of March.
• Phone Jodie Denton on 03 319-5026
• email Jodie at jodie.denton@kaikoura.govt.nz
• Pick up an application form from the Council offices
• Check our website www.kaikoura.govt.nz to download the form.
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Kaikoura Urban Water Supply Upgrade and Renewal Works
Kaikoura District Council has received funding form the Ministry of Health for the implementation of works for the Kaikoura Urban Supply.
Accordingly works will be undertaken to:
1. provide an additional 3000m3 storage and the
2. Renewal of leaky pipes within the reticulation system.
The works described above will be implemented in February 2010 with completion date set for June 2010 and is intended to:
1. bring the water supply system in line with the new Zealand drinking water standard 2008 (revised 2005) of having 24hr storage.
2. Reduce water demand by reducing water lost through leaking pipes.
Upon completion of these works Council will inform the residents and other stakeholders accordingly.
Kaikoura District Library Staff Picks:
♦ Lyn Andrews – A secret in the family
♦ Jack Higgins - Wolf at the door
♦ Elise Chidley - Married with baggage
♦ Tami Hoag – Deeper than the dead
♦ New Zealand Wilderness Magazine – Coming Soon NZ Shed Magazine for all you blokes.
BIOG - Ricky Megee with Greg McLean – Left for dead: How one man survived 71 days lost in a desert hell.
DVD G -Force: buckle up for thrilling edge of your seat action and laugh out loud fun in Disney’s family comedy.
Toddler-time : Songs, stories, activities for pre-schoolers – Mondays during term time 10.30-11.30am.
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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From the Office of the Mayor
I believe there are times that we, as a community look at ourselves, what we do and brag about our successes. Take some pride in ourselves – if you like. This month’s boast is all about the success of a small but important service that we as a community have been delivering over the past few years.
That is …… our Community Van.
Remember when all those raffles and cake stalls were to raise money to assist with helping our elderly and disabled in their homes and to get about? We called it simply “community care”.
That money is still in the bank and the interest on those funds is managed by a group of community trustees. It is distributed to assist with home health care for all sorts of people in need.
Then our community care management team, instead of tapping these funds went elsewhere to purchase and organizes an identified need – a community van.
The van is managed by volunteers and driven by volunteers; it is self-funding with the users making small donations and via the generosity of several Kaikoura businesses. It has a wheel chair facility and the drivers are always smiling and on-call.
It is used very regularly to get our elderly and disabled shopping, to the medical centre, hospital appointments, excuse for an outing, physio. sessions and has even done a quick flit to the vet! Not to mention getting some to the races! On average it transports over 50 people per month around and about!
To the drivers, organizers and businesses who continue to support this service-Thank you! To those who use the service – well done!
Perhaps you know someone who could benefit from this great community service, give me a call and we will work it out.
The point I make is that this is an excellent and envied service. It is with our community and council working together that we can achieve some pretty impressive outcomes. Our Kaikoura Community Van service is an exceptional example of this.
I look forward to bragging about others as the year progresses.
Cheers
Mayor Kev
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NZ CHILDRENS DAY
7 March 2010
Family picnic, live entertainment, interactive stalls, friendly family fun!
Kaikoura Community Events Calendar
Don’t miss out on what’s happening in and around Kaikoura – check out www.kaikoura.govt.nz and have a look at our Events Calendar!
There’s so much going on in March. Events include: Art in the Dark, Seaweek Community Day at Fyffe House, Children’s Day and Schoolyard Markets.
March 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.
Hearings & Applications Date to be confirmed 9.00am
Tourism & Development Wednesday 10th March 1.00pm
Works & Services, followed
by Environmental Services,
Finance & Policy, and Council Wednesday 17th March 9.00am
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