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News and information from the Thames-Coromandel District Council August 2013

Walk this WayOne of the simplest and most satisfying ways you can experience some of the Coromandel’s most magical spots is just by taking a walk.

Our Local Walks Guide is just out www.tcdc.govt.nz/localwalks which pulls together a collection of walks throughout the Coromandel that are three hours or less in duration. Taking in harbour and river margins, local heritage, playgrounds and playing �elds, busy working wharves and along sandy beaches and coastal headlands, there is something for every level of �tness and plenty of treasures along the way.

The walks mapped in the booklet are largely on Council land, with a few exceptions where walks lead to Department of Conservation land or traverse sections of private land, for which we are grateful to the owners and ask you to be respectful.

On a more ambitious scale our Coromandel Great Walks Project www.tcdc.govt.nz/corogreatwalks has set up a working group, made up of representatives from our Council, East Coast iwi Ngati Hei, Coastal Walkways Group and Department of Conservation sta�. This group is looking at potential sites around the Mercury Bay area that could contribute to stage one, including the possibility of a walking link from Hot Water Beach through to Hahei and further along to the Purangi River. An overall business case and environmental impact study is also currently being dra�ed.

And if walking isn’t your thing we also have the Hauraki Rail Trail, which is a grade 1 cycleway following historic railways lines from Thames to Paeroa, Paeroa to Waikino and Paeroa to Te Aroha. The Rail Trail was created in partnership with Hauraki and Matamata-Piako Councils and we’re now looking at the viability of another link from Thames to Kaiaua.

We thank our partner Councils for their huge e�ort.

And no matter how you get around the Coromandel, we hope you enjoy your time here.

CoromandelLOCAL WALKS GUIDE

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If you already have a collection for your blue rubbish bags and

green recycling crate, then starting from October, you’ll have even

more recycling capacity with a brand new wheelie bin!

More bang for your buckWith three Councils working together, you’re about to get a smarter kerbside recycling service that will reduce waste going to land� ll, give you more recycling capacity, create more local jobs and save ratepayers more than $4.5M over ten years.

More space for recyclingYou’ll still use your o� cial Council bags for weekly rubbish collections, but starting from October, you’ll get a brand new wheelie bin for plastics, paper and cans. Your current green crate will then be just for glass. This way you can recycle a lot more in a simple, convenient way.

When your wheelie bin arrives (the � rst ones will be delivered late next month), you’ll get a handbook with all the details. Or � nd out more online at kerbside.co.nz

More information

1. You will still have a weekly rubbish bag collection.2. Your recycling crate(s) is for glass bottles.*3. The new 240L wheelie bin is for plastics (1-7), tin cans,

paper and cardboard.*

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* Recycling collections will be fortnightly. Rubbish collection will remain weekly.

Rates are charges levied on properties to help pay for your local government services. In the past three years, the average rate has gone down 5%. This year the average rate increase is 1.34%.

When are your rates due? All rates - except water by volume - are payable in three equal instalments due on;Instalment one - 8 September 2013Instalment two - 8 December 2013Instalment three - 8 April 2014

How can you pay?By cash, cheque, EFTPOS (except credit card accounts), direct debit, automatic payment, telephone banking, direct debit and internet banking. You may also pay rates online by credit card.Just go to www.tcdc.govt.nz/payonline

What happens if you don’t pay your rates or are late in paying?A 10 per cent penalty will be added on to any rates that are not paid by the due date. A further penalty of 10 per cent is added to rates that remain in arrears from previous years. If you pay your rates late you can ask for the penalties to be written o� if there are exceptional circumstances.

Having Trouble Paying Rates?If you are facing �nancial hardship, help is available. We can postpone paying your rates . All applications made during a rating year will be applicable from the start of the following rating year.

Find out more at www.ratespostponement.co.nzYou may also be eligible for a rebate of up to $595 depending on your total gross income, number of dependants living with you and total amount of rates you pay (TCDC and WRC). There’s a handy calculator on the Department of Internal A�airs website at www.dia.govt.nz and homeowners can apply for the new rebate from August 2013, for the 2013/14 rating year. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2014.

What are your rates made up of?There are many di�erent strands that make up your rates and what rates are charged. Some of these include:

General Rate - Goes towards planning and management of land, building controls, transport, stormwater and solid waste. This rate is determined by the land value of the property and is district-wide.

Uniform Annual General Charge - For natural and cultural heritage, District leadership and representation amongst other uses. UAGC is a �xed dollar charge per separately used, or inhabited, part of a rating unit.

Targeted Rates for particular projects - Targeted rates cover particular services supplied to a property, or an area. We have targeted rates to cover various projects in a particular area, including where a loan has been raised for the works such as ¥ood protection works at Moanataiari and a wastewater scheme at Cooks Beach. Other separate targeted rates include:

• Solid waste and recycling collection.• Wastewater Disposal.• Local Works and Services.

YOUR RATES GUIDE

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Averate Rate per rating unit

2,242.47 2,221.77 2,101.97 2,130.03

Percentage increase/(Decrease)

- (0.92%) (5.39%) 1.34%

Cumulative (0.92%) (6.63%) (5%)

For a full breakdown of how rates are set and assessed go to www.tcdc.govt.nz/rates

Buy a Gullinator for just $15. Saves

rubbish bags from being ripped apart by birds

or dogs. Available from Council o�ces around

the Coromandel.

Please Remember....• Fold ¥at and bundle all cardboard, put recycling in the o¦cial

green bins and use the o¦cial blue bags for rubbish. • All recycling and rubbish is to be out ready from 7:30 AM on

collection day.• If you miss your collection, remember that our refuse transfer

stations take o¦cial blue bags for FREE.

TCDC RUBBISH COLLECTION DAYS

Location Collection Day

Whangamata, Onemana/ Opoutere, Pauanui, Mercury Bay South Monday

Tairua, Whitianga, Mercury Bay North, Coromandel Rural North Tuesday

Coromandel Town, Manaia, Thames Coast, Thames, Thames Rural South Wednesday

This removes any metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing �ttings overnight. Some plumbing �ttings have the potential to allow minute traces of metal to accumulate in water standing in the �ttings for several hours.The Ministry recommends this simple precaution for all households in New Zealand, including those on public and private water supplies.

Flush your TapsThe Ministry of Health reminds all of us to �ush a mug of drinking water from our taps every morning.

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How We Can HelpIf you have an enquiry or a complaint you can let us know through a Request For Service. You can either �le it online

www.tcdc.govt.nz/rfs

or call our customer services team anytime on

07 868 0200 - particularly if it’s a noise control issue.

Upcoming Events in the Coromandel

Dune Planting

17th August

Whangapoua

tcdc.govt.nz/coastalmangement

Dune Planting

24th August

Matarangi

tcdc.govt.nz/coastalmanagement

Coromandel Classic

23rd – 25th August

Coromandel District

coromandelclassic.co.nz

Run Walk Festival

31st August

Whangamata

[email protected]

Coromandel Peninsula Art & Cra� Fair

24th August

Whitianga

mercurybayartescape.com

September 2013

November 2013

December 2013

Opoutere Fireworks Extravaganza

1st November

Whangamata

[email protected]

K2 Cycle Race

2nd November

Coromandel District

arcevents.co.nz/k2cycle

Guy Fawkes Evening

2nd November

Whitianga

whitianga.co.nz

Icebreaker Fishing Tournament

23rd November

Whitianga

mbgfc.co.nz

Tairua & Pauanui Chocolate Festival

23rd Nov – 24th Dec

Tairua-Pauanui

pohutukawafestival.co.nz

Thames Save The Children Fun Run

17th November

Thames

thecoromandel.com

Pauanui Volunteer Awards Evening

18th November

Pauanui

pauanuiclub.co.nz

i-SITE Thames206 Pollen St(07) 868 7284 Fax: (07) 868 [email protected] www.thamesinfo.co.nzOpen Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm Sat, Sun & Pub Hols: 9.00am - 4.00pm

i-SITE Whitianga66 Albert Street, Whitianga(07) 866 5555 Fax: (07) 866 [email protected] www.whitianga.co.nz Open Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat & Sun: 9.00am - 4.00pm

i-SITE Whangamata 616 Port Rd, P.O. Box 215, Whangamata(07) 865 8340 Fax: (07) 865 [email protected] Open Hours: Mon-Sat: 9.00am - 5.00pm Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Tairua Information Centre233 Main Rd, P.O. Box 76, Tairua (07) 864 7575 Fax: (07) 864 [email protected] www.tairua.infoOpen Hours: Daily: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Pauanui Information CentreCnr Vista Paku & Shepphard Ave , Pauanui (07) 864 7101 Fax: (07) 864 [email protected] Hours: Seasonal

Coromandel Town Information CentreSamuel James Reserve, Kapanga Rd, Coromandel (07) 866 8598 Fax: (07) 866 [email protected] www.coromandeltown.co.nzOpen Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat & Sun: 10.00am - 3.00pm

Local Information Centres

October 2013

Pauanui Launch & Wine Trail

9th November

Pauanui

pauanuiwinetrail.co.nz

Thames Arts Festival

22nd Nov – 8th Dec

Thames

thamessocietyofarts.org.nz

Pohutukawa Festival

23rd Nov – 23rd Dec

Coromandel District

pohutukawafestival.co.nz

DistrictPlanReviewWorking together for sustainable management of the district’s resources

The way we use, develop and subdivide land in the Coromandel is under review.

We’re making changes to our District Plan - this is the document that helps determine where activities can take place in the Coromandel, under what restrictions and what natural and cultural features should be protected.

Our District Plan was last reviewed in 1997 and a lot has changed since then, so we’ve come up with a “Dra� District Plan”.

• From October 2012 - January 2013 this Dra� Plan went out for public feedback with 930 comments received.

• Our District Plan Review Committee then held six deliberation sessions from March - July 2013 looking at all the changes being suggested.

• This month and next month the District Plan Review Committee and Council will formally sign o� on a Proposed District Plan

• The Proposed District Plan goes out for formal consultation in November 2013.

District Plan Review

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Coromandel Music Society

6th September

Coromandel Town

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Bollywood Ball

5th October

Whitianga

coromandelrescue.org.nz5

Pauanui Community Church Fair

6th September

Whitianga

facebook.com/whats.on.at.pauanui26

Bath Tub Race and Birdman Competition

26th – 27th October

Whitianga

whitianga.co.nz26

Kiwi Spring Festival

27th November

Coromandel Town

kiwiretreat.co.nz27

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Coromandel Dive Festival

29th Nov – 1st Dec

Whitianga

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Thunder Beach Motorbikes

29th Nov – 1st Dec

Coromandel Town

thunderbeach.co.nz29

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Splinta

28th September

Whitianga

event�nder.co.nz/2013/splinta3/whitianga28

Mercury Bay Home and Trade Show

26th – 27th October

Whitianga

whitianga.co.nz26Matchless simplicity. Anytime. Anywhere. When we envisioned MasterBuild, we wanted something any Tom, Dick and Harry* could use to submit building consent applications online.Then we got carried away.

Online building consent application.

Make it so it could plug straight in to any councils’ existing systems.

Design it to make all the backstage stuff automated for staff (no double or triple handling.)

Make it work from anywhere in the world as long as you have access to the internet.

And on it went.You get the picture.

See MasterBuild in action at www.vimeo.com/ourcoromandel/masterbuild

For more information, contact Murray Foster p 07 868 0200 e [email protected]

And we succeeded.Commercial. Industrial. Residential.

Customisable.Online. 24/7.

You’re welcome.

* Naturally, Tom, Dick and Harry would have to be able to understand what code clauses are, and other building-codey stuff.

MasterBuild

A word from our CE

David Hammond, TCDC Chief Executive

www.coromandel.govt.nzPhone: 07 868 [email protected]/ThamesCoromandelDistrictCouncil

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Your household may be able to vote in the Thames-Coromandel local government lections this October.

Find out now at www.tcdc.govt.nz/votetwice or call us on 0800 922 822

Local Body Election NewsCouncils are now required to publish a Pre-Election Report to provide voters with more information to help them make an informed decision before voting in the upcoming Local Government elections this October.The Pre-Election Report provides factual information to promote discussion about the issues facing the Thames-Coromandel District in advance of the upcoming council elections on 12 October.It should provide voters with more information to help make an informed decision.The Report has a particular focus on how the Council is performing �nancially, including the Council’s current �nancial position, and

signalling the key spending issues over the coming years.The report also provides information on what major projects the Council expects to deliver over the next three years.To read the report and �nd out more about the upcoming local body elections in October go to www.tcdc.govt.nz/electionsThe last election was held in October 2010. The next election will be held on Saturday 12 October 2013.

Friday, 19 JulyNominations open for all positions of Mayor, Councillor or Community Board member (including EW and DHB positions).Friday, 16 August by 12 noonNominations close.Friday 20 - Wednesday, 25 SeptemberYour voting form arrives in the post You should complete your voting form, place it in the pre-paid envelope provided and either deliver it to a Council Service Centre in Coromandel, Whitianga, Whangamata or Thames or post it to arrive by the close of voting.Saturday, 12 October by 12 noon Voting closes.

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Scallop Festival

“A weekend long celebration of Coromandel

seafood and cuisine”.

14th September

Whitianga

scallopfestival.co.nz

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Brits At The Beach

“A celebration of all things British. Food, Drink, Music, Cars,

Bikes, Fashion, Culture”.

4th – 6th October

Whangamata

britsatthebeach.co.nz

Prana New Year Festival

“Five days of celebration with a ‘Mystery of Life’ theme, which we trust

will endlessly entertain your imaginations

throughout this transformative Snake

year”.

30th Dec – 3rd Jan

Opoutere

prana.co.nz

Please NotePlease note these are only some of the

events planned around the Coromandel during these months. For more information

go to www.tcdc.govt.nz/events or www.thecoromandel.com

A more extensive events calendar for December 2013 - April 2014 will be in our

Summertimes Guide published in November. If you want to promote an event in our upcoming

Summertimes Handbook please [email protected]

August 2013

Whanga Week

27th Dec – 4th Jan

Whangamata

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Wellbeing Fair

28th Dec – 6th Jan

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triple handling.)

masterbuild

For more information, contact Murray Foster

And we succeeded.Commercial. Industrial. Residential.

So now if you want to help shape Coromandel’s future make sure you have your say www.tcdc.govt.nz/dpr

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