News from around Taranaki
The South Taranaki District Council finished the 2018/19 financial year with a healthy $5.8 million surplus before accounting adjustments*, against a budgeted surplus of $2.1 million, according to its Annual Report, which was adopted at Wednesday’s (9 October) Special Council meeting. Council Chief Executive Waid Crockett says the surplus was partly due to the Council’s... Continue Reading →
Mary Bourke was elected as the first female mayor for the South Taranaki District and served five terms as Mayor from 1992, before choosing not to seek re-election in 2007. She was nominated and accepted a Queens Service Order in 2009 and is now self-employed as a freelance facilitator and is passionate about unlocking the... Continue Reading →
In Craig Baylis's most recent newsletter release, he's been sure to make it clear where he stands when it comes to healthcare in the South Taranaki District.. The statement reads, In the last decade with improving property values in places like North Taranaki, Fielding and Whanganui this region has become one of the most affordable... Continue Reading →
A few like-minded locals got together to bring a spring back in to the townships main Street via donations and good will. A collective of generous donors gathered soil, compost, plant food and flowers to the initiative they've named "Adopted Garden". Also monetary donations were made by the Pātea Market in a bid to give... Continue Reading →
To give the voters in October's election an idea about who they're voting for we asked all the candidates to tell us - in 200 words or less - what is the biggest issue they want to tackle whilst in council if elected. Born and educated in South Taranaki and like New Plymouth’s Neil Holdom... Continue Reading →
To give the voters in October's election an idea about who they're voting for we asked all the candidates to tell us - in 200 words or less - what is the biggest issue they want to tackle whilst in council if elected. We need to see sustainable growth throughout our district lead by, but... Continue Reading →
To give the voters in October's election an idea about who they're voting for we asked all the candidates to tell us - in 200 words or less - what is the biggest issue they want to tackle whilst in council if elected. For the first time in many years we in South Taranaki have... Continue Reading →
New Plymouth District Council councillor Murray Chong is known for his radical views and is often in the spotlight for all the wrong things. In January, Chong shared his view that he only sung the English version of the national anthem because it was the "original". After being censured by New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom,... Continue Reading →
You have until the end of the week to nominate someone for the 2019 South Taranaki Youth to Work Awards, a Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs project. Event organiser, South Taranaki District Council’s Community Development Advisor Ella Borrows, says this is the sixth year of the awards and nominations are encouraged from across the employment, education... Continue Reading →
