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A $60,000 grant from Tasman District Council will help the Warmer Healthier Homes Te Tau Ihu Charitable Trust insulate the last known qualifying homes in the district.
Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Mayor Tim King says while the reason for receiving the funding was clearly explained, it appeared to be unclear how it was utilised. Councillors appeared surprised this month when they were told the size of the Moutere account balance during a discussion about the proposed Māpua boat ramp. The RFCs were discussed again on Thursday at an extraordinary council meeting that was called to consider a notice of motion on funding sources for a Motueka pool project. During deliberations for the Long Term Plan 2021-31, councillors agreed to bring forward the timing of the bu...
The Tasman District Council is being urged to speed up measures to help the region cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
Martin De Ruyter/The-Nelson-Mail Landfill fees are set to increase by 20 per cent, but the majority of submissions from both Nelson and Tasman are in favour of the change Submitters looking into the nitty gritty of the region’s 10-year landfill and sewerage plans generally supported the proposals. Both the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit (landfill unit) and the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (sewerage unit), combined Nelson City and Tasman District Council business units which look after waste in the region, had meetings on Friday to summarise specific feedback to the...
MOHUA AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST/SUPPLIED The Mohua Affordable Housing Project aims to provide affordable homes for people who are finding it increasingly difficult to get somewhere to live in Golden Bay. A community-led proposal to build two additional pensioner flats on Tasman District Council land in the Golden Bay town of Tākaka has received strong support from district councillors. “If this works well, I believe it's a model that we can roll out in other parts of the district,” said councillor Kit Maling at a meeting of the operations committee on Thursday. Driven by the Golden Bay/...