Tasman District Council

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Good news Collingwood. The break in the town’s water supply pipeline is fixed and the reservoir is filling. The only properties still without water are 38 to 50 Ruitaniwha Drive, but they will be reconnected by 7.00pm. Thanks for your patience and assistance reducing water usage.

Collingwood residents are being asked to conserve water. A major pipe breakage has occurred today and the town’s reservoir is emptying quickly. Please limit your water consumption to essential use only because we do not know how long repairs will take.

Merry Christmas and a happy holidays from Tasman District Council! We're taking a break from social media these Christmas holidays, but we're still on call - contact us 24/7 on 03 543 8400. Check out our hours and services over the next few weeks: bit.ly/3NrsG3v.

In Tasman, we’re lucky to have so many places where we can go swimming and enjoy water sports. All summer long, our environmental officers will be out and about monitoring the water quality at popular swim spots across the District. Find out more: bit.ly/3V8E7hx.

Where can Rover run this summer? As we head towards the dog days of summer, there are a few summer rules in our dog bylaw across Tasman affecting the four-legged members of the family. Full details and a map can be found on our website, tasman.govt.nz/exercising-you….

This year has seen some pleasing progress on a number of initiatives under Tasman’s Better Off Funding. We have been able to make inroads investing in community facilities, recreation activities, and active and public transport projects. Read more: bit.ly/3RCvuND.

Over 200 navigational marker buoys have been deployed around Tasman to ensure all water users stay in areas they should. Kaiteriteri is one of the priority safety areas - separate zones are marked out for swimmers, water skiers & boat launching. Read more: bit.ly/3RdnT6S

Templemore Drive is now part of the William Street construction work detour, which means our contractor has had put in parking restrictions. There won't be any physical works on Templemore Drive, and the signage and cones will be gone on Thursday, 21 December.

In Kaiteriteri, from 18 December until 25 February, we will be picking up refuse daily on weekdays. There will also be weekly kerbside recycling collections in Kaiteriteri and Mārahau this summer. It will be picked up every Monday, from 18 December until 19 February.

The 10-year anniversary of the Dominion Flats community restoration project was acknowledged last month – an opportunity for those who have supported the project to reflect on the success of restoring this six-hectare space beside SH60. Read more: bit.ly/41jIsmF.

We measure a lot of stuff! Our data is available to you, whether you want to check water quality at a swimming spot or see how much rainfall we've had at one of our monitoring locations around the region. Dive in - it's fascinating. Check it out here: bit.ly/3uWqdaS.

Save the drain only for rain! We have an ongoing problem of contaminants getting into our streams and waterways. We’ve had fresh reports of paint and other pollutants coming out of stormwater pipes into our urban streams. Read more: bit.ly/3ReNCvI.

Phase B water restrictions come into effect on Friday 15 December, for anyone on our Council water supply in Wakefield, Richmond, Brightwater, Hope, Redwood Valley 1 and 2, Māpua / Ruby Bay, Dovedale and Eighty Eight Valley. What this means: tasman.govt.nz/water-restrict…

Baigent’s Bush – a nine-hectare block of land near Pigeon Valley – was gifted to the public by the Baigent family who have owned and cared for the property since 1843. The official handover ceremony was on 7 December. Read more: bit.ly/3GAbPYB

Come and celebrate Christmas in the park and enjoy a multicultural picnic at Washbourn Gardens in Richmond this Saturday 16 December. Everyone is invited to join in and sing along! Follow the Facebook event page for updates: fb.me/e/NiNFE4kH.

Book a minute for some Council history! Through the hard work of our staff and the amazing assistance of NZ Micrographic Services, we have recently completed a project to make over 200 minute books from old Council meetings available online. Read more: bit.ly/3uzI1Zf

Think before you type - we are people in the community too. bit.ly/47OWnnq

In communities across Nelson Tasman, we've heard there is support for more appropriate speed limits. We're presenting four options for urban roads and four options for rural roads and asking for your feedback. Have your say by the end of February 2024 at shape.tasman.govt.nz/speed-review.