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Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 2:42 pm
Stimulating economic growth, town centre upgrades,
environmental sustainability and keeping rates affordable
are the key themes guiding South Taranaki District
Council’s 2021 – 2031 Long Term Plan which was formally
adopted at today’s (28 June) ordinary council
meeting.
For South Taranaki ratepayers, the result is
an average rate increase of 3.99% each year over the next
ten years, the lowest in the region.
The Plan was
adopted following a month of public consultation which saw
215 public submissions made. Public support was strong for
the Council’s plans to undertake town centre upgrades in
Ōpunakē, Manaia, Pātea, Waverley and Eltham; complete all
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A South Taranaki town is hurting after the bodies of Stephen John Frost, 55, and his 15-year-old son Regan Frost-Lawn were found at a Manawapou Rd property on Monday.
As the Hāwera community comes to terms with the “ripple effect” of an alleged double murder, those who knew the deceased say they are still in shock. The bodies of Stephen John Frost, 55, and his 15-year-old son Regan Frost-Lawn were discovered by police after officers were called to a house in Manawapou Rd, about 2.50am Monday. A homicide investigation was launched and a 21-year-old man has been charged with their murder.