A community leader in Ohakune says the visitor hub needs funding now to help offset the crisis facing the Ruapehu district’s tourism industry.
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A last-minute flood of nominations has filled every seat on Horizons Regional Council and district councils in Ruapehu, Whanganui and Rangitīkei - but not every vacancy will be contested.
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Council is proposing to reduce councillor numbers to eight plus the mayor made up of six general ward, and two Māori ward councillors, all elected at large, and have four Community Boards with four community representatives on each, all elected at .
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 11:47 am
Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel from Ōpōtiki,
Kaikohe, Westport, Ohakune and Kirwee were presented with
their New Year’s Honours by Governor-General Patsy Reddy
at Government House in Wellington today.
Syd Hughes
and Bruce Thompson were honoured with Queen’s Service
Medals for service to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and
their communities. Jim Powdrill, Kevin Stechman and Stuart
Jones received Queen’s Service Medals for service to Fire
and Emergency New Zealand.
John Bowmar (Kaiwaka) was
presented with his Queen’s Service Medal for services to
Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community by the