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Southlink is printed in the South Taranaki District's free community newspaper, the Star every Thursday. It contains council and community news, important dates and information about what's on. All documents are in PDF format.

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2021

Thursday 6 MayRebel Business School, Last chance to have your say, upcoming meetings, Libby app and rates payment due.
Thursday 29 April
Help us make South Taranaki the Most Liveable District, Environment and Sustainability Strategy, Upcoming Meetings, Design chosen for Eltham sign, Zoom into our Long Term Plan online Presentation.
Thursday 22 April
Help us make South Taranaki the Most Liveable District, Town Centre Upgrades - Pātea, Waverley, Manaia, Ōpunakē and Eltham, Upcoming meetings, Remaining Public Meetings, ANZAC Services.
Thursday 15 AprilHelp Us Make South Taranaki the Most Liveable District, South Taranaki Business Park, Upcoming meetings, The Poppy and Star Flight, Notice of impounded stock.
Thursday 8 April
Help us make South Taranaki the Most Liveable District, Poppy and Star Flight flying into Hāwera, Remember When, Upcoming meetings, KidzBiz, Ōkaiawa Community Groups meeting tonight.
Thursday 1 April
Council Long Term Plan Proposal available for comment, Upcoming Meetings, Ōkaiawa Community Groups Meeting, Notice of impounded stock, Remember when.
Thursday 25 March
Council adopts Long Term Plan proposal for community feedback, Solders Park pathway extension begins, Upcoming meetings, Ōkaiawa Community Groups Meeting, Antenno
Thursday 18 March
LTP Consultation, Eltham Town Sign voting, Ōkaiawa Meeting, Upcoming meetings, South Rd Roadworks, Notice of Impounded stock.
Thursday 11 March
Multicultural festival, Ōkaiawa Community groups meeting, Upcoming meetings, South Road roadworks, Seaweek, New Exhibitions open at Lysaght Watt Gallery.
Thursday 4 March
Koha a gift for South Taranaki Libraries, Multi-Cultural Poster, COVID-19 Brings Early End to Pool Season, Applications Open for Rural Travel Fund, Upcoming meetings, Road closure, Plumbo-Solvency
Thursday 25 February
South Taranaki Multi-Cultural Festival, AmeriCARna Hits Hāwera, Public Meeting - Ōpunakē Community Emergency Management, Applications Open for Rural Travel Fund, Upcoming meetings
Thursday 18 FebruaryAmeriCARna, Rock Protection, Movies in the Park, Rates Due, Upcoming Meetings, Antenno, COVID note.
Thursday 11 FebruaryConcerts in the Park, Sort it, Movies in the Park, Eltham Town Sign, Rates Due, Upcoming meetings.
Thursday 4 FebruaryConserve water now, overflowing bins, get sorted with your recycling, upcoming meetings, upcoming events, rates payment due.
Thursday 28 JanuarySort it, South Taranaki, Images wanted for new Eltham town signs, Manaia Combined Facility update, upcoming meetings, Concerts in the Park, Movies in the Park
Thursday 21 JanuaryResidents' feedback of Council services to be canvassed, conserve water to avoid restrictions, The Warratahs coming to Concerts in the Park, upcoming meetings, Summer Blast.
Thursday 14 JanuarySounds on the Sand, Summer Blast workshops, Public notice of operative of the proposed South Taranaki District Plan, impounded stock, water conservation, upcoming meetings

2020 editions of Southlink

hursday 24 DecemberMayor's Christmas Message, Council facility open hours over the festive season, Green Flag Award winning Park, Summer Blast, upcoming meetings, Annual Report Summary and Sounds on the Sand.
Thursday 17 DecemberTemporary Liquor Bans during Christmas and New Year, Don't trash Christmas, Summer Blast, Abandoned Vehicles, Community Summer Pools, Stay in the know and please remember during the festive season...
Thursday 10 DecemberAnnual Report Summary
Thursday 3 DecemberArts in the Park this weekend, Summer Blast, Shop South Taranaki, upcoming meetings, Love Food Hate Waste and Antenno
Thursday 26 NovemberCouncil seeks feedback on proposed Manaia Combined Facility, LIMs cut-off for Christmas, Hāwera Aquatic Centre outdoor pool 50th celebration, Pātea Centennial Bursary applications close soon, Arts in the Park, upcoming meetings and Love Food Hate Waste.
Thursday 19 NovemberCouncil supports Māori Wards, Registrations open for Arts in the Park, Upcoming meetings, Christmas Dinner and Dance, Rates reminder, Eltham and Waverley resdients - we want to hear from you, Hāwera Aquatic Centre's Outdoor Pool turns 50.
Thursday 12 NovemberFeedback wanted on Eltham and Waverley Draft Final, Christmas Dinner and Dance, Advise against shellfish collection, Antenno, upcoming meetings, Rates Reminder, impounded stock notice
Thursday 5 NovemberRegional Banking Hub Trial in Ōpunakē, Pātea Centennial Bursary Now Open, Christmas Dinner and Dance, Greenwaste Stickers Available, Upcoming Meetings, Antenno, South Taranaki Arts Fest
Thursday 29 OctoberFestive Dinner and Dance returns, Greenwaste stickers available for purchase, Arts in the Park registration open, keep up-to-date with Council and Community news, Pātea painting progresses, upcoming meetings, rates reminder, Princes St roadworks and Arts Fest
Thursday 22 OctoberCouncil Celebrates 2020 Community Award Recipients, Arts Fest, Ronald Hugh Morrieson Awards Ceremony, Shop Ship Regatta this weekend, greenwaste stickers available and Princes St roadworks.
Thursday 15 OctoberElektra, Scale Ship Regatta, Arts Fest South Taranaki, Greenwaste Stickers available
Thursday 8 OctoberFeedback wanted on Innovating Streets Funding, Tales & Taonga, Ōpunakē and Coastal Community Group Hui, Elektra, Upcoming meetings, Registrations open for Arts in the Park and Start up Taranaki Early Bird tickets available
Thursday 1 OctoberElektra is coming back in 2020, Feedback wanted on draft Innovating Streets plan for Eltham and Waverley, Ronald Hugh Literary Awards - finalists announced. upcoming meetings and a Pensioner Housing Unit available in Eltham.
Thursday 24 SeptemberDecisions made at Monday's Council Meetings, Kidzbiz out now, what we can recycle has changed, dog registrations due 1 October, Mental Health Awareness being discussed at LibraryPlus, community meeting.
Thursday 17 SeptemberFunding Recommended for Stage 1 of Business Park, Registrations of Interest sought for Demolition, Greenwaste sticker reminder, Plumbo Solvency and upcoming meetings
Thursday 10 SeptemberNormanby Pathway update, Hāwera Building recommended for sale, greenwaste sticker reminder, Celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, What we recycle has changed
Thursday 3 SeptemberWhat we can recycle is changing - a focus on what is changing with what plastics we can accept in our kerbside collection and at transfer stations.
We want to hear from you Eltham and Waverley, never flush wet wipes, water flushing, casual cuppa, Aquatic Centre temporarily closing earlier in weekends and Arts on Tour Show From Scratch.
Thursday 27 AugustThe plastics you can recycle are changing, Input wanted in Eltham and Waverley, Three Waters Reform Programme, From Scratch - an Arts on Tour show, upcoming meetings
Thursday 20 AugustSeven Tonnes of Electronic Waste Diverted from Landfill, 47% increase in domestic visitors, contractor information evening, upcoming meetings, impounded stock, rates due
Thursday 13 AugustCOVID-19 Level 2, contractor information evening for Te Ramanui, Council decides on First Past the Post, Council hosts network of trades meeting, upcoming meetings, notice of impounded stock, rates due.
Thursday 6 AugustImproved River Access at Pātea, Lifting Performance - Council Undertakes Independent Assessment, upcoming meetings, Nowell's Lake Walkway Planting Day 2020, Creative Communities Funding Applications Open, Waverley Water Flushing Programme, First Rates Instalment.
Thursday 30 JulyPublic carpark gets extended, creative communities applications open, Nowell's Lake Walkway Planting day, upcoming meetings, Ben Hurley, Daylight Atheist
Thursday 24 JulyTe Ramanui gets approval, you have three weeks left to enter the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards, Ben Hurley, Upcoming meetings.
Thursday 16 JulySound dishes installed in King Edward Park, Rates Rebate Forms Available, Normanby Community Meeting to Discuss Pathway and Domain, Nominations for South Taranaki Sporting Hall of Fame, Nominations for South Taranaki Community Awards, Ben Hurley Comedy Show, Plumbo Solvency, Upcoming Meetings
Thursday 9 JulyCouncil teams up with Kai Kitchen to reduce waste going to landfill, Ben Hurley, Arts on Tour show, Plastic Free July, Sporting Hall of Fame, South Taranaki Community Awards, Water Tower Night Climb and school holiday programme.
Thursday 2 JulySouth Taranaki District Council adopts zero rate increase in 2020-21 Annual Plan, Plastic Free July, South Taranaki Community Awards, nominations now open for South Taranaki Sporting Hall of Fame, Reducing organic waste going to landfill, Ben Hurley, upcoming meetings.
Thursday 25 JuneNominations for the 2020 South Taranaki Community Awards now open, Plastic Free July, Eltham Municipal Building up for sale, tree planting in Pātea, Eltham LibraryPlus closed.
Thursday 18 JuneNew $2.1m Waverley Water Treatment Plant, results of the residents satisfaction survey, upcoming meetings, have your say on future education, grace period for South Taranaki dog owners.
Thursday 11 JuneCommunity Superhero Volunteers, have your say on future education, online workshops, Puanga Shining, stocktake sale and grace period for dog owners
Thursday 4 JunePuanga Shining, Community engagement on future education provision for Hawera and the wider South Taranaki area, Kate Meads online workshops, upcoming meetings, Ronald High Morrieson online workshops.
Thursday 28 MayGo Local, Go South Taranaki, upcoming meetings, Volunteer champion, Glover Road Works, Town Square upgrade
Thursday 21 MaySouth Taranaki Volunteer Champion, winners of the Council's lockdown recycling competition, upcoming meetings, rates notice, lighting up the sky
Thursday 14 MayCouncil Services in Alert Level 2, upcoming meetings, rates payment due, Youth Week Challenge.
Thursday 7 May - Annual Plan pagesDouble page spread for the 2020/21 Draft Annual Plan
Saturday 2 May - Taranaki Daily News during lockdownCouncil's Covid-19 Relief Measures – Proposes Zero Rate Increase, Payments in Level 3 and Level 3 Solid Waste
Saturday 25 April - Taranaki Daily News during lockdownANZAC Message from the Mayor and what Council Services will look like in Alert Level 3.
Saturday 18 April - Taranaki Daily News during lockdownMessage from the Mayor, Bin it - don't block it and virtual events during lockdown.
Saturday 11 April - Taranaki Daily News during lockdownHelpline available to those struggling, reminder that rubbish fires in urban areas is illegal, Lockdown Recycling Competition, Professional Services Grants for small-medium enterprises
Saturday 4 April - Taranaki Daily News during lockdownCouncil services during COVID-19 lockdown, scoop that poop, business support during lockdown and Un-COVID South Taranaki.
Thursday 26 MarchMessage from the Mayor, Council services during COVID-19 lockdown
Thursday 19 MarchCouncil Activates Coronavirus Pandemic Response Plan, Does your creative project need funding?, smoke testing in Hāwera, upcoming meetings, XRACE postponed.
Thursday 27 FebruaryDog Splash Day 9 March, Tips for conserving water in the garden, Public Health Warning for Tawhiti/Tangahoe stream, new footbridge for Otahi Stream, changes to parking restrictions in Countdown carpark and upcoming meetings
Thursday 20 FebruaryCommunity engagement on Hawera education provision, Americarna, Free advanced driving course, conserve water
Thursday 13 February AmeriCARna, Residents' Satisfaction Survey, Creative Communities funding round now open, Upcoming meetings, rates due, conserve water.
Thursday 6 February Lady Killers coming to Hāwera, Conserve water now to avoid restrictions, upcoming meetings, rates reminder, AmeriCARna is coming, PaePae in the Park, Residents' feedback of Council services to be canvassed.
Thursday 30 JanuaryEltham's Movies in the Park back again, Concerts in the Park, upcoming meetings, Summer Blast finales, Resident survey to start and new Kaponga signs.
Thursday 16 JanuarySounds on the Sand this Saturday, upcoming meetings, upcoming South Taranaki Summer Events, Railbridge mural on track, plumbo solvency, Finale Parties, receive your rates electronically, keep up-to-date
Thursday 9 JanuarySummer Blast, upcoming South Taranaki Summer Events, Antenno, Upcoming meetings, Sounds on the Sand

2019 editions of Southlink

Thursday 19 DecemberCouncil's Christmas Hours, Temporary Liquor Ban Areas, Memorial Service for Peter Snell, Two New Inductees for South Taranaki Sporting Hall of Fame, Mayoral Christmas Message, Impounded Stock
Thursday 12 DecemberLibraries Summer Literacy Programme, round-about at the Glover/Turuturu Road intersection, a free sustainable gift wrapping pop-up station, the new Dog Control Bylaw and Policy, impounded stock and upcoming meetings.
Thursday 5 DecemberArts in the Park coming up on Saturday, Download Anetenno today, check out the new website, upcoming meetings.
Thursday 21 NovemberComplEAT to save money, time and waste, Public meeting to hear TDHB proposal, Nelson Street upgrade complete, Rates due, Arts in the Park, 7 Days.
Thursday 14 November7 Days Live coming to South Taranaki, Waipipi Wind Farm Underway, Work Started on $2m Waverley Water Treatment Plant, Elektra and upcoming meetings.
Thursday 7 NovemberAnnual Report Summary 2018/19 and Elektra.
Thursday 31 OctoberNew Elected Members sworn in, Dame Fiona Kidman Author Tour, Virtual Reality comes to LibraryPlus, Elektra, Scale Ship Regatta and upcoming meetings.
Thursday 24 OctoberNZTA starts work on Glover Road, Dame Fiona Kidman Author Tour, Taranaki National Art Awards, Popular Pātea Sculpture Getting a Makeover, Scale Ship Regatta, Elektra, New trees for Denby Road walkway and upcoming meetings.
Thursday 17 OctoberScale Ship Regatta setting sail, preliminary election results, watch rugby on the big screen, leak detection work and upcoming meetings.
Thursday 10 OctoberDon't delay - vote today, welcome to our new citizens and watch the rugby on the big screen.
Thursday 3 OctoberDon't delay - vote today, Reviewed Bylaws and Policy take effect and watch rugby on the big screen.

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