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Kaipara District Council is the seat of local government for the District. As local leaders, the Mayor and ten Councillors work to ensure that the voice of the Kaipara community is heard at the National level. Operating from offices in Dargaville and Kaiwaka, Council is responsible for managing district roads and community facilities as well as providing services such as water supply, stormwater, wastewater,refuse collection and disposal services in some areas.
Another aspect of Council's role is administering rules and regulations to protect the interests of the wider community. This includes administering resource management, building, animal and nuisance control legislation.
Caring for People
Economic Growth is a key part of Council's strategic direction providing local leadership and co-ordination to promote economic growth. Council has established an Economic Growth Trust, which will oversee the management of the Dargaville and Kaiwaka Information Centres.
Social Development by the Council through various activities such as recreation, grants to community organisations and the provision of public facilities, contributes to the social fabric of the Kaipara District.
Roading is administered by the Council, who owns and maintains 359 kilometres of sealed and 1,177 kilometres of unsealed roads in the District. This network is funded partly by Transfund New Zealand, a Central Government agency, and partly from rates. Council's engineers reguarly monitor the quality of the work undertaken.
Water Management
Wastewater, Council provides wastewater collection and treatment systems in Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Dargaville and Te Kopuru. An effluent disposal system is also provided in Glinks Gully.
Stormwater, Council provides reticulated stormwater systems in Dargaville and Te Kopuru. Some piped waterways are also maintained in Mangawhai, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Whakapirau, Pahi and Baylys Beach. Stormwater for Ruawai township is incorporated in the Raupo Drainage District.
Land Drainage work is undertaken in 27 drainage districts of various sizes. The Raupo Drainage District is overseen by the Raupo Drainage Committee. Council also maintains the Kaihu river system. Principal activities undertaken are the maintenance of drains and outlets by weed spraying and drain cleaning as well as the maintenance and, if necessary, the replacement of floodgates. In the Raupo District stopbank maintenance is also included.
Water Supply, Council provides treated and reticulated water supplies in Dargaville (including Baylys Beach), Glinks Gully, Ruawai and Maungaturoto.
Refuse
Refuse Disposal, Council provides two refuse disposal sites - a transfer station in Awakino Road, Dargaville and a sanitary landfill at Hakaru. Weekly refuse bag collections are made in all urban centres and some rural areas as selected by the contractor. These refuse collections use the one label per bag user pay system. Litter control is also provided.
Community
Community Amenities includes the provision of public toilets, community halls and cemeteries. All community halls, except the Northern Wairoa War Memorial Hall, are run by local committees, which are responsible for the maintenance and equipment in the halls and the surrounds.
Cemeteries are maintained in Mangawhai, Arapohue, Tokatoka, Dargaville and Redhill. Council also supports the maintenance of the Kaiwaka and Otamatea RSA cemeteries.
Recreation, Council is responsible for a range of recreation facilities and parks in different communities throughout the Kaipara District. These include: playgrounds at various locations · a swimming pool in Dargaville · coastal facilities such as boat ramps, wharves and sea walls · camping ground sites at Mangawhai, Tinopai, Glinks Gully and Taharoa Domain · a public library in Dargaville. Council also assists with the funding and provision of services to community libraries in Mangawhai, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Paparoa and Ruawai.
Policy
Policy and Planning covers developing, changing and reviewing Council's District Plan and all bylaws. It also includes monitoring the implementation of the District Plan to determine whether Council's policies are achieving desired outcomes.
Regulatory Activities, involve implementing rules and regulations that come from either Government legislation or Council bylaws. There are three main areas of activity and these are: · public protection (includes building control, environmental health, liquor licensing, animal nuisance control and bylaws management) · resource management (includes consents and enforcement) · emergency management (includes civil defence, rural fire and hazardous substances).
Democracy is the name given to the work of Council's elected representatives. It includes the direct cost of the elected members, the various meeting costs, any public consultation processes undertaken, public relations, the Annual and Strategic Plan and periodic activities such as conducting elections.
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