Council contractors will shortly begin a project to replace the Mackenzie Drive ring mains. There are two ring mains here – one on each side of the road, and we are replacing both.
We want to know what you think about safer speed limits in our district.
Council is making a new bylaw under the Freedom Camping Act 2011. The new bylaw will be called the Responsible Freedom Camping Bylaw 2023.
The October newsletter is out now, covering local area notices and upcoming activities within the Mackenzie District.
Council offices at Fairlie and Twizel will be closed on Monday 25 September for South Canterbury Anniversary Day.
Waka Kotahi is advising people to take extreme care and consider delaying their journey through exposed inland areas of South Canterbury over week, especially if they are driving high-sided vehicles like campervans, towing a boat or caravan or riding motorbikes.
Tomorrow a totara tree will be planted in Fairlie to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III.
A shake felt this morning for the Mackenzie District - hope everyone is okay.
Council contractors will soon start installing smart water meters at every property in Twizel, including businesses. Where a property already has a water meter it will be replaced with one of the new ones.
The Mid-September newsletter is out now, covering local area notices and upcoming activities within the Mackenzie District.
On Friday 15 September the INZONE Careers Coach, sponsored by Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ), will be visiting Mackenzie College, Fairlie.
Are you planning an event, and would like to see if a community centre or public open space within the Mackenzie District is available? Booking schedules are available for these on the Council website.
The September newsletter is out now, covering local area notices and upcoming activities within the Mackenzie District.
Public notice is hereby given that at an ordinary Council meeting held on 29th August 2023, the Mackenzie District Council formally approved Plan Change 21 to the Mackenzie District Plan in accordance with Clause 17(2) Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act).
Notice is given under section 28(1) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, that electors of the Mackenzie District Council have the right to demand a poll on the electoral system to be used at the next two triennial general elections (2025 and 2028) of the Mackenzie District Council.
Mackenzie District Council is planning for the future with a review of the Mackenzie District Plan. We’re updating the District Plan to ensure we can grow in a sustainable way, while protecting the things that make the Mackenzie District special.
The National Wallaby Eradication Programme intends to implement its quarterly wallaby control by night shoot, in weekday evenings from Monday 18 September to Friday 6 October 2023 in the Tekapo, Pūkaki and lower Ohau rivers.
You recently told us what developments you would like to see in the Fairlie Dog Park. Now we are considering potential developments for McLean Park in Fairlie.
Wilding Pines are a pest tree throughout the Mackenzie District - disrupting ancient native landscapes, native ecosystems, and productive soils for high value sustainable land use.
On Monday 18 September the INZONE Careers Coach, sponsored by Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ), will be visiting Twizel Area School.
Notice is given that the council meeting originally planned to take place in Fairlie on Tuesday, August 29, has now been moved to the Twizel Events Centre, Market Place, Twizel.
The Mid-August newsletter is out now, covering local area notices and upcoming activities within the Mackenzie District.
The Mackenzie Messenger communicates Council's activities to the wider Mackenzie District.
