We’ve made it through the Silly Season and with the start of the new year, we are back into Resealing Season! This means there will be an increase in chip sealing work being undertaken around the district.

This is New Zealand’s first El Niño since 2016. It occurs every three to seven years on average and usually peaks during the late Southern Hemisphere spring or early summer and then weakens the following year. The less typical patterns this year mean it is likely to peak later than usual.

In September Emma Stubbs and her 13-year-old son, Owen, embarked on a remarkable journey of hiking the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia—a trek spanning one thousand kilometers from Kalamunda in the east of Perth to Albany in the south.

This is your bi-yearly newsletter from your friendly Animal Management Team at Waimakariri District Council. We are an animal-loving team who are here to help you.

The boil water notice for Oxford supplies has been lifted this afternoon.