TE PUNA HEARTLAND
INC During the year we have had a number of people asking,
“What do you do?” Our reply is always ---“PLENTY!” Look at this list of activities completed or still
on-going:- ·
Te Puna Brochure- now out
there in motels, Information Centres, cafes, garden centres, B&Bs and
wherever there is a need for it. The Te ·
Ongoing discussion/meetings
with the Te Puna community, ·
A website for Te Puna at
www.oocities.org/tepuna1. Any feedback/comments/requests to the webmaster,
Winsome ·
Discussion over the dangers
inherent at the ·
Meet the Candidates evening.
Well attended by those considering their options for WBoPDC or the Regional
Council. ·
Discussion and pressure on
Transit NZ to reconsider their 80kph/no passing lane proposal between
·
Submissions
to;- ·
Environment BOP regarding the
·
Pirirakau Hapu Environment
Management Plan supporting their proposals for protecting the environment
–natural and historical—which we all enjoy as Te Puna
residents. ·
Establishing a working group
to look at the Strategy Plan which the WBoPDC is planning to introduce to the Te
Puna/ ·
Discussion with WBoPDC and
Transit NZ over the placement of the Te Puna Noticeboard. This is now awaiting
the outcome of the Another question people ask is, “What are you trying to
achieve? What’s your reason for being?” Our objectives as written into our constitution
are:- ·
Promoting awareness and
discussion on issues of interest to local people. ·
Representing and supporting
people’s views to those who administrate for us:-
Regional Council
Transit NZ ·
Gathering information likely to affect residents and
taking any action as a result of this which will benefit us
all. We’d like to
hear from you on any issue which you have an interest in. May be we can
help. We’d
especially like to work alongside local clubs/organisations to help in any way
that we can. We meet on
every third Thursday at 7.30 in the Design Shed, Lochhead Rd. Meetings are open to any Te Puna/Minden
resident. See you
there? Robyn
Roan |