matamata piako fin Focus. district council mpdc.govt.nz PO Box 266, Te Aroha 3342 o800 746 467 Get this straight to your inbox mpdc.nz/sign-up Have your Say: The Place of Choice - Lifestyle. Opportunities. Home. Thar's the vision we set for Matamata-Plako two years ago. We have made progress towards that vision with great projects like the Te Aroha - Matamata Cycleway, partnering with government on the Wairere Carpark, and making significant progress on extending the Morrinsville walkway. We've significantly increased the use of our new facilities and we're taking economic growth seriously through the two Provincial Growth Projects we have underway. We want to continue delivering on that vision. The combination of foxed costs (ike inflation), increasing costs (ike insurance, power, and contract pricesi. growth (giving us new assets to managel, and plans to improve a number of our services, have made drafting the budget for 2020/21 a tough job. All up we are proposing a 6.4% rates increase. Go to our website mpdc.govt.nz to have your say. Drop in days are no longer going ahead. Please make your submission online. Council services during Levels 3 and 4 Closed: All Council run facilties including ibraries, Swim Zones, event centres, Te Aroha Mineral Spa. Firth Tower, i-SITE and all meeting rooms. Indoor and outdoor events will be cancelled. From today, all council offices are closed, Council closures in brief Council offices - closed. Libraries - closed. Swim Zones closed. Te Aroha Mineral Spa - closed, Firth Tower closed. Te Aroha i-SITE - closed. Meeting rooms - closed. Essential Council services that will remain operational include water, wastewater, cemetery services and solid waste, however they will be operating under their Business Continuity Plan. Rest assured we will be still be collecting rubbish but the way our contractors do this will look different. We will give you updates as we have them via Antenno, Facebook and our e-newsletters. Water will still run through your taps and your toilet will still flush. Essential services such as water, wastewater, rubbish collection and cemetery services are still operating You can do a lot of your business with us online. For example, you can make payments, property and rates search, report problems, look up maps, access cemetery data and lots of other useful information at mpdc.govt.nz. Our libraries are also online - you can borrow ebooks, or renew your books online - find out more at matamatapiakolibraries.co.nz. Refer to our more indepth article to the right for full details. Water Restrictions arinkler Alternate days Nationwide, essential services will remain available such as pharmacies, supermarkets, petrol stations and banking facilities. We encourage you to remain calm and not panic buy from pharmacies and supermarkets to ensure there remains enough supply for everyone. Not everyone can afford to buy bulk items. so please be considerate. We are assured by Government that there isn't a shortage of supply, empty shelves are the result of people's unnecessary shopping habits. ban We know this is a scary time - the uncertain always is. However, we are in this together, continue to look after each other and be kind. Pick up the phone and call your loved ones regularly and try to let them know you are with them. You can stili go outside to bike, run, walk and get exercise. Your mental health is very important, so do things that bring you joy, such as gardening, talk to friends on the phone, and stay connected with people outside your household via the phone or internet. Current water restrictions remain the same: Matamata/Te Aroha: Level 3 - sprinkler ban Morrinsville: Level 4- outdoor watering ban You can keep up to date with the latest information from Council at mpde.govt.nz. by following us on Facebook, or by installing the free Antenno app on your smartphone. 00 Watering ban water Conserve matamata piako fin Focus. district council mpdc.govt.nz PO Box 266, Te Aroha 3342 o800 746 467 Get this straight to your inbox mpdc.nz/sign-up Have your Say: The Place of Choice - Lifestyle. Opportunities. Home. Thar's the vision we set for Matamata-Plako two years ago. We have made progress towards that vision with great projects like the Te Aroha - Matamata Cycleway, partnering with government on the Wairere Carpark, and making significant progress on extending the Morrinsville walkway. We've significantly increased the use of our new facilities and we're taking economic growth seriously through the two Provincial Growth Projects we have underway. We want to continue delivering on that vision. The combination of foxed costs (ike inflation), increasing costs (ike insurance, power, and contract pricesi. growth (giving us new assets to managel, and plans to improve a number of our services, have made drafting the budget for 2020/21 a tough job. All up we are proposing a 6.4% rates increase. Go to our website mpdc.govt.nz to have your say. Drop in days are no longer going ahead. Please make your submission online. Council services during Levels 3 and 4 Closed: All Council run facilties including ibraries, Swim Zones, event centres, Te Aroha Mineral Spa. Firth Tower, i-SITE and all meeting rooms. Indoor and outdoor events will be cancelled. From today, all council offices are closed, Council closures in brief Council offices - closed. Libraries - closed. Swim Zones closed. Te Aroha Mineral Spa - closed, Firth Tower closed. Te Aroha i-SITE - closed. Meeting rooms - closed. Essential Council services that will remain operational include water, wastewater, cemetery services and solid waste, however they will be operating under their Business Continuity Plan. Rest assured we will be still be collecting rubbish but the way our contractors do this will look different. We will give you updates as we have them via Antenno, Facebook and our e-newsletters. Water will still run through your taps and your toilet will still flush. Essential services such as water, wastewater, rubbish collection and cemetery services are still operating You can do a lot of your business with us online. For example, you can make payments, property and rates search, report problems, look up maps, access cemetery data and lots of other useful information at mpdc.govt.nz. Our libraries are also online - you can borrow ebooks, or renew your books online - find out more at matamatapiakolibraries.co.nz. Refer to our more indepth article to the right for full details. Water Restrictions arinkler Alternate days Nationwide, essential services will remain available such as pharmacies, supermarkets, petrol stations and banking facilities. We encourage you to remain calm and not panic buy from pharmacies and supermarkets to ensure there remains enough supply for everyone. Not everyone can afford to buy bulk items. so please be considerate. We are assured by Government that there isn't a shortage of supply, empty shelves are the result of people's unnecessary shopping habits. ban We know this is a scary time - the uncertain always is. However, we are in this together, continue to look after each other and be kind. Pick up the phone and call your loved ones regularly and try to let them know you are with them. You can stili go outside to bike, run, walk and get exercise. Your mental health is very important, so do things that bring you joy, such as gardening, talk to friends on the phone, and stay connected with people outside your household via the phone or internet. Current water restrictions remain the same: Matamata/Te Aroha: Level 3 - sprinkler ban Morrinsville: Level 4- outdoor watering ban You can keep up to date with the latest information from Council at mpde.govt.nz. by following us on Facebook, or by installing the free Antenno app on your smartphone. 00 Watering ban water Conserve