Taupō District let's help slow the spread of Covid-19
Let’s all do our part and stay at home to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
As a result of the Government’s move to Alert Level 4, all Taupō District Council community facilities are now closed for at least the next four weeks.
The facilities closed are:
● Taupō, Turangi and Mangakino libraries
● Taupō Museum
● AC Baths and Turtle Pools
● All playgrounds
● Great Lakes Centres
● Events Centre
● Rockwall
● Fitness Studio
● Superloo
● Turangi, Taupō and Mangakino Customer Service Centres
● All community halls
● Three council-managed freedom camping areas at Hipapatua/Reid’s Farm, Whakamaru Domain, Mangakino Recreation Reserve
● All public toilets
The landfill transfer stations across the district are open for disposing of bagged rubbish and for essential commercial services only. We will not be accepting any green waste, recycling or any other materials.
KERBSIDE RUBBISH COLLECTION services will continue to be made on your normal collection day, however, kerbside recycling services will not be operating over the four-week lockdown, as the sorting facilities involve close contact for staff.
As we move to support the district to self-isolate, all council capital projects have been put on hold, for at least four weeks. This includes major projects like the Great Lake Walkway upgrade, Miro St upgrade and Acacia Bay / Wiley Terrace retaining walls. This does not affect any essential services like water or wastewater network issues which will be dealt with during the four week period.
Our service centres may be closed but our friendly call centre team are here to help you with any council-related inquiries you may have over this four-week lock-down period. Whether you want to discuss setting up a direct debit for your rates payments on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis or you would like to report an issue, the team will be able to assist. You can contact them by phone: 0800 ASK TDC (0800 275 832) or emailing info@taupo.govt.nz
What word sums up 2024, neighbours?
If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....
In one word, how would you define 2024?
We're excited to see what you come up with!
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62.6% Summer
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35.9% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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