HDC Essential Services

Road maintenance continues, including items such as:
Network inspections
Safety response
Emergency/ weather response
Sweeping/ litter/ detritus to keep road safe
Channel and culvert/sump cleaning to keep drains clear
Sign repairs
Pothole/safety maintenance repairs
Grading/spot metalling to retain asset and maintain access
Traffic management audits
Mowing and spraying for visibility, safety and fire risks

Some roading and infrastructure projects will resume once council contractors have met all health and safety requirements and building inspections will also resume.

Cremation and burial operations
Note: chapel closed
Burials can be held with up to 10 people attending.

Playgrounds and most public toilets remain closed, Essential services continue, maintenance/construction projects resume. Some site inspections.

Following government and Sport NZ guidance for Level 3 the mountain bike tracks in Tainui and Tauroa Reserves, Havelock North, are closed.
Vehicle access on Te Mata Peak Road remains closed under Level 3 (the Tauroa Rd end is still closed due to the forestry project). In line with government advice, the more challenging MTB tracks (Hori and Te Ihu) are closed.

Please continue to keep your dog on a lead and clean up after it. Leads are still required under Level 3, even in usual off-lead areas.