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Council services Christmas and New Year

Waste & Recycling Services

Roadside rubbish and recycling collection and transfer station hours will be different than regularly advertised for the 2 weeks of Christmas and New Year.

Normal service resumes on Monday 6 January 202.

Full information on kerbside collection and transfer station opening hours is available here.

Council Services

Customer Service closed:

12 pm, Tuesday 24 December 2024 - 9 am, Friday 3 January 2025.

For emergency assistance for waters, roading and animal control, phone 0800 474 834 and follow the prompts.

Resource Consents, LIMS & LGOIMA processing closed: 20 December 2024 - 10 January 2025.
Liquor licensing processing closed:

20 December 2024 - 15 January 2025.

For more information on applications for Liquor licenses for 20 December 2024 to 13 February 2025 click here.

Building Consents:

Processing of Building Consents stops between 20 December 2024 - 10 January 2025.

The last building inspections for 2024 will be undertaken on Monday 23 December 2024.

Inspection booking will start on 3 January 2025, with first Inspections on 7 January 2025.

Westland District Library closed:

Tuesday 25, and Wednesday 26 December 2024.

Wednesday 1, and Thursday 2 January 2025.

See the Library's Facebook page for updates.

Hokitika Museum closed: 

Tuesday 25, and Wednesday 26 December 2024.

Wednesday 1 January 2025.

See the Museum's Facebook page for other updates

Hokitika Swimming Pool:

Closed

12pm, Tuesday 24 December, until 9am, Thursday 26 December 2024.

Open

9am – 5pm, Thursday 26 December 2024.

12pm – 5pm, Wednesday 1 January 2025.

9am – 5pm, Thursday 2 January 2025.

See the Swimming Pool's Facebook page for other updates.

isite:

Closed:

Tuesday 25, Wednesday 26, and Tuesday 31 December 2024.

Wednesday 1 January 2025.

AA services closed:

Tuesday, 25 December 2024 – Friday, 3 January 2025.

See the i-SITE's Facebook page for updates.