Council services over the holiday season
Libraries & Service Centres
Dannevirke Service Centre closes at 5pm on Friday 21 December and will re-open on Monday 7 January.
Dannevirke Library closes at 5:30pm on Monday 24 December and will re-open on Thursday 27 December (normal opening hours apply). It will close again at 5:30pm on Monday 31 December and re-open on Thursday 3 January.
Pahiatua Service Centre closes at 4:30pm on Friday 21 December and will re-open on Monday 7 January.
Pahiatua Library closes at 5pm on Monday 24 December and will re-open on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 December (9am s 12:30pm & 1pm s 5pm). It will close again at 5pm Monday 31 December and re-open on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 January (9am s 12:30pm & 1pm s 5pm). Normal week day hours resume from Monday 7 January. Woodville Service Centre & Library closes at 5pm Monday 24 December and will re-open on Thursday 3 January.
Eketahuna Service Centre & Library closes at 4:30pm on Monday 24 December and will re-open on Thursday 3 January.
For emergency assistance involving council services during this time, please call the normal office telephone number; this will connect you to our afterhours service, which is available 24 hours a day.
To renew a library book, please phone your local library during normal working days and hours, your call will be diverted to a library that can assist you.
Tararua i-SITE Visitor Information Centre: Woodville
Tararua i-SITE will be open every day except Christmas Day. Opening hours on weekends and statutory holidays are 9:30am to 2pm; for all other days the hours are 8am to 5pm.
Refuse Collections
Tuesday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 22 December, and Tuesday 1 January will be collected on Saturday 29 December. Alternatively, please check with your supplier.
Recycling Collections
Dannevirke collections will be on Wednesday 26 December and Tuesday 1 January. All other collection days will remain unchanged.
Landfills and Transfer Stations
All landfills and transfer stations will be closed Christmas Day. Normal operating hours otherwise apply.
Animal Control
For assistance with lost, found or roaming dogs, please contact us on the normal Council phone numbers. All impounded dogs will be held in Dannevirke. If your dog is impounded while we are closed, they may be released, by arrangement, from the Dannevirke pound on 24, 27, 28 and 31 December 2018 and 3, 4 January 2019. Payment for collection will need to be made at the Dannevirke Library prior to collecting your dog, 1 Station Street, Dannevirke, phone 06 374 4255.