Christmas and New Year services 2024-25
Council office and Library shutdown period
All Council offices and libraries close at 12 noon on Tuesday 24 December and reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.
Council staff will be on-call over the Christmas and new Year shutdown period.
Please call 07 895 8188 for any Council related issues
For any life-threatening situation call 111
isites and visitor information/bookings
isites in Taumarunui and Ohakune are closed Christmas Day otherwise open as per usual hours.
Building and Resource Consents acceptance and processing
Any Building and Resource Consents submitted after Friday 20 December 2024 may not start to be processed until Monday 13 January 2025 due to the Christmas/ New Year statutory non working days.
Refuse Collection
The Kerbside Collection team will be having Christmas Day and New Years Day off only.
Normal collection days will move back one day to allow for these holidays.
- Wednesday 25 December Kerbside will be done the next day - Thursday 26 December
- Thursday 26 December Kerbside will be done the next day - Friday 27 December
- Wednesday 1 January 2025 Kerbside will be done the next day - Thursday 2 January 2025
- Thursday 2 January 2025 kerbside will be done the next day - Friday 3 January 2025
Waiouru Community please refer to the website of environz for wheelie bins and recycling. Foodwaste collection remains Friday.
Transfer Stations and Reuse Shops
All Transfer Stations and Reuse Shops are closed Christmas Day (Wed 25 Dec), Boxing Day (Thu 26 Dec), New Years Day (Wed 1 Jan), and the day after New Years Day (Thu 2 Jan)
Otherwise all open as per usual hours. See: https://www.ruapehudc.govt.nz/our-facilities/trans...
LIM reports
- The last day a LIM must be applied for to ensure delivery before Christmas is 9 December 2024.
- We still accept all applications made before Christmas.
- We will do our very best to deliver all LIMs made before Christmas, but
- We will not be able to process applications received on or after 20 December in time before Christmas.
Direct Debits
Direct Debits will continue to be run throughout the Christmas period, on their scheduled due day. No change of schedule will be possible until after 6 January 2025.
Alcohol Licensing
A nationwide statutory shut down period for alcohol licensing runs from 20 December 2024 to 15 January 2025.
Swimming Pools
Council operated pools in Taumarunui, Ohakune and Raetihi open from December through to mid-March 2025.
All Council pools are closed Christmas Day and New Years day.
Taumarunui Pool
Opens from Saturday 7 December after Christmas Parade
Ohakune and Raetihi Pools
Open Saturday 14 December
Usual hours:
All pools open 12 noon to 6pm during school holidays and 3pm to 6pm when school returns
