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Horowhenua is a special part of New Zealand. Just over an hour from Wellington and half that time to Palmerston North, but the feel of another world. From the calm quiet of bushwalks and gardens, history and culture to the exhilaration of rivers and the sea, the region offers something for everyone.
Stretching from Himatangi in the north to just north of the Otaki River in the south, the region is bordered by the Tararua Ranges to the east and the Tasman Sea to the west. There are a number of small towns including Foxton, Shannon and Tokomaru, several tiny beach communities, and the main centre of Levin situated on the junction of State Highways One and 57.
The region has a population of over 30,000, many of whom choose to live here for the lifestyle alternative to urban living. The mild climate and rich soils make market gardening, horticulture and farming the mainstays of the economy.
Latest News
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Horowhenua Mayor Brendan Duffy is very supportive of the outcomes of Monday's meeting on the condition of Lake Horowhenua. Speaking from Auckland where he is attending the Local Government Annual Conference Mayor Duffy acknowledged the many members of our community who attended the meeting to show their strong support for this strategic local...
Friday, 23 July 2010
Horowhenua District Council has regrouped a number of its community support functions that ‘help the community to help itself’ with the formation of a new Community Wellbeing Subcommittee. At its meeting on 7 July 2010, Council dissolved the Joint Transport & Health Subcommittee and combined it with the Horowhenua Public Health Organisation...
Friday, 23 July 2010
Horowhenua has a higher proportion of golden oldies per capita than most other regions around New Zealand and Council recently adopted a Positive Ageing Strategy to ensure we meet the changing and growing needs of our older community members. Horowhenua District Council is one of just a handful of local authorities to have developed a strategy o...
Friday, 23 July 2010
Horowhenua District Council is supporting builders to encourage them to meet new regulations under the Building Act by March 2012. After this date they will need a practitioner license for most kinds of building work under the Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP) Scheme. “We are the first in the country to help local builders meet the new...
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