Christmas and New Year Opening Hours and Services

Horowhenua District Council | Recycling Services | Christmas & New Year Kerbside Recycling & Rubbish Bag Collection | Community Centres | Aquatic Centres| Dog Pound | Cemeteries

Horowhenua District Council Civic Building (126 Oxford Street, Levin)

Building Consent Inspections

No building inspections will take place between 12 noon on Friday 22 December 2023 and 8am on Monday 8 January 2024.

The processing time for Building and Resource Consents stops between 20 December and 10 January each year, as per legislation.

Recycling and Rubbish Collection

Permanent Waste Transfer and Recycling Stations

Opening hours as normal, except for:

• Levin: Closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Public Holiday hours from 8am to 4.30pm.
• Foxton: Closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Normal hours on all other days.
• Shannon: No change to normal opening hours.

Locations, opening hours, fees and charges are available on our Waste Transfer & Recycling Stations page.

Beach Recycling Stations

• Foxton Beach: A recycling station is located on Seabury Avenue and available from mid-December to mid-March.
• Waitārere Beach: A recycling station is located in the Waitārere Beach car park and is available all year round.
• Waikawa Beach: A recycling station is located near the toilet block by the reserve and is available from mid-December to early January. Please recycle approved material only. No recycling after 6.30pm or before 8am.

Please dispose of approved recyclable material only.

These recycling stations may be removed temporarily for servicing and emptying over this period.

Christmas & New Year Kerbside Recycling and Rubbish Collection

Kerbside collection will continue as normal, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. There will be no kerbside collections on Monday 25 December, or Monday 1 January.

The collection which would normally happen on Monday 25 December will take place earlier on Saturday 23 December.

The Monday 1 January collection will take place on Saturday 30 December.  

Please check your collection dates on our Check my rubbish and recycling collection date page.

Please be aware collection times may vary. Please have your bags, wheelie bin and glass crates out before 7.30am on your collection day.

Community Centres / Libraries

Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō - Levin

Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom - Foxton

Shannon Library - Shannon

Aquatic Centres

Levin Aquatic Centre | Foxton Pool | Shannon Pool | Jubilee Park Splash Pad

Levin Aquatic Centre

Foxton Pools

Foxton Pools is currently closed for renovations.

Shannon Pool

Jubilee Park Splash Pad

Open on Monday 18 December to Friday 5 January from 9am to 7pm.

For more information visit aquatics.horowhenua.govt.nz

Dog Pound

Closed to the public. Please call Horowhenua District Council's contact centre on 06 366 0999.

Cemeteries

For all cemeteries districtwide, a Sunday and Public Holiday fee applies to all interments on Sundays and public holidays with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day when no interments are permitted.