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28 February 2018

Council unveils new Vision for fast-growing district

To help manage the country’s third fastest-growing district, Waikato District Council today unveiled a new vision that will guide its plans for the next 10 years.

Waikato District Council to adopt its Long Term Plan 2018-28 CD

23 February 2018

Council plans 6.24% general rate increase, offers $28.3m savings on waters services

Waikato District Council will meet next week (Wednesday 28 February) to approve a consultation document for its draft 10-year Long Term Plan (LTP 2018-28) which proposes a general rate increase of 6.24% from 1 July.

12 February 2018

Council continues to improve the wastewater network

After a successful trial in Raglan last year, Waikato District Council’s wastewater education campaign kicks off around the rest of the district in 2018.

2 February 2018

Coastal erosion and climate change front of mind for Council

Waikato District Council is talking with the community about the effects of coastal erosion and climate change as part of the up-coming District Plan.

HydroTech have started work on Council's wastewater network

18 January 2018

Innovative technology used to clean and check Council's wastewater network

Waikato District Council has appointed a contractor to continue the cleaning and inspection of its wastewater network, work which was started in early 2017.

District Plan open day held at Te Kowhai

12 January 2018

Feedback closing soon on draft District Plan

Successful workshops were held around the Waikato district late last year as part of Waikato District Council’s draft District Plan consultation.

Council has been awarded funding to boost infrastructure in the tourism hot spot of Raglan

20 December 2017

Relief in the pipeline for Raglan’s tourists

Waikato District Council welcomes the announcement of their successful application to the Tourism Infrastructure Fund for facilities in Raglan.

18 December 2017

New off-leash dog exercise areas in Tuakau

Tuakau now has two more off-leash dog exercise areas - one at Kowhai Reserve and one at Centennial Park, on the corner of Bollard Road and Park Avenue. The other existing off-leash exercise areas in Tuakau are Alexandra Redoubt Reserve and Les Batkin Reserve.

15 December 2017

Share your stories of those who served in WW1 at Waikato District Libraries

The He Pou Aroha Community Cenotaph roadshow, by Auckland War Memorial Museum, will be at our libraries over the coming months.

15 December 2017

Council staff share some Christmas spirit

The day after an arsonist destroyed three waka belonging to a Tuakau waka ama club last month, an annual hangi organised by staff at Waikato District Council turned into an impromptu fundraiser for the club, Waka Tangata o Te Ahinamai Te Toki ku Tuakau.

7 December 2017

Kauri die-back prevention effort leads to national award

A Tauhei-based conservation group supported by Waikato District Council, has won a national award for its work to protect and enhance native plant life.

Waikato River looking north from The Point, Ngaruawahia

6 December 2017

New scholarship targets study to restore healthy Waikato River

Waikato-Tainui and the Waikato District Council have jointly launched a new $10,000 student scholarship designed to raise awareness of the vision and strategy for the Waikato River, and to support tertiary studies that may contribute to restoring its health and wellbeing.

Council offices and libraries going cash free

5 December 2017

All Waikato District Council offices and libraries to be cash free

Waikato District Council offices and libraries will be cash-free from 17 February 2018 and rate payers should receive a flyer with their rates notices this week notifying them of this.

left to right Mayor Allan Sanson, youth reps Azabeth Dobby (Meremere), Cory Newport (Nga) Phoebe Comins (H), Logan Cotter (H), Wirihana Eriepa (Nga)

1 December 2017

Waikato District Council celebrates youth engagement programme

About 40 guests including youth representatives on Waikato District Council community boards, their mentors, and the groups they lead, attended an end-of-year celebration of the Council’s youth engagement programme at the Council chambers this week (Wednesday 29 November).

1 December 2017

Sprinkler restrictions now in place

Waikato District, Hamilton City and Waipa District are now all on Water Alert Level 1.

30 November 2017

Award-winning author Catherine Chidgey at Ngaruawahia Library

Award winning author Catherine Chidgey will be at Ngaruawahia Library on Thursday 7 December for a book chat session.

24 November 2017

Students take tour of Raglan’s water network

A group of Raglan Area School students got a tour of their town’s wastewater and water network earlier this week.

Taupiri Youth community planting day - 16x9 crop

23 November 2017

Apply for funding this summer for your community project

Applications are opening in December and in January for a range of Council-administered funds to support community projects and events in the Waikato district for next year.

21 November 2017

Students selected for Council cadetship programme

Taking advantage of a chance to gain relevant, practical on-the-job experience has paid off for two Wintec engineering students.

13 November 2017

Huntly footbridge to be reinstated

Waikato District Council has put together an approximate work programme to reinstate the Huntly footbridge.

10 November 2017

We're on the road again

Currently the District Plan, which is the ‘rule book’ that manages the way land is used, developed and subdivided in the Waikato district, is in draft mode and we want to hear what you think.

9 November 2017

New citizens sworn in at Turangawaewae

For the first time, Waikato District Council held its Citizenship Ceremony on the marae at Turangawaewae yesterday [Wednesday 8 November].

7 November 2017

Heritage and Tangata Whenua

Celebrating the district’s rich Maaori heritage will get a lot easier with the introduction of a stand-alone Tangata Whenua chapter in the Draft District Plan.

7 November 2017

The natural environment

As part of Council's commitment to our natural environment, identification of the district's important landscapes including Outstanding Natural Landscapes and Features and Significant Amenity Landscapes has taken place as part of the District Plan Review.