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9 May 2018

Celebrating Matariki: see your artwork on our new library cards

Write a poem or design a library card for our Matariki competition. The winning designs will be used as our new library cards while the winning poems will be displayed in our libraries and offices.

7 May 2018

Launch of Kōtui and e-collection at Waikato district libraries

Waikato district library users are in for a treat with the installation of a new library management system this month.

ANZAC silhouette art display at Waikato District Council

30 April 2018

Waikato district ANZAC displays can be enjoyed until the end of May

People wanting to see the ANZAC art installations in the Waikato district have until the end of May to view them.

20 April 2018

Gathering the community together after the Ngaruawahia rail bridge tragedy

Following last month’s fatal accident on the Ngaruawahia rail bridge, Waikato District Council is helping facilitate a community gathering at the Ngaruawahia Memorial Hall at 6-7.30pm on Tuesday 1 May.

Taupiri School children with Waikato District Mayor and the Council's Placemaking team

19 April 2018

Waikato school children ‘yarn bomb’ army tanks for ANZAC

A Waikato district-wide ANZAC poppy ‘yarn bombing’ project spread to Waiouru today [Thursday 19 April] when Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson and the Council’s ‘Placemaking Team’ arrived at the National Army Museum to decorate the museum’s Centurion and Scorpion tanks on State Highway 1 with two yarn ‘camouflage nets’ decorated with hundreds of knitted poppies

13 April 2018

ANZAC street art project blossoms again with 8,000 hand-crafted poppies

An ANZAC street art project is blossoming again with more than 8,000 poppies hand-crafted by community groups appearing on trees and walkways across the Waikato District.

13 April 2018

ANZAC services in Waikato district

ANZAC services will be held in eight townships across Waikato district on 25 April this year.

Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson tries the new fitness trail cycle strider

6 April 2018

Ngaruawahia Fitness Trail open for use

Waikato District’s first fitness trail featuring outdoor gym equipment was officially opened in Ngaruawahia last night (Thursday 5 April).

Cyclists on Waikato Esplanade, Ngaruawahia

23 March 2018

Ngaruawahia Fitness Trail opens soon

Waikato District’s first fitness trail featuring outdoor gym equipment will be installed along the Waikato Esplanade in Ngaruawahia after Easter, and the whole community is invited to attend the official opening at 5.30pm on Thursday 5 April.

22 March 2018

Information for development in the Huntly East Subsidence areas

As a result of Waikato District Council’s District Plan Review recent resource consent applications and the closure of the Huntly East Mine, Council had a specialist geological consultant relook at the risk of subsidence above the old Huntly East Mine.

Opening of the Greenslade Road generator

21 March 2018

Greenslade generator ready to go

A generator has been permanently installed on Greenslade Road in Raglan.

Waikato District Council's Long Term Plan 2018-28

14 March 2018

Consultation opens on the Council's 10-year plan

A month-long consultation opens today on Waikato District Council’s 10-year Long Term Plan, which proposes a general rate increase of 6.24% from 1 July.

Huntly's Baker Street pump station blocked with rags

9 March 2018

Wastewater network maintenance continues across the district

Waikato District Council is continuing its work to improve the wastewater network across the district.

Have your say on the speed limits around the district

7 March 2018

Speed limits to be lowered in north Waikato

Speed limits on a number of roads in the northern part of Waikato District will change next month.

2 March 2018

Public information sessions on Council's Long Term Plan

Waikato District Council is holding 15 public information sessions around the district on its Long Term Plan to help residents and ratepayers with the issues being raised for consultation and to answer any questions.

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.