Media releases

Waikato River looking north from The Point, Ngaruawahia

New scholarship targets study to restore healthy Waikato River

06 Dec 2017

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

All Waikato District Council offices and libraries to be cash free

05 Dec 2017

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)

Waikato District Council celebrates youth engagement programme

01 Dec 2017

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).

Sprinkler restrictions now in place

01 Dec 2017

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

Award-winning author Catherine Chidgey at Ngaruawahia Library

30 Nov 2017

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

Students take tour of Raglan’s water network

24 Nov 2017

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

Apply for funding this summer for your community project

23 Nov 2017

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.

Students selected for Council cadetship programme

21 Nov 2017

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

Huntly footbridge to be reinstated

13 Nov 2017

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

We're on the road again

10 Nov 2017

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.

New citizens sworn in at Turangawaewae

09 Nov 2017

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

Heritage and Tangata Whenua

07 Nov 2017

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.

The natural environment

07 Nov 2017

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.

Rural subdivision

07 Nov 2017

The Rural Zone is the only place where rural productive activities can generally take place in the Waikato district. For this reason, ongoing subdivision in the rural zone must be carefully managed.

The district’s built environment

07 Nov 2017

Whether you want to create your own slice of paradise in the Waikato District or you want to set up business, there are exciting changes within the draft District Plan.

Business confidence grows in Waikato district

02 Nov 2017

Job opportunities in the Waikato district are growing along with the district’s reputation as a place to do business according to the Council’s annual report which is being distributed in an easy-read summary for residents and ratepayers next week [week starting Monday 6 November].

Road closures due to flooding

27 Oct 2017

Please be extremely careful on the roads this weekend. We will try to keep you up-to-date with any new road closures as soon as we are aware of them.

Sharp jump in values across Waikato District reported

27 Oct 2017

Waikato District Councillors received a detailed report from Quotable Value (QV) this week on the district’s Rating Revaluation for 2017.

Community invited to Ngaruawahia Community Facility open day

19 Oct 2017

An open day will be held at the end of this month to help inform and guide a community-led project for a possible new Community Facility in Ngaruawahia.

Resource consent changes that Waikato district residents need to be aware of

18 Oct 2017

A number of Resource Management Act changes will come into effect on 18 October.

Pee, poo, paper message shared in Raglan over Labour weekend

18 Oct 2017

The 3 P’s message of only putting pee, poo and paper down the loo will be out in force again this Labour weekend in Raglan.

Waikato district revaluation notices due out soon

13 Oct 2017

Waikato district property values have risen by an average of 33.7 per cent in the past three years.

Tamahere recreation reserve piazza area concept plan

Tamahere community opts for top-end facilities at recreation reserve

12 Oct 2017

The Tamahere community has shown it wants to play its part in leaving the best legacy possible at Tamahere Recreation Reserve and Piazza.

Council reviewing its library contracts; asking residents to provide feedback

11 Oct 2017

Every year Waikato District Council pays more than $300,000 so its residents can access library services provided by other councils. These contracts are currently under review and Council is consulting with its communities to find out what options they prefer.