Media releases

Coastal erosion and climate change front of mind for Council

02 Feb 2018

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

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

18 Jan 2018

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

Feedback closing soon on draft District Plan

12 Jan 2018

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

Relief in the pipeline for Raglan’s tourists

20 Dec 2017

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

New off-leash dog exercise areas in Tuakau

18 Dec 2017

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.

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

15 Dec 2017

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

Council staff share some Christmas spirit

15 Dec 2017

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.

Kauri die-back prevention effort leads to national award

07 Dec 2017

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

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].