Media releases

Take your pooch for a doggy dip to end the summer season

12 Mar 2019

We’re closing our pools for winter so we’re inviting people to bring their dogs along for a swim on the final day. The Waikato Pound Pups pool party will be held at Tuakau Centennial Pool on Sunday 24 March and at Ngaruwahaia Pool on Sunday 31 March.

Feedback opens on Council’s Blueprint project

11 Mar 2019

Waikato District Council is taking a new and different approach to planning across the entire district.

Council appoints new Iwi and Community Partnership Manager

11 Feb 2019

Waikato District Council will soon be building stronger relationships with iwi and the wider community thanks to the appointment of Sam Toka as its new Iwi and Community Partnership Manager.

Kohe with Waikato District Council’s Zoey Jackson

Huntly gets creative with its first ‘Arts in the Park’

08 Feb 2019

Huntly’s first ‘Arts in the Park’ family day at Fraser Park on Saturday next week (16 Feb) will offer people the chance to try out different arts and crafts for themselves, and children will be able to share their work with their favourite dog from the Waikato District Council animal control team.

Businesses and employment growing in Waikato District

07 Feb 2019

Employment in Waikato District increased 3.5% in the 2018 financial year, higher than a national growth figure of 3%, according to the latest statistics from Infometrics, and unemployment across the Waikato region has remained the lowest in the country at 3.4% in the latest December 2018 quarter compared with the latest national figure of 4.3%.

Construction of new Meremere library starts soon

05 Feb 2019

Steps towards turning the Meremere Hall into a community hub will progress this month when construction starts of a new library on site.

River-based scholarship offered for the first time

05 Feb 2019

A commitment between Waikato-Tainui and Waikato District Council to co-manage the Waikato River by restoring and protecting its health and wellbeing is the driving force behind an inaugural scholarship announced late last year.

Parts of Waikato district on Water Alert Level 2

29 Jan 2019

Some parts of the Waikato district are now on Water Alert Level 2. Residents of Tauwhare, Gordonton and Matangi have further water restrictions as their water is supplied by Hamilton City. Te Awamutu and Pirongia remain on Alert Level 1.

Te Kauwhata Community House manager Jo Mako (right) with Lauren Hughes

Te Kauwhata arts programme kicks off

25 Jan 2019

An exciting new community arts programme will kick off in Te Kauwhata and Meremere this year with help from Waikato District Council-administered funding, and the Council is keen to kick-start other community initiatives around the district too. Go to www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/funding to find out more.

Waikato District Mayor welcomes passenger rail funding

19 Dec 2018

Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson says central government funding for a five-year trial Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service starting in March 2020 is good news for the district.

Proposed increase to Matangi Hall targeted rate

07 Dec 2018

Council has received a request from the Matangi Hall Committee to increase the current Matangi Hall targeted rate from $24 to $30 for the 2019/20 year onwards.

Smart Water show a success

05 Dec 2018

A Smart Water pilot in early childhood centres was so successful it’s been run again.

Tuakau kids get rewarded for doing good deed

Tuakau tamariki show initiative, get rewarded

05 Dec 2018

Six Tuakau tamariki have done their bit to keep their community clean and tidy.

Councils move to Water Alert Level 1 in most areas of the wider Waikato

30 Nov 2018

Hamilton City, Waikato district, Te Awamutu and Pirongia will move to Water Alert Level 1 tomorrow (1 December).

Waikato District Council endorses passenger rail business case

28 Nov 2018

A business case seeking central government funding for a start-up passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland was endorsed by the Waikato District Council at a specially-convened council meeting today (Wednesday 28 November).

Fake freedom camping officers operating in Raglan

27 Nov 2018

Raglan freedom campers beware – we’ve had reports of people impersonating Council officers and asking campers for payment.

Ngaruawahia Safe Kids Day

05 Nov 2018

Nearly 300 Year 7 and 8 children from schools in Ngaruawahia and surrounding areas will be attending a Safe Kids Day at The Point, Ngaruawahia, on Wednesday this week (7 November) as part of a health and safety collaborative educational effort by the Council, KiwiRail, emergency services and other organisations.

Waikato District Council doing big things in the ecological space

05 Nov 2018

Three recent acknowledgements in the ecological space show that Waikato District Council is doing its bit for the environment.

Huntly War Memorial Hall on the road to recovery

02 Nov 2018

Waikato District Council has released $140,000 of funding to allow initial work on the refurbishment of Huntly War Memorial Hall to be completed.

Huntly Aquatic Centre wins NZ Outstanding Pool Award

31 Oct 2018

Huntly’s own swimming pool last week was awarded the New Zealand Recreation Association’s Outstanding Pool Award for 2018, recognition for being the best run swimming pool in New Zealand.

Come and hear about coastal hazards

31 Oct 2018

Waikato District Council wants to see Port Waikato and Raglan residents this weekend as it continues with land use planning work around coastal hazards and the effects of climate change.

Raglan wins Supreme Keep New Zealand Beautiful Award

29 Oct 2018

Raglan came up trumps at this year’s Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards, winning the Most Beautiful Small Town Award and overall Supreme Award.

Raglan’s public toilet makeover begins

24 Oct 2018

Work is under way on an upgrade to public toilets in Raglan after Government funding was secured this year.

Waikato District Council Annual Report Summary 2017-18

Council aims for sustainability

19 Oct 2018

Economic and environmental sustainability have been high on a list of goals for a number of major Waikato District Council projects this year according to the Council’s annual report which is being distributed in an easy-read summary for residents and ratepayers next week [from Tuesday 22 October].