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This week, Mayor Jacqui talks about strengthening connections, building partnerships, and ensuring our communities have a voice in shaping the future.

We’re proposing a new model for managing water services, which involves creating a Council-Controlled Organisation (CCO) jointly managed by Waikato District Council and Hamilton City.

As we navigate through challenging times together, I want to take a moment to talk about some critical decisions that will impact our lives now and in the future.

Providing “the basics” like roads, water, and waste services isn’t simple – it takes planning, investment, and a team working behind the scenes. With rising costs and growing demand, Waikato District Council wants your feedback on its draft 2025-2034 Long Term Plan by 11 May 2025.

Read on for insights into Craig's first weeks at Council, he’s been meeting with Mayor Jacqui, councillors, and staff, as well as connecting with communities. With the Long Term Plan consultation ahead, he’s focused on ensuring we share the right information and have meaningful discussions about our district’s future.

As the kids head back to school and workplaces come alive again, I want to extend a warm welcome back. This year promises to be a significant one for our communities and council.

Waikato District Council today made an emphatic commitment to working in partnership with Hamilton City Council on a joint CCO to supply water services. Come March 2025, Council will be consulting on options, with Hamilton City identified as the preferred way forward.

Mayor Jacqui reflects on a challenging, but rewarding, year and indicates there are more challenges to come which the Council is working hard to address.

The Waikato District Council adopted its enhanced Annual Plan at today’s Council meeting, which will see an average 11.9% general rate revenue increase for 2024/25.

Mayor Jacqui considers the legacy we leave when we serve our communities. True impact comes from small, consistent actions. As we make decisions for our district's future, we must ask ourselves: what kind of Waikato do we want to create?

Community halls are vital local hubs, but if Waikato district ratepayers want them maintained to a standard, they may soon need additional targeted rates. Waikato District Council is working on its Long-Term Plan for 2025-2034, and the community’s feedback will help decide where rates and investment should be focused over the next nine years.

Achieving value for money, flexibility and good planning are three key drivers behind the appointment of two roading contractors to provide the Waikato district’s road maintenance and renewal services from July 2025.

Mayor Jacqui Church talks about Council's Annual Plan and how the increasingly challenging economic environment has forced Council to make a decision to increase rates from those originally indicated in Year 3 of the Long-Term Plan. A necessary step in order for Council to continue to balance affordability and delivery.

The strategic development of Pookeno’s town centre is the reason behind Waikato District Council’s recent purchase of two key parcels of land.

Revitalising the town centre of Ngaruawahia and the development of a community hub are the main reasons behind Waikato District Council’s purchase of the old Waipa Tavern site.

Waikato District Council-owned property sales could be on the cards in a bid to help manage costs over the next nine years.

The Significance and Engagement Policy helps Council decide how significant decisions, proposals, issues or project are.

Waikato District Council is seeking feedback from residents to shape the 2025-2034 Long-Term Plan (LTP) and ensure that rates remain at reasonable levels over the next nine years.

In accordance with section 95 of the Local Government Act 2002, at its meeting on 30 June 2022 the Waikato District Council adopted the Annual Plan 2022/23 and made minor amendments to the Fees and Ch...

Operational changes at Waikato District Council’s Ngaaruawaahia treatment plant have ensured arsenic levels in treated water sourced from the Waikato River are now within the maximum acceptable value (MAV).