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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.

Raglan will join the short list of communities in New Zealand to benefit from a dedicated food waste collection service later this year.

The Discretionary & Funding Committee meeting will now be held on Tuesday 28 March 2017 commencing at 1.30pm.

If you have a project or an event and are seeking financial assistance, there are a number of funding opportunities available from Council to help make it happen.

Nearly $31,000 has been allocated across a number of local community groups following the Waikato District Council’s Discretionary and Funding Committee’s recent meeting to decide on quarterly grants from its Event Fund and Rural Ward Fund.

Waikato District Council has committed more than $30,000 to support creative arts projects and events in the district this year including the Raglan Film Festival, wearable arts events in Huntly and Raglan, and classes in a range of creative arts in Ngaruawahia and Raglan.

Waikato District community groups and volunteer organisations have until the end of next week [Note: Friday 18 March] to apply for funding from the Waikato District Community Wellbeing Trust for projects that support the Waikato District Council’s community outcomes and goals.

Waikato District Council has received a grant from the Waikato Regional Council to assist with planting around Huntly’s Lake Puketirini.

Due to recent changes in legislation, the Long Term Plan and Annual Plan submission process will no longer be used to seek funding support from Council.

The greatly anticipated Whaaingaroa / Raglan Wharf Western Walkway is now open to the public. The walkway was officially opened today in a Karakia ceremony led Kaumatua Atutahi Riki, of Ngaati Maahanga and Tainui, alongside Mayor Jacqui Church and other dignitaries.

This week Mayor Jacqui talks about how infrastructure forms the backbone of our communities. It’s what connects us, enables our economies to thrive, and ensures our quality of life remains high.

Councillor Crystal Beavis talks about the village of Matangi, home to the fourth Romanian Orthodox church to be consecrated in New Zealand. as we head towards the inaugural Waikato District Heritage Day.

Work continues to be undertaken by Waikato District Council, Waikato Regional Council, Tuakau College, Franklin Transport Network Group and MP Andrew Bayly on bus services for Tuakau College students from Pookeno from the start of Term 2.

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.

Waikato District Council is reaching out to its communities across the district on a proposed 13.75% general rate increase as part of its draft 2024/25 Annual Plan.

More than 40 people gathered at Tauwhare War Memorial Hall over the weekend to bless the community’s artistic new sculpture.

NGĀ ART and Waikato District Council are today celebrating the purchase of a permanent home for Ngaaruawaahia’s local art centre. The organisation has been using the property at 18 Herschel Street for several years since their previous location on Great South Road was deemed earthquake-prone in 2011 and had to be demolished.

Financial planning challenges have prompted Waikato District Council staff to recommend that Council pause work on the 2024-2034 Long Term Plan (LTP) and switch to an ‘enhanced Annual Plan’ for the 2024/25 financial year.

Due to public demand, people on the southern outskirts of Hamilton can soon connect to the city bus network through two trial services, from Matangi and Tamahere.

A 30-year growth management strategy has identified the cost of infrastructure as the biggest challenge facing the greater Waikato.