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Council Urges All Clubs To Reregister Before Government Deadline
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 10:37 am | South Waikato District Council
The New Zealand Companies Office’s website states that all societies registered under the 1908 Act must reregister under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 before Easter Sunday. More >>
Independent Commissioners' Decision To Be Considered At South Waikato Council Meeting
Friday, 23 January 2026, 4:02 pm | South Waikato District Council
The South Waikato District Council will consider the Recommendation at its meeting on 29 January 2026 in Tokoroa. More >>
South Waikato Mayor Disappointed By “Irresponsible” Visitor Behaviour At Blue Spring
Friday, 9 January 2026, 5:17 pm | South Waikato District Council
The popular walkway had been partially close to the public following a rockfall in November 2023. Extensive repair and upgrading works were completed, and it reopened in June last year. More >>
Lake Whakamaru Reserve Occupation Update
Friday, 5 December 2025, 11:12 am | South Waikato District Council
The whānau occupying the site have formalised a code of conduct regarding their activity at the Reserve, including collaboration with Council to make sure contractors can carry out scheduled maintenance and operations. More >>
Council Update Regarding Lake Whakamaru Reserve Occupation
Friday, 21 November 2025, 4:23 pm | South Waikato District Council
Following an in-person discussion with the group earlier this month, Council’s Cultural Advisor has been in communication with Raukawa leadership and local kaumatua. More >>
SWDC's Statement On The Occupation At Lake Whakamaru Reserve
Friday, 14 November 2025, 4:14 pm | South Waikato District Council
Council is continuing to seek a resolution via kōrero with the group, Raukawa rangatira and other district stakeholders. More >>
New Council Sworn In, Mayor Petley Confirms Deputy & Committees
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 11:02 am | South Waikato District Council
Following meetings with Elected Members in the aftermath of the October 11 local elections, District Mayor Gary Petley has confirmed Tokoroa Ward Councillor Maria Te Kanawa as his Deputy Mayor for the upcoming triennium. More >>
Haere Mai & Thank You: SWDC Welcomes In New Council
Friday, 17 October 2025, 10:34 am | South Waikato District Council
Mayor Gary Petley has been re-elected for a second-consecutive term as Mayor, gaining 2,275 votes. More >>
Project Phoenix: Some Kai, A Cuppa And Tautoko For Tokoroa Mill Workers
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 2:10 pm | South Waikato District Council
The Project Phoenix event was facilitated by WORKit, a joint venture between South Waikato District Council (SWDC) and the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs funded by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), and Kiwi Staff. More >>
Progress Results – South Waikato District Council
Saturday, 11 October 2025, 2:19 pm | South Waikato District Council
The outcome of these elections may change once all votes have been counted. More >>
Taskforce Formed In Response To Future Uncertainty Surrounding Toi-Ohomai
Friday, 8 August 2025, 10:05 am | South Waikato District Council
The newly formed taskforce will be incorporated into the existing Project Phoenix group, which was formed by Council in response to large-scale redundancies at the Kinleith Paper Mill earlier this year. More >>
South Waikato Mayor Condemns Decision To Close Local Education Provider
Monday, 14 July 2025, 1:11 pm | South Waikato District Council
Without the presence of a local training provider, people in the District face the prospect of travelling an hour or more to a campus in Rotorua, Tauranga or Hamilton, with limited public transport options currently available to those regional centres. More >>
Council Completes Extensive Blue Spring / Te Waihou Walkway Project
Friday, 27 June 2025, 2:47 pm | South Waikato District Council
Alongside critical work to secure rockfall at the site, which triggered its closure almost two years ago, the project included strengthening boardwalks and diverting the walking track away from unstable cliffs. More >>
South Waikato District Confirms Participation In Waikato Water Done Well
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 12:56 pm | South Waikato District Council
All Councils participating in the establishment of Waikato Water Done Well will gain from the CCO. Participating councils will transfer their assets to the new entity and will have control of all the assets through the Shareholders’ Agreement. More >>
Largest Housing Development Since The 1970s For Tokoroa
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 5:32 pm | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley stated, “This is great news for Tokoroa and the wider South Waikato District, on the back of the goals and vision Council has outlined in the Long Term Plan which included seeing more people own their own home than ever ... More >>
South Waikato Going For Growth Despite Kinleith Job Losses
Friday, 14 February 2025, 9:57 am | South Waikato District Council
Mayor Petley says South Waikato District Council has created Project Phoenix to proactively support people who have been made redundant into new jobs and help contractors affected by the mill closure to find new work. More >>
Tokoroa Voted Best Stage In New Zealand’s Biggest Mountain Bike Stage Race
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 4:41 pm | South Waikato District Council
The event is being held across 200 kilometres of New Zealand’s North Island geothermal region in Rotorua, Taupō and Tokoroa, and promises five days of exciting competition. More >>
Tokoroa-born Entrepreneur Anna Mowbray To Inspire South Waikato Students For International Women’s Day
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 4:59 pm | South Waikato District Council
Tokoroa-born entrepreneur Anna Mowbray, who co-founded multi-billion-dollar toy manufacturer Zuru, returns to her birth town this Friday 8 March to inspire senior students from local high schools in honour of International Women's Day. Mowbray ... More >>
Mayoral Scholarship Awarded For 2024
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 6:49 pm | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Mayoral Scholarship Fund. Maia Putoko from Forest View High School and Shaun-Leigh Davey from Putāruru College were each awarded a $10,000 scholarship towards their studies. ... More >>
Tokoroa’s Maraetai Road Intermodal Business Park Site Blessed
Friday, 20 October 2023, 6:28 pm | South Waikato District Council
Karakia - Maraetai Road Intermodel Business Park. 18 October 2023. Subdivision work at Tokoroa’s new $20 million Maraetai Road Intermodal Business Park began today with a site blessing by South Waikato District Council’s Mahu Armstrong, Kyle Amopiu ... More >>
