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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 >>
South Waikato District Council To Receive $3 Million Government Grant For Maraetai Road Intermodal Business Park
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 11:59 am | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council (SWDC) says a $3 million Government grant towards the $20 million Maraetai Road Intermodal Business Park development in Tokoroa will help the district thrive. The grant from the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund ... More >>
South Waikato District Council To Propose New Speed Management Plan
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 6:07 pm | South Waikato District Council
Road safety is a crucial concern, and the implementation of effective speed management measures has become essential to ensure the well-being of all residents. The South Waikato District Council (SWDC) will be proposing the implementation of a new Speed ... More >>
South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley statement on Three Waters
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 2:47 pm | South Waikato District Council
“As Mayor of the South Waikato, I remain unimpressed with the Government’s three waters announcement yesterday,” said Mayor Gary Petley. “It’s essentially the same as the initial proposal, under a different name.” Mayor Gary Petley believes ... More >>
SWDC Encourages Decision Makers To Look At Alternative Three Waters Models
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 2:12 pm | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council (SWDC) encourages the continued search for an alternative model to deliver three waters to communities. SWDC has been a member of Communities 4 Local Democracy (C4LD) almost since inception. Backed by 30 councils (including ... More >>
Local Personalities And Iwi Feature On South Waikato Signage
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 9:03 am | South Waikato District Council
A national BMX champion, an associate charge nurse who helps run a Tokoroa gym, a pig hunting Elvis-loving five-year-old and a retired teacher-turned-farmer now film actor are some of the 24 local personalities who feature on South Waikato District’s ... More >>
400 Home Putāruru Development By Ultimate Global Group Underway
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 7:18 pm | South Waikato District Council
Earthworks are underway for the first stage of a $200 million residential development of more than 400 homes in the South Waikato town of Putāruru by Ultimate Global Group and its construction arm Ultimate Builders. The largest new residential development ... More >>
South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley Statement On Three Waters
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 2:08 pm | South Waikato District Council
“As Mayor of the South Waikato, I applaud the Mayors of Auckland City, Christchurch and Waimakariri for bringing this further option to the discussion,” said Mayor Gary Petley today. South Waikato District Mayor Petley is in full support of starting ... More >>
South Waikato Heads To Parliament To Seek Long Term Co-investment
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 10:54 am | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council, local iwi Raukawa, community and business representatives will take South Waikato to Parliament next week (Wednesday 31 August) to advocate for long term co-investment to address multigenerational inequalities. South Waikato ... More >>
$200 Million 254 Villa Retirement Village Planned For Putāruru
Friday, 1 July 2022, 7:38 pm | South Waikato District Council
Putāruru born and bred property developer Tim Bartells is returning to the South Waikato town with plans to build a $200 million 254 villa retirement village starting in October this year. Bartells says Putāruru Country Estate will include 254 mixed ... More >>
Leith Place Toilets Win KNZB Best Loo Award
Friday, 18 February 2022, 3:08 pm | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council is thrilled that the Leith Place toilets in the Tokoroa CBD were awarded the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Best Loo Award at the Beautiful Ball awards ceremony last night. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2202/e96a5fce81ea47e820d5.jpeg" ... More >>
New Tokoroa Impact Hub Will Nurture South Waikato Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 7:08 pm | South Waikato District Council
A new Impact Hub opened in Tokoroa today with support from South Waikato District Council and South Waikato Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT) will nurture budding entrepreneurs in South Waikato, which also spans Putāruru, Tīrau and Arapuni. Tokoroa's new Impact ... More >>
South Waikato welcomes new Singaporean-owned dairy plant
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 2:41 pm | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council welcomes international food and beverage leader Olam Food Ingredients’ (OFI) plans to build a new dairy processing facility at Tokoroa. More >>
Funding Contracts Signed For $14m South Waikato Trades Training Centre
Monday, 25 January 2021, 4:12 pm | South Waikato District Council
The new South Waikato Trades Training Centre is making strong progress with the funding contracts being signed to complete the $14m project. Professional services firms have been appointed to undertake the next phases of design, engineering and ... More >>
SWDC Applies For $60 Million From Government For Post-covid Projects
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 10:50 am | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council has applied to Crown Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for $60 million across a range of large infrastructure projects to be actioned post-COVID lockdown. In response to moving beyond the COVID-19 lockdown period, Central Government ... More >>
Domestic Tourism Booming In South Waikato
Friday, 6 March 2020, 1:23 pm | South Waikato District Council
Tourism in the South Waikato is booming with commercial guest nights up 24.5%. This is one of the highest growth rates across the Waikato region, with Waipa District only nudging ahead at 27.7% and other areas below 10%. “Domestic visitors spent ... More >>
Affordable Housing For New Zealand Families
Friday, 6 December 2019, 9:17 am | South Waikato District Council
The Kiwi dream of owning your own home is still a reality in South Waikato. The average house price is just $251,599. More >>
