Waikato District Council - Latest News [Page 21]
Council’s 10 tips to be safe on the roads this summer
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 1:29 pm | Waikato District Council
The holiday season is nearly here and Waikato District Council Road Safety Co-ordinator Megan Jolly says all she wants for Christmas is for everyone to be safe on the roads this summer. To help make that happen here’s her list of how to be safe on the ... More >>
Nominations open for Licensing Trust by-election
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 4:15 pm | Waikato District Council
Nominations are now open for the Te Kauwhata Licensing Trust byelection following a vacancy created by insufficient nominations at the recent local elections. More >>
Councils Go To Water Alert Level 1
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 6:54 pm | Waikato District Council
Residents in the Hamilton, Waikato and Waipa districts are being asked to limit the use of sprinkler systems following today’s introduction of Water Alert Level 1. More >>
Members appointed to new district licensing committee
Friday, 15 November 2013, 11:41 am | Waikato District Council
Five people have been approved as list members of a new committee to be responsible for considering all alcohol licence applications in the Waikato District Council. More >>
Community champions honoured at Mayoral awards
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 6:38 pm | Waikato District Council
Seven community stalwarts from across the Waikato district have been honoured by Mayor Allan Sanson in his inaugural Mayor’s Community Awards. More >>
Mayor Sanson supports White Ribbon Campaign
Monday, 11 November 2013, 3:50 pm | Waikato District Council
Today marks the launch of the 2013 White Ribbon Campaign and Waikato district Mayor Allan Sanson has joined other mayors around New Zealand taking the pledge ‘to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence towards women’. More >>
Council asking community to be its eyes and ears
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 12:25 pm | Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council is calling for people to report suspicious behaviour to the police following vandalism at one of its reserves. More >>
Free mental health resource launched in Waikato District
Monday, 4 November 2013, 12:14 pm | Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council is encouraging people to ‘turn the page’ to mental health wellness with a new programme across its libraries. More >>
Raglan office winning the war against waste
Monday, 4 November 2013, 11:04 am | Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council’s Raglan team is on a mission to reduce waste and they’re proving small changes do see results. More >>
New committee structure for Waikato District Council
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 2:22 pm | Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council has moved to streamline its decision making with the establishment of three key committees - Policy and Regulatory, Strategy and Finance and Infrastructure - with membership of all made up of the Mayor and all Councillors. More >>
Labour Day sees Council sites closed and changes to refuse
Friday, 18 October 2013, 3:39 pm | Waikato District Council
Due to a public holiday Waikato District Council’s offices and libraries will be closed on Monday 28 October, Labour Day. More >>
Final election results declared for Waikato District Council
Friday, 18 October 2013, 12:51 pm | Waikato District Council
Final election results for Waikato District Council for the 12 October local elections have been declared by Electoral Officer Maria Edgar. More >>
Be considerate of your community - don’t dump your rubbish!
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 10:47 am | Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council is urging residents participating in next month’s inorganic refuse collection to be considerate of their community. More >>
Waikato district arts community receives a financial boost
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 12:39 pm | Waikato District Council
More than $18,000 worth of funding has been granted to support the creativity in Waikato district communities. More >>
Waikato District Council preliminary elections results
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 11:20 am | Waikato District Council
Preliminary election results for Waikato District Council from yesterday’s local elections show Allan Sanson has been reelected as Mayor. More >>
80% of Waikato district voters still to return voting papers
Monday, 7 October 2013, 5:04 pm | Waikato District Council
With less than 20% of Waikato district voters having returned voting papers, people are being urged to have their say on who their community leaders should be for the next three years. More >>
Te Kowhai residents and businesses invited to share views
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 12:48 pm | Waikato District Council
Residents and business owners in the Te Kowhai area are being invited to an information day where they can share their views about long term development in their town and surrounding areas. More >>
Daily voting figures available online
Monday, 30 September 2013, 5:06 pm | Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council has as at 30 September, received 4648 voting documents for the local elections. This is 11.03 per cent of all eligible voters in the Waikato district. More >>
Solid performance by Waikato District Council in 2012/13
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 5:02 pm | Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council today adopted its Annual Report which shows solid performance and sound financial results for the past year. More >>
Community ventures bolstered by Council-controlled fund
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 9:06 am | Waikato District Council
More than $100,000 has been invested into the community via grants from the Waikato District Community Wellbeing Trust. The Trust met earlier this week and approved four requests for funding from community groups around the district. More >>