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Council Releases Draft Long Term Plan For Consultation

Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 11:11 am | Waikato District Council

From Thursday, 5 April 2012, Waikato district’s residents will be able to provide feedback to the council about the 2012 – 2022 draft Long Term Plan. More >>

Council Proposes General Rates Increase Of 2.4 Per Cent

Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 11:09 am | Waikato District Council

Council Proposes General Rates Increase Of 2.4 Per Cent A 2.4 per cent increase in the district’s general rates reflects a budget based on prudence and maintenance, says Mayor Allan Sanson. More >>

Waikato: Voting Closes Next Week to Have Your Say

Friday, 30 March 2012, 2:12 pm | Waikato District Council

Waikato District voters have just a few days left to vote on whether or not to introduce Maori representation. Voting closes next week at 12 noon, Wednesday 4 April 2012. More >>

Post Your Vote And Have Your Say

Thursday, 8 March 2012, 3:01 pm | Waikato District Council

Waikato district voters will receive their voting documents from Tuesday next week on whether or not to introduce Maaori representation. More >>

Council Concerned by Federated Farmers Approach to Livestock

Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 9:22 pm | Waikato District Council

The Waikato District Council is concerned that Federated Farmers is offering poor advice to farmers over the Livestock Movement Bylaw which will become effective in the former Franklin District area on 1 July 2012. More >>

Stock Movement Bylaw to Include Franklin

Friday, 24 February 2012, 10:23 am | Waikato District Council

Farmers and rural road users in the northern part of the Waikato district need to be aware that a new bylaw regarding stock movement on public roads will come into force on 1 July 2012. More >>

Official Opening for Raglan Museum And Information Centre

Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 12:21 pm | Waikato District Council

The new Raglan and District Museum (Te Whare Taonga o Whaingaroa) and Raglan Information Centre (Te Puna Koorero o Whaingaroa) on Wainui Road, Raglan will be officially opened on Monday 20 February 2012 by Waikato district mayor, Allan Sanson. More >>

Waikato Council takes steps to protect property files

Monday, 13 February 2012, 12:03 pm | Waikato District Council

People wishing to view property files at the Waikato District Council’s Tuakau Office will now have to make an appointment and pay $34 to view a file. From 1 March, appointments will be necessary to view property files as opposed to anyone visiting ... More >>

Phone Number Change for Council’s Huntly Office

Monday, 13 February 2012, 11:33 am | Waikato District Council

The Waikato District Council are encouraging customers to make use of their 0800 call free number if they are wanting to get hold of the Huntly Office. From Monday 27 February, the current 07 828 7551 number will still be operative, but the publicly ... More >>

Infringement Notices Issued for Levitate Event

Friday, 10 February 2012, 10:13 am | Waikato District Council

Waikato District Council has issued infringement notices to the property owner and organisers of the Levitate music event held on New Year’s Eve at Whaanga Road in Raglan. More >>

Water Mains Flushed in Huntly This Week

Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 4:16 pm | Waikato District Council

Huntly residents are advised that the town water supply pipes are being flushed as part of an ongoing process to preserve the quality of the district's drinking water. More >>

Be Alert around Schools

Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:11 pm | Waikato District Council

Motorists are reminded to take care around schools as children start to return to school next week. From 2006 to 2010, 51 pedestrians were injured in the Waikato district. Over half of these were children under the age of 15 years, Road Safety Co-ordinator ... More >>

Water Restrictions Introduced In Hamilton And Waikato

Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:01 pm | Waikato District Council

Residents in Hamilton and the Waikato district are permitted to use domestic sprinkler and irrigation systems between 6am-8am and 6pm-8pm only, following the introduction of water alert level 1 today. More >>

Puketirini Development Begins

Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 1:07 pm | Waikato District Council

Improvement works have began at Puketirini in Huntly, with public access to the reserve and lake restricted while works are underway. Over half a million dollars is being invested by Waikato District Council and Solid Energy to undertake a major improvement ... More >>

Electoral Roll Opens Next Week for Maori Representation Poll

Thursday, 12 January 2012, 11:49 am | Waikato District Council

The Waikato District Council is holding a poll to see whether it should introduce Maaori wards for the next two elections in 2013 and 2016. The council has the opportunity to introduce three Maaori councillors (based on there being a total of 14 councillors ... More >>

Proposed Whaanga Coast Wastewater Project on Track

Friday, 23 December 2011, 1:42 pm | Waikato District Council

Collaboration between the council and Whaanga Coast residents has resulted in positive progress for the proposed $2.2 million wastewater reticulation scheme. General manager water and facilities Richard Bax said overall, residents support the project. More >>

Waikato: Smart Water Use Encouraged Over Summer

Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 5:09 pm | Waikato District Council

Billboards are being placed in key locations throughout the Waikato district as Waikato District Council gets ready to kick off its smart water use campaign. Waikato District Council runs the smart water use campaign annually over summer to encourage ... More >>

Plan B4 U Party

Friday, 9 December 2011, 4:26 pm | Waikato District Council

Plan B4 U Party Plan B4 U Party is the slogan behind Waikato District Council’s latest drink drive campaign to try to reduce alcohol related incidents in the Waikato district. More >>

Contaminent Identified in Eureka Reservoir

Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2:20 pm | Waikato District Council

Council staff have retrieved the bodies of two rats from the Eureka reservoir after it was drained yesterday. More >>

Water Supply Issues for Tauwhare Eureka Area

Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 3:39 pm | Waikato District Council

Water supply to residents in the Tauwhare/Eureka area has been reduced and there will be no water at times for up to three days from 11am today. Because of a suspected contaminant in the Eureka reservoir, the tank must be drained, cleaned and refilled ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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