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Crystal Beavis
Dec 9, 20244 min read
Telephone Rd re-opening, 3 Waters options - Councillors' update Dec 2024
Warm wishes for the Christmas holiday season SH1B Telephone Rd re-opening mid-2025 After more than two years of lobbying and...
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Crystal Beavis
Nov 9, 20242 min read
Patchy economy and rising costs challenge Council - Cambridge News Nov 2024
New Zealand’s economic outlook is still patchy despite some greener shoots showing for 2025.  So says Infometrics chief executive and...
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Crystal Beavis
Nov 9, 20244 min read
Record response to Council survey - Councillors' update Nov 2024
Record community feedback on Council survey More than 800 people provided nearly 2,000 responses to the Council’s survey on its Long Term...
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Crystal Beavis
Oct 1, 20245 min read
Road subsidy shortfall forces cuts - Councillors' update Oct 2024
Road budgets cut - Waters CCO explored. Council seeks community help to set Long Term Plan priorities. Read on: Road subsidies slashed...
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Crystal Beavis
Sep 25, 20242 min read
A measure of confidence - Cambridge News Sept 2024
Business confidence has surged to the highest it has been in 10 years according to the latest ANZ business outlook survey.  We’re still...
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Crystal Beavis
Aug 31, 20243 min read
A focus on local parks and facilities - Councillors' update Aug-Sep 2024
Share your ideas for your local parks and facilities: Waikato District Council is examining its strategies and plans for the...
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Crystal Beavis
Jul 26, 20243 min read
Dogs and libraries - Councillors' update July-Aug 2024
Let’s talk about dogs! Dog registration A friendly reminder that annual dog registrations are due and are discounted if paid by 31 July....
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Crystal Beavis
Jul 6, 20242 min read
Setting sights on the future - Cambridge News column July 2024
Waikato District Council has just adopted its Annual Plan for the year ahead and has managed to drop its average general rates increase...
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Crystal Beavis
Jul 2, 20243 min read
Councillor update June-July 2024: General rates rise 11.9%, house values up 21%
General rates rise drops to 11.9% - Waikato District Council has adopted its Enhanced Annual Plan for the year ahead and – after three...
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Crystal Beavis
May 31, 20244 min read
Councillor update May-June 2024: Rates, revaluations, Maaori wards and Fieldays traffic...
WDC Annual Plan hearings - Thank you to all who made submission on the Council’s draft 2024/25 Enhanced Annual Plan. You’ve told us to...
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Crystal Beavis
May 20, 20241 min read
Puketaha community get-together and Hall AGM: 7.30pm, 18 June 2024
MEET YOUR MAYOR AND WARD COUNCILLORS: Your Mayor, Jacqui Church, and local Ward Councillors Crystal Beavis, Mike Keir and Tilly Turner...
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Crystal Beavis
May 20, 20242 min read
Cambridge News column May 2024: Saluting our stalwarts
I was privileged to represent Waikato District Council at a Matangi community gathering last weekend (27 April) to honour a long-standing...
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Crystal Beavis
Apr 26, 20244 min read
Councillor update April 2024: District news and ANZAC commemorations
Hearing your views on the Draft Annual Plan: It was good to have an opportunity to meet up with residents and ratepayers wanting to know...
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Crystal Beavis
Apr 26, 20241 min read
Special update: Waikato District Heritage Day April 2024
Inaugural Waikato District Heritage Day: Community volunteers and Waikato District Council staff combined efforts to celebrate an...
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Crystal Beavis
Mar 26, 20243 min read
Councillor update March 2024: Proposed rates rise of 13.75% to cover cost hikes
Long Term Plan deferred: Waikato District Council has decided to defer its next Long Term Plan (LTP) until 2025. Using a one-off...
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Crystal Beavis
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Cambridge News column March 2024: LTP deferral decision has benefits
Waikato District Council has decided to defer its next Long Term Plan (LTP) until 2025. Using the opportunity offered under legislation...
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Crystal Beavis
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Councillor update Feb 2024: New bus services.
Trial bus service for Tamahere, Matangi and Tauwhare Pa: Two new services using a 14-seater Sprinter bus now connect Tamahere, Matangi...
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Crystal Beavis
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Councillor update Dec 2023: It's a season for change!
It's a season for change! The new coalition Government has announced a flood of major changes that will impact local government. Waikato...
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Crystal Beavis
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Cambridge News column Nov 2023: Costs pressure on rates forecast
With inflation running at 5.6%, down from a 30-year high of 7.3% just over a year ago, households and businesses face difficult choices...
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Crystal Beavis
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Councillor update Nov 2023: Volunteers honoured, costs rising, have your say...
Tamahere-Woodlands Ward volunteers honoured with Mayoral Awards Congratulations to Sue Edmonds of Eureka, Kitty Burton of Matangi, John...
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