Warm wishes for the Christmas holiday season SH1B Telephone Rd re-opening mid-2025 After more than two years of lobbying and...

New Zealand’s economic outlook is still patchy despite some greener shoots showing for 2025. So says Infometrics chief executive and...

Record community feedback on Council survey More than 800 people provided nearly 2,000 responses to the Council’s survey on its Long Term...

Road budgets cut - Waters CCO explored. Council seeks community help to set Long Term Plan priorities. Read on: Road subsidies slashed...

Business confidence has surged to the highest it has been in 10 years according to the latest ANZ business outlook survey. We’re still...

Share your ideas for your local parks and facilities: Waikato District Council is examining its strategies and plans for the...

Let’s talk about dogs! Dog registration A friendly reminder that annual dog registrations are due and are discounted if paid by 31 July....

Waikato District Council has just adopted its Annual Plan for the year ahead and has managed to drop its average general rates increase...

General rates rise drops to 11.9% - Waikato District Council has adopted its Enhanced Annual Plan for the year ahead and – after three...

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...

MEET YOUR MAYOR AND WARD COUNCILLORS: Your Mayor, Jacqui Church, and local Ward Councillors Crystal Beavis, Mike Keir and Tilly Turner...

I was privileged to represent Waikato District Council at a Matangi community gathering last weekend (27 April) to honour a long-standing...

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...

Inaugural Waikato District Heritage Day: Community volunteers and Waikato District Council staff combined efforts to celebrate an...

Long Term Plan deferred: Waikato District Council has decided to defer its next Long Term Plan (LTP) until 2025. Using a one-off...

Waikato District Council has decided to defer its next Long Term Plan (LTP) until 2025. Using the opportunity offered under legislation...

Trial bus service for Tamahere, Matangi and Tauwhare Pa: Two new services using a 14-seater Sprinter bus now connect Tamahere, Matangi...

It's a season for change! The new coalition Government has announced a flood of major changes that will impact local government. Waikato...

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...

Tamahere-Woodlands Ward volunteers honoured with Mayoral Awards Congratulations to Sue Edmonds of Eureka, Kitty Burton of Matangi, John...