Who's ready to have a splashin' good time!?

Our pools in Ngaruawahia and Huntly have set holiday dates and hours.

Details can be found on our website.

Tuakau pools remain closed for maintenance. We will update you all as soon as we have opening times available.

Christmas parades

A round of Santa-plause, please! The Christmas parades have started! Check out the list below for details of parades in our district and affected streets.

• Te Kauwhata - Friday 16 December, 4pm to 6pm. Main St, Waerenga Rd, Wira St
• Pokeno - Friday 16 December, 5pm to 8pm. Great South Rd (main street).

Hey Whatawhata!

What do you think of Waka Kotahi's plans for the SH23/SH39 intersection?

Waka Kotahi is holding a public drop-in session outside the Village Café in Whatawhata on Saturday, 10 December from 10am to 1pm.

This is a chance for you to meet the team, gain more information, and provide feedback on the project. Learn more.

Te Kauwhata's new playground is open!

Te Kauwhata Primary School students and mana whenua Koro Pat Kingi and Glen Tupuhi helped open the playground last Friday along with our staff, Councillors and Waikato Police on the BBQ.

A massive thank you to our contractors, HEB Construction, for building the playground and Citycare Property for the landscaping.

Processing delays

Building and resource consent applications are currently taking longer to process due to a large number of applications and the Proposed District Plan appeals and decisions. At the moment, all applications must be processed under the operative and proposed District Plan, which is impacting timings.

We apologise for the delay.

Do you love Tuakau?

Candidates keen to stand for the vacant positions on the Tuakau Community Board can now put their name forward for candidacy.

A lack of candidates in the October Local Government elections prompted the vacancies.

Nomination papers are available from Council’s Tuakau and Ngaruawahia Offices, by phoning 0800 922 822 or via our website. Learn more.

Think about your neighbours

If you’re planning a party this summer, please be considerate of your neighbours. 

• Tell them about the event before it happens
• Ask them to phone you if they think the noise is too loud
• Keep doors and windows closed to contain the noise and ask guests to keep the noise down when they’re entering or leaving your home
• Reduce the bass level of the music

Experiencing noise that you feel is too loud? You can call us anytime on 0800 492 452. We'll need to assess the volume so make sure you call us when the noise is happening.

Alcohol bans

Booze bans are in place in parts of our district, including the Raglan town centre, Papahua Recreation Reserve, Huntly town centre, sunset beach in Port Waikato, Ngaruawahia town centre and more.

If you are caught consuming or possessing alcohol in an alcohol ban area you may be fined.

View more information and maps here.  

How important are environmentally-sustainable parks and playgrounds?

Sustainable practices include, considering renewable and reusable materials for playgrounds, bench seats and low-energy devices for new or replacement services such as toilet blocks, facilitating sustainable transport options such as busses and bikes and re-use of heritage items such as buildings, trees, paving etc. wherever appropriate.

You can let us know what you think of the Draft General Policies Reserve Management Plan until 5pm, Monday 12 December.

Local Government Reform

The government wants to know your thoughts on how local government can be improved.

The entire system of local government is currently being reviewed as our communities are facing many challenges.

Learn more about the reform.

Make a submission.

Papakaainga Workshop Success in Tuakau

Over 90 Maori landowners and their whanau joined key organisations involved in the development of papakainga at a workshop held in Tuakau on Sunday 20 November.

The workshops aim to empower Maori landowners by providing them with information about the papakainga housing process in the Waikato district and offering opportunities for them to ask questions. Read the full story.

Ka pai Ngaruawahia, Hopuhopu and Taupiri!

A massive THANK YOU to the 228 locals who took the time to complete the survey to help inform the development of the Ngaruawahia, Hopuhopu and Taupiri Structure Plan and Ngaruawahia Town Centre Plan.

We’re currently reviewing the feedback to identify common themes, following which we will have our first round of public workshops near the beginning of 2023.