Waikato District Council
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Nearly 1.5 million people – that's 40 per cent of New Zealand's total population – live within a 250 km radius of the Waikato district. However, the district itself is still sparsely populated by North Island standards, with just under 40,000 people living in this predominantly rural area, which covers roughly 310,000 hectares. The Waikato district encompasses a diverse area, from Raglan on the west coast to inland farming areas. It has a large rural population, many small communities and three main towns – Huntly, Ngaruawahia and Raglan. The population of the Waikato district was 39,855 in 2001, when the last census was undertaken, with a growth rate of 1.8 per cent, less than New Zealand as a whole.
HUNTLY — A special quilt honouring more than 100 New Zealand children killed by family violence is to be displayed at Waikato District Council’s Huntly Library from next week.
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NGARUAWAHIA — The Ngaruawahia community can now enjoy improved drinking water thanks to the Waikato District Council's upgrade of its Ngaruawahia Water Treatment Plant.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council is urging Tuakau residents to leave the pruning of council gardens to its contractors after repeat acts of incorrect pruning have left many rose plants dead.
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RAGLAN — Over twenty Raglan roads will be resealed this summer including Raglan’s main street, Bow Street.
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WAIKATO — Motorists in the Waikato district will now be able to keep up-to-date with any issues affecting local roads thanks to a new road advisories page added to the Waikato District Council’s website.
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WAIKATO — The Ngaruawahia Library will reopen in October after the Waikato District Council decided to reinforce three external walls to ensure the building is not at risk in the event of a moderate earthquake.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council’s emphasis was on ‘affordability and maintaining what we have’ when it adopted its Long Term Plan yesterday.
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WAIKATO — Farmers and rural road users in the northern part of the Waikato district are reminded that next month a new bylaw regarding stock movement on public roads will come into force.
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RAGLAN — Waikato District Council has increased resources to ensure roads in Raglan and Te Akau are speedily returned to their condition following the World Rally Championship this weekend.
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WAIKATO — The 2012 Fieldays will see Waikato and Waipa District Councils join forces to highlight the need for drivers to slow down on rural roads.
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HUNTLY — Huntly’s Main Street is about to undergo an upgrade of its existing raised pedestrian platforms, to make crossing the road easier.
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WAIKATO — The Waikato District Council is calling for more community feedback on its draft Long Term Plan 2012 -22, with a week to go until submissions close.
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There’s now only a few days left for you to have your say in the long term future of the Waikato district.
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WAIKATO — Recycling bins installed by Waikato District Council across the region have proved a hit with the public, with their prominent locations helping to raise awareness of the environmental benefits of recycling.
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WAIKATO — If you live in Maramarua, Mangatangi or Mangatawhiri, now’s your chance to make a difference in your district.
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WAIKATO — All water restrictions have been lifted in Hamilton and the Waikato district as of today.
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WAIKATO — 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.
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WAIKATO — 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.
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RAGLAN — 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.
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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.
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HUNTLY — 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.
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RAGLAN — 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.
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HUNTLY — 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.
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HUNTLY — 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.
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RAGLAN — Work is set to begin shortly on the new building on Raglan Wharf to replace the one destroyed by fire in April 2010.
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WAIKATO — The main road to Port Waikato is open with reports of a landslip in the area being untrue.
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WAIKATO — 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.
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WAIKATO — 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.
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WAIKATO — All rubbish and recycling collections in the Waikato district, with the exception of Port Waikato, will take place one day later than usual over the upcoming Christmas and New Year period.
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WAIKATO — Council staff have retrieved the bodies of two rats from the Eureka reservoir after it was drained yesterday.
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WAIKATO — 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.
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NGARUAWAHIA — Twelve placegetters won prizes in the Ngaruawahia Best Garden Competition.
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WAIKATO — Ratepayers are being asked to provide their feedback on the council’s proposal to change the Waikato district’s rates structure.
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WAIKATO — Gardeners wanting to participate in the Ngaruawahia and Huntly Best Garden Competitions have only until the end of this week to return their completed entry form to Waikato District Council.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council is taking action to reinforce the ban on dogs in the central business areas of Huntly, Ngaruawahia, Tuakau, Raglan and Te Kauwhata this summer.
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RAGLAN — The reality of a new Raglan Wharf building came much closer this week with the delivery of the final plans which have been sent to contractors to cost.
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WAIKATO — Safe, accessible and fluid access for people and traffic through Tamahere and the successful development of recreation and retail areas will be discussed at a public information day to be hosted by NZTA and Waikato District Council on 27 October.
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WAIKATO — Record numbers of new members and actual visitor numbers since the new Te Kauwhata Library opened in May have blitzed the figures for the equivalent period in 2010.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council met today and passed the Stock Movement Bylaw 2011.
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WAIKATO — People wishing to view property files will now have to make an appointment at all Waikato District Council offices except Tuakau.
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WAIKATO — Getting Waikato kids into books just became a whole lot easier thanks to the Waikato District Libraries ‘Winter Warmers’ reading programme.
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HAMILTON — Free shuttle buses will again be operating for Hamilton’s final Rugby World Cup game at Waikato Stadium in just over a week.
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NGARUAWAHIA — The Twin Rivers Arts Centre building in Ngaruawahia will be removed in the coming weeks due to the building’s bad state of repair.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council will be working to restore the public accessways at Sunset Beach this week, after they were damaged in the heavy July storms.
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WAIKATO — On Thursday 22 September, the new Kopua Bridge will be opened, and the public will have a final opportunity to walk the old bridge before it is demolished.
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RAGLAN — On Tuesday 20 September the Raglan Library will host Dr Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, the University of Waikato’s writer in residence.
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WAIKATO — Waikato’s popular marine areas will be protected and enhanced for the future by a new plan about to get underway, the Waikato Regional Council heard yesterday.
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WAIKATO — The Raglan Wharf is now as strong as it was when it was built in 1916.
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WAIKATO — Yesterday’s council policy committee took action to Franklin farmers’ issues around stock movement to change its proposed Stock Movement Bylaw 2011.
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WAIKATO — Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week will take place from 20 – 27 August this year.
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RAGLAN — On Saturday 27 August the much anticipated Pipiwharauroa Trail will open to the public.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Regional Council will incorporate a Maori viewpoint into hearing and deciding the region’s most significant resource management policy framework.
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WAIKATO — Heavy storms these past two weeks have caused extensive damage to the sand dunes at Sunset Beach in Port Waikato.
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WAIKATO — The Twin Rivers Arts Centre in Ngaruawahia is about to undergo a major refurbishment to bring the building into line with earthquake prone building requirements.
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RAGLAN — Whaanga Coast residents whose properties are earmarked for connection to the proposed wastewater project will have the opportunity to find out the details in an open day on 16 July.
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WAIKATO — Horotiu looks set to experience significant industrial growth over the next 30 to 40 years as 150 hectares of land has been allocated for industrial development.
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WAIKATO — A final decision on the proposed district-wide Livestock Movement Bylaw 2011 will now be made on 8 August at a reconvened hearing by Waikato District Council’s Policy Committee.
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WAIKATO — Waikato district library users with lost or significantly overdue items can return them at no charge and without question during the Waikato District Council's library amnesty in July.
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WAIKATO — Waikato district library users with lost or significantly overdue items can return them at no charge and without question during the Waikato District Council’s library amnesty during the month of July.
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RAGLAN — Waikato District Council will be starting its consultation with residents in the Whale Bay area about its planned wastewater reticulation project for Whale Bay at Raglan.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Regional Council is reminding boaties that failure to display the right lights at night endangers their lives and those of other water users.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Civil Defence is urging people living in or visiting the Waikato region over Queen’s birthday weekend to keep a close eye on weather conditions.
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NGARUAWAHIA — The second installment of a series of murals showing historic photographic images of Ngaruawahia is now on the outer walls of the local library and BP service station.
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RAGLAN — A section of Raglan’s harbour-side footpath will close from 25 May so that contractors can progress work on the new Kopua footbridge project, but pedestrians will still have access between Raglan’s CBD and the Kopua Domain.
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RAGLAN — Concept design for a new purpose-built Raglan Wharf building got the green light at the Raglan Community Board meeting this week.
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WAIKATO — Heavy rain overnight has caused a number of roads to be closed in the Waikato district.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council has developed an innovative new application to provide customers with instant access to rating information through their mobile phones.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council is proposing to increase targeted water and wastewater rates from 1 July this year.
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WAIKATO — The Waiuku Forest will reopen to the public on Saturday 29 January 2011, after being temporarily closed to the public following a large wild fire on New Years day.
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WAIKATO — Pedestrians and motorists are reminded to take care at pedestrian crossings as children start returning to school from the beginning of February.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Civil Defence is warning people to prepare for the dangers posed by the wild weather expected to hit the Waikato region later today.
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WAIKATO — As the result of a large wild fire on New Years day, the Waiuku Forest is temporarily closed to the public while forest workers work to make the area safe.
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RAGLAN — Waikato District Council is reinforcing the ban on dogs in Raglan’s central business area and the Kopua Domain this summer.
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RAGLAN — Waikato District Council is on track to introduce water metering into Raglan, with the contract for physical works going out for tender this week. The contract is expected to be awarded in early January 2011.
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WAIKATO — From Wednesday 15 December a restricted fire season will be in force for all rural areas of the Waikato District. Restrictions are already in place within urban areas.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council has joined Councils across New Zealand placing condolence books on office counters and organising a staff collection for the families that have lost their loved ones in the Pike River Mine tragedy. District Mayor Allan Sanson shares the community’s shock and disbelief at the extent of the tragedy.
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KAIAPOI — A new recovery assistance centre has opened in Kaiapoi this week and will provide advice, information and assistance to residents following the 4 September earthquake.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Civil Defence is urging the region’s residents to be on the alert for rising river levels and high winds generally, and heavy ocean swells on the west coast, over the next few days.
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WAIKATO — The annual Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week will again take place in September this year.
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WAIKATO — Water will be off until approximately midday today for Gordonton residents on town supply.
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WAIKATO — Police are monitoring 24-hour surveillance cameras in Ngaruawahia and Huntly crime hotspots under a new scheme aimed at reducing crime in the Waikato.
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RAGLAN — The public will have an extra month to provide feedback on Variation 15 of the Proposed Waikato District Plan, as Waikato District Council today extended the closing date for submissions.
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WAIKATO — Waikato District Council is reviewing the Tamahere Country Living Zone Structure Plan and invites feedback on issues and options for the area.
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WAIHI — The Waihi Gold Discovery Centre is still on track for development the Mayor of the Hauraki District Council John Tregidga stated today.
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RAGLAN — A design for a new purpose-built building for Raglan’s iconic wharf has been approved.
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WAIKATO — Permits will no longer be required for rural fires in the Waikato District while an open fire season takes effect from 28 June 2010 until further notice.
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WAIKATO — Dog owners can save at least 15 percent on registration fees by registering their dog before 1 July 2010.
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WAIKATO — The Waikato District library catalogue is now online.
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RAGLAN — The fire damaged area on the Raglan wharf has been cleared and the wharf is now safe for public access.
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RAGLAN — There is currently no public access to the Raglan wharf as the clean up process continues following this week’s fire.
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WAIKATO — Yesterday Waikato-Tainui and the Waikato District Council (WDC) signed a Joint Management Agreement (JMA) that will pave the way for a new era of co-management of the Waikato River.
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OAMARU — Next week will see the beginning of a round of public meetings to give people an opportunity to air their views on proposed roading service standards for the Waitaki District.
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WAIKATO — Health Waikato's new Transit Lounge opened today (Monday) to provide a peaceful place for discharged patients who need somewhere to wait before going home.
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