Waikato district voters will receive their voting documents from Tuesday next week on whether or not to introduce Maaori representation.
All water restrictions have been lifted in the Waikato district today.
The lifting of water alert level 1 comes following a sustained decrease in water consumption, coupled with recent wet weather and cooler temperatures.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Motorists are reminded to take care around schools as children start to return to school next week.
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.
Improvement works have began at Puketirini in Huntly, with public access to the reserve and lake restricted while works are underway.
Work is set to begin shortly on the new building on Raglan Wharf to replace the one destroyed by fire in April 2010.
The main road to Port Waikato is open with reports of a landslip in the area being untrue.
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.
Driver fatigue continues to be a focus for road safety agencies over the holiday period.
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.
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.
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.
Test results from the water samples taken from the Eureka reservoir have put the water supply in the ‘all clear’ and residents in the area can no longer worry about any contamination affecting their water.