Do you know the names of any food delivery services currently operating in our area that could support the Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management plan to provide services to people in need. I have received the following request from Council staff today “Today’s priority is to contact ALL FOOD PROVIDERS and gather the following… Read More Emergency Supply Providers
Support to those in need Please ask for help if you or others you know are unable to access support. There are many people who want to help you. Freephone 0800 800 405 has recently been set up by Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group for anyone in our district struggling to get food,… Read More Covid 19 notices re Support to those in need and the Matamata cluster
The Council Public Information Management team has sent out the following to Council communities. Need support? If you’re in need of welfare support, please try to make contact through the contact numbers listed on the Covid-19 website (www.covid19.govt.nz). If you’re not sure what help may be available, or don’t know who to contact for help,… Read More Message from WDC Emergency Operations Centre
As I write this, New Zealand is 36 hours to total lockdown. Who would have imagined we would be in this position when we joined our friends and family for the holiday season less than three months ago? My nearly 95-year-old mother-in-law can’t comprehend what is happening – as she said, “there has been nothing… Read More NEWS FROM YOUR WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCILLOR – 24 MARCH 2020
https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/your-council/public-consultations/current-consultations/waikato-2070 “Titled Waikato 2070, the purpose of the strategy is to guide the growth in the district over the next 50 years. Consultation is open for eight weeks, closing on 24 January 2020.”
Waikato District Council has released a draft Growth & Economic Development Strategy with a drop in session for residents in our area to discuss it with staff scheduled for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., December 4, at the Matangi Hall on Tauwhare Road. Titled Waikato 2070, the purpose of the strategy is to guide the growth… Read More District Council Drop In Session, Matangi Hall, December 4
NEWS FROM YOUR WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Reminder that The Sculpture Park, Waitakaruru, in Scotsman Valley Road are celebrating spring by being open every day from Friday 20th September to Sunday 29th September: 10am – 5pm daily. The park will then continue to open every Sunday 10am – 5pm and you now have the option to… Read More Rob McGuire’s September 2019 Newsletter
NEWS FROM YOUR WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Finally, a welcome break from the wet weather – a fine weekend at last; time to cut the lawn. A lot has been happening in the Waikato District during the last month including: – A $92m funding announcement for the start-up 150-passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland –… Read More Rob McGuire’s August 2019 Newsletter
NEWS FROM YOUR WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Our Annual Plan 2019-20 was recently completed. The June issue of Council’s newsletter, Link, gives a snapshot of What Council Does. I have requested a copy of the full document – contact me if would like to borrow it. Waikato District Council maintains 1,836km of sealed roads and 241km… Read More Rob McGuire’s July 2019 Newsletter
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