If you need assistance, you can continue to phone the Waikato Welfare Call Centre on 0800 800 405. This helpline is open 9am-5pm, seven days a week. A new Northern Emergency Operating Centre has been set up this week to provide a combined civil defence response as the country moves into Alert Level 2. The… Read More Emergency Response Teams Combine to continue to offer support to those in need.
6 May 2020 Waikato District Council today took a significant step toward strengthening the Maaori voice in its decision making by approving the appointment of two Maangai Maaori (Voice of Maaori) positions to its three major Council Committees.Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai (Waikato), an experienced governor, former Waikato Tainui tribal authority chairperson, independent hearings commissioner, NZ Order of… Read More Maangai Maaori appointments made by Waikato District Council
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Residents awaiting progress on the Proposed District Plan hearings for Waikato District Council may be interested to hear that they have continued during Lockdown 4 by video conferencing using Zoom. More details here: https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/news/media-releases/article/2020/04/16/proposed-waikato-district-plan-hearings-continue-despite-lockdown
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.”
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