It’s a season for change The new coalition Government has announced a flood of major changes that will impact local government. Waikato District Council is watching for opportunities as details emerge over the next few months. Changes announced include: As we work through the changes – especially Three Waters reform – and as inflation continues… Read More TAMAHERE-WOODLANDS COUNCILLORS’UPDATE DECEMBER 2023
Tamahere-Woodlands Ward volunteers honoured with Mayoral Awards Congratulations to Sue Edmonds of Eureka, Kitty Burton of Matangi, John Bridgman of Gordonton and Leo Koppens of Tamahere, who were local recipients of the 2023 Waikato District Mayoral Awards presented at a ceremony in the Council Chambers this past month. left to right -Sue Edmonds, Kitty Burton,… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update November 2023: District news
Blueprints Community aspirations for the future were a focus for the Council this month, and Councillors spent time considering feedback on local area ‘blueprints’ as we move closer to developing the next Long Term Plan (LTP) 2024-34. The LTP will set the Council’s work programmes and budgets for the next three years (from July 2024).… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update October 2023: District news
KoroneihanaYour local Councillors Mike Keir and Crystal Beavis were among 6,000 people who gathered at Tuurangawaewae Marae in Ngaaruawaahia on Friday 18 August for the first day of Koroneihana, the annual event to celebrate the coronation of Kiingi Tuuuheitia Pootatoau Te Wherowhero VII.The commemoration opened with a traditional ‘kawe mate’ for Tainui hapuu to acknowledge… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update September 2023: District news
Crystal Beavis, mob 0275 957 927, email crystal.beavis@waidc.govt.nz Mike Keir, mob 027 449 3012, email mike.keir@waidc.govt.nz Trees down, roads closed, electricity outages and flooding – we’ve experienced it all in parts of the Waikato District this year because of wild weather events – events that are likely to become more commonplace because of climate change.… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update August 2023: Community resilience
Crystal Beavis, mob 0275 957 927, email crystal.beavis@waidc.govt.nz Mike Keir, mob 027 449 3012, email mike.keir@waidc.govt.nz Update July 2023 Waikato District Council has taken the step to hang the portraits of both Kiingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII and King Charles III in the Council Chamber. Celebrating diversity Following the recent coronation of Charles III… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update July 2023: celebrating diversity
As we look forward to a new financial year, Waikato District Council is examining how it can improve the dialogue between Council and community through our locally elected community committees. Planning for the right community outcomes The Council has, so far, invited representatives of local community committees to attend workshops to help set the goals… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update June 2023: Improving the dialogue between Council and community
Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update May 2023: Challenges ahead and our ANZAC traditions We are facing challenging times. Economic conditions have changed dramatically since the Council adopted its last “Long Term Plan” covering the year ahead. General rates rising With high inflation and rising interest rates, higher than expected depreciation on our assets, and disaster recovery costs… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update May 2023: Challenges ahead and our ANZAC traditions
A final decision on the future of the SH1B Telephone Rd rail crossing has been put off for another year, but its ongoing closure is deeply disappointing for the community including your local Waikato District Councillors Mike Keir and I (Crystal Beavis). In a report published on its website, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update April 2023: Telephone Rd closure, Council budgets and natural burials!
Restoration of the damage caused by two major weather events in just two weeks in our District in the past month is ongoing and – at the time of writing – may have an impact on the Council’s work programmes for a while. Waikato District Council was one of 11 Councils to declare a State… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update March 2023: Cyclone clean-up, progress on local government reform, and more!
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