As the first rates notices including an IAWAI water services charge roll out this week, residents and businesses are being assured the water component is a split of the previous total charge, not an additional or a replicated cost. IAWAI chief executive Peter Winder says the organisation is aware some people have seen the total… Read More Message from IAWAI – Water charges repackaged but not new
A strong local voice remains vital Thank you to all those who turned up to discuss Council amalgamation options with your Mayor and local councillors at local meetings across our Ward in Matangi, Tamahere, Newstead, Tauwhare, Puketaha, Gordonton and Eureka over the past month. Rates affordability, managing debt and a strong local voice were common… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update August 2026 – Amalgamation, Awards, LTP and more..
“Waikato District Council will begin installing new speed limit signs across Waikato district from 20 July as it rolls out its 2025 Speed Management Plan. Around 270 sections of road will have new speed limits. The changes include roads around schools, marae, and community facilities, along with other roads where safety concerns were identified through crash history, requests from the public, and feedback received during previous speed… Read More Approved Speed limit changes to begin outside schools and on roads across the Waikato district.
Council merger proposals – tell us your view by 10 July You are likely to be voting for a different, much larger, unitary council at the next local body elections in 2028. The Government has signalled major changes to local government and has invited councils to help shape what comes next through a voluntary process… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update July 2026. Chat to the Mayor in Eureka on Sunday – Amalgamation feedback by July 10, please. Dog regos due this month.
If you have any questions or concerns about the WEL Networks works, please contact the project team atMatangiupgrade@wel.co.nz
If you were hoping to get to the Open Day last Sunday and didn’t quite make it, or have something else you’d like to discuss, Mayor, Axel Bech, will be out and about, and happy to chat with you, at the Tamahere Country Market on Saturday. With the choice of Local Government amalgamation options to… Read More Catch up with the Mayor at the Tamahere Country Market this Saturday, June 20, 8.30 a.m. – 1p.m.
Council is keen for residents to know more about and give feedback on the possible amalgamation options for our Council and our wider area. What is the logical/ preferred structure for the future? It is nearly 40 years since the current boundaries and responsibilities of local Government were created. Now that Regional Councils have been… Read More Simplifying Local Government? You can hear more about it from the Mayor this Sunday at the Open Day in Tamahere. Many other topics of interest to discuss too. 2.00pm to 5.00pm at the Tamahere Community Centre on Devine Road. All Welcome.
The Matangi Community Committee was formed to liaise with council on the 2005 and 2013 Community plans and as a group is used as a way for Council to contact the community and vice versa. The Agenda for our meeting on Wednesday will begin with an update from the Mayor on Council amalgamation possibilities, and… Read More Matangi Community Committee Meeting, Wednesday June 10, in the Matangi School Hall, at 7 p.m. Meeting to start with 10 minutes from the Mayor on possible amalgamation talks.
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Head Start Pathway for Council amalgamation Under the Government’s ‘Simplifying Local Government’ initiative, the Government has announced a voluntary pathway allowing Councils until August 9 to submit proposals to amalgamate into larger unitary authorities before the next local government elections in 2028, or the Government will design a structure for them after that time. Unitary… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update April-May 2026 – Plans to amalgamate? Rates increases approved.
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