The Matangi Drainage Board advises as follows: “The district spraying programme will begin on May 4 subject to the weather. The spraying contractor will not be contacting landowners. The contractor is a single person operator registration No. 1276. Enquiries to either the contractor on 021933324 or the Drainage Board on 07 8295624.”
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Wonderful to see and hear the commemorations throughout the area.
As many people are out enjoying the local spaces with some time to linger we thought it might be a good time to highlight some points and items of interest via a quiz or two. Answers will be provided next week. Who/ what are the Seven Sisters? What year was the centenary of Matangi Primary… Read More Quiz time 1
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
Waikato Mayoral Forum COVID-19 response focuses on economic stimulus 30 March 2020 Waikato Mayors, Council Chief Executives, Members of Parliament (MPs), Iwi leaders and other regional powerbrokers met Monday [30 March] via teleconference as part of what will become a weekly meeting. The purpose was to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 and how Waikato’s politicians… Read More Waikato Mayoral Forum proposes to spend $10m+ on ‘shovel ready’ projects
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
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