Info from NZ Pure Tour This year’s festival will run from 20 – 29 September 2019, when visitors will take tranquil walks along the Manor’s justly celebrated avenues and past its drystone walls, ponds, stream and waterfalls, wreathed in soft clouds of pink cherry blossoms. These will be the backdrop for an array of delightful… Read More Waikato Cherry Tree Festival 2019 – Located on our very special Matangi Road
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
We are delighted that Spring brings the return of frogs and more native birds to the park. We think there are at least three pairs of tui nesting. The herons seem to stay around all year! Ensuring the Park’s Future As many of you know, we want the park to be more accessible so must… Read More Sculpture Park news
It’s great to see the footpath along Matangi Road is growing. We are seeing lots of people utilising it already. A much less muddy walk to school and helping us Matangi-ites take advantage of the upcoming spring days for walks and exercise and saying hello to fellow walkers. Awesome.
If you want to showcase local talent, run a workshop/course? You can apply for funding for a local creative event/ project for our community. Waikato District Council has the $s ready. Applications close next Friday August 23. A great opportunity. Check the details and/or call Lianne, the Community Development Advisor for a chat https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/services-facilities/community-development/funding/creative-communities-new-zealand-funding-scheme Click… Read More Creative Communities Funding available
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
St David’s is staying where it is Hello Matangi This is an update on the sale of St David’s. There were several proposals received and St Francis Church has now sold it to another Christian Church. This Church is St George Romanian Orthodox Church who has been in the Hamilton area for some timee. A… Read More Message re St David’s
Recreation Centre, Matangi School Tuesday August 6, 7.30 p.m. All Welcome! Kitty Burton 8295806 burton@hnpl.net
Waikato District Council will next week re-issue a call for ‘further submissions’ on nearly 1,000 submissions that it received following notification of the Proposed Waikato District Plan (Stage 1) in July last year and has set a new closing date of 16 July 2019. Last month Council announced it was extending the original deadline when… Read More Council re-issues a call for Further Submissions on Stage 1 of its Proposed District Plan
NEWS FROM YOUR WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Here are the latest newsletters from Rob (sorry have a bundle!) WDC News June 2019 (link to pdf) District Plan Map tool WDC News May 2019 (link to pdf) WDC news April 2019 Matangi (link to pdf) All Rob’s newsletters are available here: from your Local Councillor
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