The Tamahere Community Committee (TCC) recently organised a meeting for local communities about the issue of the frequency of thefts from mailboxes in our area. The meeting was attended by the local MP, Tim van de Molen, Mayor, Jacqui Church, local Councillors, and representatives from the police and NZ Post. The intention of the meeting… Read More What to do about mail theft.
A focus on your local parks If there’s a local park you like to use with your family, to play sports, or walk the dog, Waikato District Council wants your thoughts about how it’s managed. The Council is updating its reserve management plans for Neighbourhood Parks and Sports Parks across the district. Some of you… Read More Parks, Fieldays, LTP, Antenno and other matters – Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update June 2025
If you have some extra fruit, veg, plants or seeds that you would like to give away the perfect spot is now available at the Mātangi School gate. And if you see some produce, plants or seeds at this beautiful creation, that you can use, please take them and enjoy. The Mātangi Garden Club made… Read More Mātangi Garden Share Stand – Take what you need, Share what you can.
Consultation on Long Term Plan, Waters CCO As advised in previous updates, consultation is open until 11 May on Waikato District Council’s Long Term Plan and proposal for a Waters Council-Controlled Organisation (CCO) with Hamilton City. The draft plan sets out what the Council plans to do over the next nine years and how we’ll… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update May 2025
Monday May 5: The Matangi Community Committee meeting will be held at 7.30 p.m., at the Council and Community Office in Tamahere (above the Tamahere Pharmacy). All Welcome. Items on the Agenda include plans for the Matangi Recreational Reserve, the HCC Morrinsville Road Upgrade, the Matangi Strategic Plan and the WDC Long Term Plan(LTP). Tuesday… Read More Dates this week: Matangi Community Committee Meeting, Monday, May 5; Council LTP Session, Tuesday, May 6 – All Welcome. LTP feedback due Sunday, May 11.
Council has set up an online feedback page that allows you to select options for Council decision making and add comment on each of these topics but if you want to hear from Councillors before you do so you can attend an online community session, on 29 April or May 2nd, or a local in-person… Read More Community Sessions are being held, this week and next, for you to find out more about Council’s Long Term Plan (LTP). Submissions due 11 May.
The Matangi School Anzac commemoration on April 11 was a poignant reminder of what would have been the reality for this community 110 years ago. Led by teacher, Kat Osborne, some school students and community members have continued to ‘grow’ the poppies on the poppy net in 2024 and 2025. It is good to know… Read More Poppies continue to flourish – Anzacs Remembered in Matangi
Message from the Sculpture Park We invite all visitors to the park during the period 19th April -18th May 2025 to get their cameras out to capture images of the brief time when trees turn colour and the creative opportunities abound. Whether you glimpse an opportunity to take a photo that portrays the season or… Read More Camera! Action! – The Sculpture Park Autumn Photography Competition starts today. Capture a scene or make your own.
Have your say on the Long Term Plan and proposed Waters CCO Consultation opens shortly on Waikato District Council’s Long Term Plan and proposal for a Waters CCO with Hamilton City. The draft plan sets out our district vision, priorities, and how we’ll fund and deliver services and projects that matter most to our communities… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update April 2025
Governance and Funding Workshop – Tamahere-Gordonton Location: Hamilton Car Club, 116 Vaile Road, Newstead Date: 16 April 2025, 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm Passionate about your Tamahere – Gordonton-based community, not for profit, or volunteering organisation? Keen to learn more about funding and grants to help bring your organisation’s projects and aspirations to fruition? Join us on… Read More A Free Workshop for local groups and organisations in our area is coming to Newstead, 16 April, 6 – 9 p.m. Please sign up.
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