News

• Council defers rent increases

  2 Dec 2020, 11:51 am

  Waipā District Council has deferred any rent increase for tenants living in Council-owned housing for the elderly units until 1 July 2021.

• New rules for beekeeping proposed

  1 Dec 2020, 9:17 am

  Rules around beekeeping in urban areas, changes to water supply for rural firefighting and other technical improvements are part of three proposed plan changes open for consultation.

• Bridge to nowhere no longer

  1 Dec 2020, 9:16 am

  Cambridge’s blue ‘bridge to nowhere’ is now a bridge to somewhere, following a fence removal overnight.

• Covid recovery funding allocated

  27 Nov 2020, 8:44 am

  More than $140,000 has been allocated by Waipā District Council to support the community’s recovery from Covid-19.

• Play it safe when we reach level 2 on Thursday

  12 May 2020, 1:24 pm

  The date for Alert Level 2 has been announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as Thursday 14 May.

• ​Waiting game for duck hunters

  7 May 2020, 5:23 pm

  Hunters eager to target game bird are being reminded to keep waiting it out.

• ​No shame in asking for help

  4 May 2020, 3:35 pm

  Western Waikato Emergency Operations Centre's welfare team have provided help for 215 individuals and families across the three districts.

• Webpage launched for donations

  30 Apr 2020, 4:40 pm

  ​A new webpage has been launched by Waikato Civil Defence aimed at the generous people in our communities.