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Candidate evening for potential elected members

​Are you thinking of standing in the 2022 local elections in the Waipā District?

Council seat to stay vacant for now

Waipā District Council confirmed today it would not appoint anyone to replace Maungatautari ward Councillor Elwyn Andree-Wiltens who resigned last month.

Waipā wins PR award for long-term plan

The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) judged Waipa’s work best of all entries in the community relations and engagement award category.

Council offers free Household Hazardous Waste collection event

Waipā District Council is partnering with Waikato Regional Council and 3R Group to host a free Household Hazardous Waste collection event for Waipā residents on Sunday 19 June.

Mayor distressed, shocked by tree death

Freakish winds topple tree, trap woman

​A tree which fell on a woman in Victoria Square this morning was a Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)

Council approves town hall lease deal

Waipā Transport Strategy Locked In

​A 30-year “big picture” Transport Strategy has been formally adopted by Waipā District Council.

Essential Water Outage in Kihikihi

Kihikihi Village will be without water for approximately four hours overnight on Thursday 19 May to install a new supplementary water supply.

Council meetings return to normal

Council Committee and Community Board meetings have once again resumed in person.

Councillors call for decision on transfer station reopening

​A deadline to reopen the privately-owned Envirowaste Cambridge Transfer Station is being sought by Waipā District Council.

Waipā rates held at 4.4 percent

Waipā rates are likely to rise by an average of 4.4 percent, after a Waipā District Council committee heard from draft Annual Plan submitters and undertook deliberations over the past two days.

Public consultation on water supply bylaw approved

Waipā District Council’s review of its Water Supply Bylaw was approved for public consultation by the Strategic Planning & Policy Committee on Tuesday.

Lake Te Koo Utu playground upgrades complete

Work began on the playground, located at Te Koo Utu on Thornton Road (opposite Bowen Street) and took 12 weeks to complete.

Chance for rural voices to be heard

A decades-old tradition continues in Waipā this weekend when elected members hit the road to meet rural residents of their constituency.

Food rescue app launches in Waipā

​Waipā residents will be able to help prevent great food from going to waste from next Monday as the digital platform Foodprint comes to town.

Climate change impact essential to transport planning

​Some submitters have called on Waipā District Council to put more focus on climate change as part of the district’s 30-year transport strategy.

New EV chargers powering Te Awamutu

​Work has started on the installation of new Hikotron electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Te Awamutu, to support the growing number of electric vehicles in Waipā.

Waipā Maungatautari Councillor resigns

Waipā District Chief Executive Garry Dyet has confirmed the resignation of long-time Waipā District Councillor Elwyn Andree-Wiltens on Tuesday 26 April 2022.

Safe haven for skinks in Waipā

Native copper skinks, or mokomoko, rescued from a housing development site in Te Awamutu are being released into the pest-free sanctuary at Rotopiko near Ōhaupō.