Plan B4 U Party is the slogan behind Waikato District Council’s latest drink drive campaign to try to reduce alcohol related incidents in the Waikato district.
All rubbish and recycling collections in the Waikato district, with the exception of Port Waikato, will take place one day later than usual over the upcoming Christmas and New Year period.
Test results from the water samples taken from the Eureka reservoir have put the water supply in the ‘all clear’ and residents in the area can no longer worry about any contamination affecting their water.
Council staff have retrieved the bodies of two rats from the Eureka reservoir after it was drained yesterday.
Residents in the Tauwhare Eureka area have had limited or no water supply after the contaminants were spotted in the reservoir yesterday morning.
Water supply to residents in the Tauwhare/Eureka area has been reduced and there will be no water at times for up to three days from 11am today.
Twenty one people won prizes in the Huntly Best Garden Competition.
The sound of construction will be evident in early January as work begins at Raglan Wharf on the new building which replaces the one destroyed by fire in April 2010.
Twelve placegetters won prizes in the Ngaruawahia Best Garden Competition.
Ratepayers are being asked to provide their feedback on the council’s proposal to change the Waikato district’s rates structure.
The Hamilton Motorcycle Club has come together with Waikato District Council and five other local councils to provide a full day of motorcycle training at Hampton Downs on 19 November 2011.
Gardeners wanting to participate in the Ngaruawahia and Huntly Best Garden Competitions have only until the end of this week to return their completed entry form to Waikato District Council.
Gardeners wanting to participate in the Raglan Best Garden Competitions have only until the end of this week to return their completed entry form to Waikato District Council.
Gardeners wanting to participate in the Best Garden Competition have only until the end of this week to return their completed entry form to Waikato District Council.
Waikato District Council is taking action to reinforce the ban on dogs in the central business areas of Huntly, Ngaruawahia, Tuakau, Raglan and Te Kauwhata this summer. Dog owners will be fined $300 for dogs on or off the lead in these areas.
The reality of a new Raglan Wharf building came much closer this week with the delivery of the final plans which have been sent to contractors to cost.
Safe, accessible and fluid access for people and traffic through Tamahere and the successful development of recreation and retail areas will be discussed at a public information day to be hosted by NZTA and Waikato District Council on 27 October.
Sponsored by the Waikato District Council and the Onewhero-Tuakau community board, the Best Garden Competition is an opportunity for those with green fingers to show us what it takes to be an award-winning garden.
Record numbers of new members and actual visitor numbers since the new Te Kauwhata Library opened in May have blitzed the figures for the equivalent period in 2010.
Keep your eyes open for entry forms, which are being delivered this week to residents in the Ngaruawahia and Huntly ward areas.
Calling all budding gardeners. Now that ‘spring has sprung’, it’s time for gardeners to start perfecting their gardens for the Best Garden Competition 2011.