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Free child car seat recycling in Tokoroa

​South Waikato residents can now recycle their expired, damaged, or unwanted child car seats at the Tokoroa Transfer Station for free. This comes after the South Waikato District Council... Read more.

Council proposing to use part of Stanley Park for much needed housing

More housing and a new inclusive playground are on the cards for Tokoroa.

​PUBLIC NOTICE: Draft Growth Plan – Consultation Open

Council invites the community to submit on its Draft Growth Plan 2024-54. The plan opens for public consultation on Wednesday 22 November and closes at 4pm on Friday 22 December.

Festive Season Closure Hours

Need to use a transfer station over the festive holidays? Fancy a visit to the Indoor Pools? Follow this link...

​Mayoral Scholarship Awarded for 2024

South Waikato District Council is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Mayoral Scholarship Fund. Maia Putoko from Forest View High School and Shaun-Leigh Davey from Putāruru...read more.

MEDIA STATEMENT - ​BLUE SPRING / TE WAIHOU WALKWAY CLOSED TEMPORARILY

Blue Spring / Te Waihou Walkway will be temporarily closed from Monday 13 November 2023. It will re-open in due course.

PUBLIC NOTICE - Extra Ordinary Council Meeting

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 25 October 2023...

PUBLIC NOTICE: MEETINGS

The following meetings have been scheduled to take place in October 2023...read more

PUBLIC NOTICE: Temporary closure of Dreghorn carpark for tree felling

PUBLIC NOTICE - NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DEMAND A POLL ON ELECTORAL SYSTEM

South Waikato District Council electors have the right to demand a poll on the electoral system to be used at the next two triennial general elections.

Putāruru Skate Park completed

South Waikato District Council is very pleased to announce that the Putāruru Skate Park is officially complete!

​BLUE SPRING (TE WAIHOU) WALKWAY CLOSED

Access to Blue Spring / Te Waihou Walkway from the Leslie Road end is still closed due to a landslip and rockfall.

​South Waikato District Mayoral Scholarship Fund opens soon

Council is pleased to offer two Mayoral Scholarships to the value of $10,000 each ($2,500 per year for a maximum of four years) to two rangatahi pursuing a degree qualification in 2024.

MEDIA STATEMENT - Council meetings go live

Council and Committee meetings set to be live streamed

PUBLIC NOTICE - Council Meetings

The following meetings have been scheduled to take place in August.

HELPING HAND FOR RATEPAYERS

The South Waikato District Council (Council) would like to remind homeowners about the Government’s Rates Rebate Scheme.

PUBLIC NOTICE - Council Meetings August 2023

The following scheduled meetings will take place in August. Members of the public are welcome to attend all advertised meetings.

Ramps Up, Barriers Down

Meet Dion Wilson. Dion is a Tokoroa local who’s found an entirely new world of exploration and opportunities through the Tokoroa to Hamilton bus service.

PUBLIC NOTICE - South Waikato District Council Water Supply

The Ministry of Heath has identified that some New Zealand waters are naturally acidic and can dissolve minute traces of metals such as lead, nickel and cadmium from plumbing materials...

PUBLIC NOTICE - Council Meetings July 2023

The following scheduled meetings will take place in July. Members of the public are welcome to attend all advertised meetings.