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The WDC Customer Service Centre and Admin Building will be closed on Friday 13 December 2024 until 10am. We will still be available by phone on 0800 932 4357. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
One-lane road closure - Tuesday 17 December 2024

A one-lane road closure will be in place on Tuesday 17 December near the T section at BP Petrol Station in Te Kūiti. The section of road affected is one lane between Te Kūiti Pā and the railway crossing. Stop/Go traffic management will be in place. The closure is to enable Council’s contractor to investigate and upgrade a sewer manhole.

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Waitomo District welcomes new Citizens

11 Dec 2014, 10:50 AM

A group of 13 people from four countries were welcomed as new citizens of New Zealand and Waitomo District on Thursday 11 December.

The new citizens were sworn in and awarded a citizenship certificate. A morning tea was held following the ceremonies to mark the occasion.

Mayor Brian Hanna welcomed the group in the Council chambers in front of family and supporters. The citizens came from the South Africa, Samoa, Cambodia and Korea.

Mr Hanna says he enjoys being able to welcome new people. “It is great to help make this the ‘place they call home’. “We wish them all the best as they settle into the Waitomo District,” he says.

The formal ceremony is a very important step in the process of becoming a New Zealand citizen.

Citizenship Ceremony 11 Dec 2014

Warm welcome to (from left) Mr Petaia Soi, Mrs Vichheka Luy, Ms Leasiosio Matini, Mr Kyungyeon Park, Mr Fili, Mrs Naomi Fili, (Mayor Hanna), Mr Uili Fili, Mr Humphrey Du Plessis, Mr Misiluni Malolua, Mrs Madeleine Du Plessis, and Mr Tiuli Matini. (Absent Mrs Malolua and Master Malolua).