Road works - Centennial Park area

Construction work will begin Tuesday 24 June around Centennial Park area to install concrete islands and road line marking. The roads to be marked are: Te Kūiti Road, Park Street, William Street and Ngarongo Road. We ask kindly that this area be kept clear of vehicles and residents do not park on the road for the next couple of days. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Slip on Te Waitere Road – please drive safe

Council is aware of a significant slip on Te Waitere Road. Currently the road is down to one lane with priority give way traffic control in place. Given there is poor weather forecast towards the end of the week, we encourage those needing to pass through this site to be vigilant and drive safely and to the conditions.

Community Partnership Fund grant allocations for 2016

14 Dec 2016, 9:15 AM

The Community Partnership Fund aims to ensure that residents of the Waitomo District have opportunities to feel part of the community they live, work and play in, and aims to ‘help our community help itself’ by offering access to funding and in-kind support to groups working on community initiatives.

Council discussed and agreed to the 2016 Community Partnership Funding allocation of $25,000 as follows:

Applicant Grant Amount
Mokau Museum and Art Gallery (Tainui Historical Society)

$5,000.00 +gst

Towards upgrade cost for their building.
Piopio Primary School 

$3,600.00 +gst

Towards Upgrades to their Multi-Purpose Room.

Te Piruru Papakainga Marae

$1,800.00 

Towards upgrades to the Marae bathroom facilities. 
Benneydale Hall Incorporated 

$4,700.00 

Towards a heating system for the hall. 
Piopio Playcentre 

$1,000.00  

Towards the creation of a mud play area.

Te Kuiti & District Historical Society Incorporated 

$8,900.00 

Towards remedial building restoration and Conservation products for perishable exhibits.

  Total $25,000.00 (plus GST where applicable)