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.

WDC’s playgrounds comply with safety standards

19 Dec 2016, 1:59 PM

Waitomo District Council provides a Level of Service to ensure the equipment provided in the Parks and Reserves, is safe for playground users.

In order to provide excellent service to the community and visitors to our district, the playground equipment is maintained and in some instances renewed when old equipment is no longer safe or fulfilling its purpose.

Overall WDC’s playgrounds received a 93% compliance rating with the NZ safety standards in the 2016 audit completed by Park Central Consultants.

Group Manager Community Services Helen Beever is delighted with the result which ranks WDC number one out of all the Council’s included in the audit process.  “The excellent rating confirms the great work that we are doing to improve and maintain our District’s playgrounds.” Says Mrs Beever.

The purpose of the audit is to inspect the playgrounds, rate their condition and to measure how well WDC are complying with New Zealand Safety Standards. WDC received feedback from the audit including an assessment of how well the playground equipment is being maintained and recommendations to improve the playgrounds.

Waitomo Caves Village Playground was replaced in August 2016.

Waitomo Caves Village Playground was replaced in August 2016.