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Severe thunderstorm warning - Thursday 3 July 2025
🔴 Severe Thunderstorm Warning - parts of Waitomo District 🔴
Metservice has issued a RED severe thunderstorm warning for part of the Waitomo District.
The thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain.
Impact: Torrential rain can cause surface and/or flash flooding about streams, gullies and urban areas, and make driving conditions extremely hazardous.
🔴 Please do not travel if you do not have to, and stay safe and drive to the conditions if you need to travel in this weather.

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PLEASE DRIVE SAFE THROUGH AWAKINO GORGE
We are aware that Awakino River is rising quite quickly. If you are travelling along SH3 in the Awakino Gorge, please exercise extreme caution.
Please do not undertake any unnecessary travel, but drive safely and to the conditions if you have to.

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Councils streamline resource consenting
30 Jul 2018, 1:18 PM
Nine Waikato councils have banded together to develop a more customer-friendly resource...
Waitomo District Council seeks payment of unpaid rates on abandoned land
10 Jul 2018, 9:26 AM
All General Land is liable for the payment of property rates, according to the Local...
Public Toilets - Rora Street Te Kuiti (2)
Public Toilets - Rora Street Te Kuiti
2 Jul 2018, 1:48 PM
As part of our planned maintenance of the Rora Street public toilets (located by the Te...
Waitomo District's Waste Plan adopted by Council
Waitomo District's Waste Plan adopted by Council
2 Jul 2018, 12:00 PM
Council has adopted the 2018 Solid Waste (Asset) Management and Minimisation Plan...
Waitomo District's Long Term Plan adopted
Waitomo District's Long Term Plan adopted
2 Jul 2018, 8:50 AM
Waitomo District Council’s Long Term Plan 2018-28, which sets out the future direction for...