Postponement again of official opening and blessing of the Mangaokewa Walkway Cultural Storyboards

Waitomo District Council, with the support of Ngāti Rōrā, have made a call to POSTPONE the official opening and blessing of the Mangaokewa Walkway Cultural Storyboards for the second time.This is due to the heavy rain forecast for the rest of the week. The ground will be wet and the weather looks worse for Friday (26 September 2025). It's important to us that this significant occasion is done correctly. We will schedule another blessing to be held later in the year when the weather has improved.

We thank you again for your understanding and support.

Meet the Council Candidates evenings

13 Sep 2013, 9:25 AM

The Candidates profile feature published by the Waitomo News on page 14 of the Thursday 12 September publication contained an error regarding the date of the Meet the Council Candidate evenings.

The correct details are as follows:

MOKAU      

Mokau Hall, 7.30pm, Wednesday 18 September 2013

TE ANGA    

Te Anga Hall, 7.30pm, Monday 16 September 2013

BENNEYDALE   

Benneydale Hall, 7.30pm, Thursday 19 September 2013

The purpose of these evenings is to provide an opportunity for Candidates to introduce themselves and their proposed policies to the public.

Candidates will be allocated three-five minutes speaking time followed by five minutes for questions from the public.  At the conclusion of all addresses, there will be an opportunity to meet with the Candidates in an informal way so that members of the public can ask further questions.

The evenings will be hosted by the Waitomo District Council and will be chaired by an Independent Chairperson.