Weather Warning - Heavy Rain
MetService has issued for heavy rain warning for Waitomo, and the Central North Island. This has upgraded from a weather watch that was issued yesterday.
The warning is valid from 3pm today (23 September 2023) until 4am on Sunday 24 September.
Heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly. Surface flooding and slips are also possible and driving conditions may be hazardous.
Please consider staying at home this weekend, but take care and drive to the conditions if you need to head out during this time.

WDC Notices

30 Mar 2017

Notice for closure of road/street to ordinary vehicular traffic

PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Waitomo District Council, for the purpose of the The Great New Zealand Muster 2017 will close the following roads/streets to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated:

Date: 1 April 2017

Period of Closure: 7.00 am to 5.30 pm

Streets/Roads: Rora Street (from Ward Street to South End Loop)King Street East (from Rora Street to Taupiri Street)Sheridan Street (from Rora Street to Taupiri Street)

Alternative Route/s: Alexandra Street to Taupiri Street to Lawrence Street to Awakino Road, Carroll Street or Waitete Road.

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority to use the road/street for ordinary vehicular traffic during this period of closure.