Community Partnership Fund

The Waitomo District Council invites community based groups to make application for financial assistance through the Community Partnership Fund.

The Community Partnership Fund provides a pool of $25,000.00 for distribution.

The fund aims to “help our community help itself” by offering access to seed funding and in kind support to groups in developing new community initiatives. This funding is unique in that it is the only funding pool provided by the Waitomo District Council that can be allocated to projects of a capital nature. 

Waitomo District Council supports resource sharing by community groups and organisations and encourages, where possible, a collaborative approach to achieving the prioritised positive Community Outcomes.     

Application forms and further details are available on our website or by contacting the Customer Services Team, on free phone 0800 932 4357.

Applications close at 5.00 pm Friday 10 November 2017.

Proposal for Temporary 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 Waitomo District Christmas Parade 2017 proposes to temporarily close the following roads/streets to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated:

Date: Friday, 8th December 2017

Period of Closure: 4:30pm to 8:00pm

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

Alternative route(s) available: Esplanade to Lawrence Street to Waitete/Awakino Roads or Esplanade to Tammadge Street to Somerville Road to Te Kumi Station Road to SH3.

Alexandra Street to Taupiri Street to Lawrence Street to Awakino Road or Waitete Road.

Te Kumi Road to Carroll Street and Awakino Road or Waitete Road.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of objection and grounds thereof in writing, before 5:00 pm Friday 10 November 2017 at the office of Waitomo District Council, Queen Street, Te Kuiti.