Orange Heavy Rain Warning

Metservice has issued an orange heavy rain warning for our district and is valid until 5am Tuesday morning 28 October. We can expect 60 to 90 mm of rain, especially about the ranges. Thunderstorms possible. Peak rates of 15 to 25 mm/h expected Monday evening and overnight Monday. May upgradie to a Red Warning. Read more here

Our district has recently been impacted by flooding and slips. Read more about our affected local roads.  Read more
Labour Day - Council and Facilities

Several of our facilities will be closed for Labour Day on Monday 27 October 2025. See the list here.

WDC Notices

13 Mar 2018

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 TE KUITI ANZAC PARADE 2018 proposes to temporarily close the following roads/streets to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated:

Date: 25 April 2018

Period of Closure: 6:00 am to 10:30 am

Streets/Roads: King Street East (Taupiri Street to Jennings Street)

Period of Closure: 6:00 am to 7:30 am

Streets/Roads: 32 Taupiri Street to 40 Taupiri Street

Alternative Route/s: Rora Street, Sheridan Street, Esplanade, Lawrence Street

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of objection and grounds thereof in writing, before 5.00pm on Tuesday 27th March 2018 at the office of Waitomo District Council, Queen Street, Te Kuiti.