Public notification: Military funeral on Sunday in Te Kūiti.

A forward notice that there will be firing of blank cartridges which produce loud bangs in support of a military funeral sometime between the hours of 1.30pm to 3pm on Sunday in Te Kūiti.

There will be soldiers marching around the town in support of the funeral ceremonial event with weapons, so please do not be alarmed or concerned.

There will also be a road closure at the intersections near the Les Munro Centre in both directions on Sunday 15 March. The closure will be in place at 12.30pm to 1pm. 

Soldier presence in Te Kūiti will be prominent from Saturday afternoon and will increase up to 100+ on the Sunday for the funeral.

Thank you for your understanding.

WDC Notices

10 Dec 2019, 6:00 AM

Notice 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 The Waitomo District Christmas Parade 2019 will temporarily close the following roads/streets to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated:

Date:  13 December 2019

Period of Closure: 4.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m

Streets/Roads:  Rora Street (from Ward Street to South End Loop)

King Street East (from Rora Street to Taupiri Street)

Alternative Route/s:  Taupiri Street, Te Kuiti.

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.