Waitangi Day Council Information

The WDC Customer Services and Visitor Hub, Waitomo District Library and Admin Building will be closed on on Friday 6 February for Waitangi Day. All waste transfer stations will also be closed.
We will still be available by phone on 0800 932 4357. More info

Change of days to temporary Awakino Waste Transfer Station schedule
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to change the open days of the Awakino Waste Transfer Station for the last week of the extended holiday schedule.
It will now open from 9am to 1pm on the following days:
Tuesday 
Thursday
Friday
The normal schedule will for Awakino Transfer Station will resume Sunday 8 February 2026.
We apologise for the inconvenience.

Dog Registration Fees for the 2021/2022

1 Jul 2021, 11:40 AM

Public Notice is hereby given that the Dog Registration Fees for the 2021/2022 financial year have been set by Council resolution in various categories as set out below:
Registration Fee (including GST) where paid by or on 31 July 2021. Fees apply to dogs aged 3 months and over, and are for the year 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 registration.

Urban owner (as per definition) $118.00
Urban spayed/neutered dogs $90.00
Selected owner $70.00
Rural owner $50.00
Dangerous dog 150% of applicable fee
50% penalty fee applies from 1 August 2021.

Pound, Seizure and Miscellaneous Fees
Seizure $65.00
Impound – First (registered) $70.00
Impound – First (unregistered) $100.00
Second $138.00
Third or subsequent $200.00
Sustenance (per day) $15.00

NOTE: Any fees incurred in the seizure, custody, sustenance and
transport of a dog are required to be paid before its release from
impoundment.
Rehoming of unwanted / unclaimed dogs (unregistered) will be the applicable registration fee and microchipping fee.

Replacement tags $5.00
Microchipping fee $25.00
Application for permit to keep more than two dogs (urban) $40.00
Surrender fee $40.00

This notice is given under Sections 37 and 68 of the Dog Control Act 1996.

Dated at Te Kuiti this 1st day of July 2021.