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.

Partial Road Closure / Water Disruption: SH3/Awakino Road - Monday 11 December 2023

7 Dec 2023, 3:52 PM

A section of SH3/Awakino Road between Hardy Street and Tynan Road in Te Kūiti will be closed to one lane on Monday 11 December to enable a Council contractor to repair a leak in our network.

Part of the road will be excavated to undertake the repair, and properties along SH3 may experience reduced water pressure or no water for several hours on Monday and possibly Tuesday next week.

We ask that you store water for your emergency use in case this eventuates.

The road will be closed to one lane with traffic management in place for the duration of the work.

The estimated time of work is three hours on Monday 11 December from 7.30am.

We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.