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.

Proposal for Temporary Closure of Road/Street To Ordinary Vehicular Traffic

2 Nov 2023, 12:08 PM

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 2023 proposes to temporarily close the following roads/streets to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated:

Date: Friday, 8 December 2023

Period of Closure: 4.30pm to 8pm.

Streets/Roads:

- Rora Street (from Ward Street to South End Loop)
- King Street East (from Rora Street to Taupiri Street)

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of objection and grounds thereof in writing, before 5pm Tuesday 10 November 2023 at the office of Waitomo District Council, Queen Street, Te Kūiti.