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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.

Home Our Council News Public Notices 2024 November Final representation arrangements - 2025 local elections

Final representation arrangements - 2025 local elections

6 Nov 2024, 9:00 AM

Waitomo District Council

On 25 September 2024, the Waitomo District Council gave public notice of its final proposal for representation arrangements to apply for the Council elections to be held on 11 October 2025. 

Notification of the right to appeal or object was also given. No appeals or objections were received in respect of the resolution. Therefore, the representation arrangements for the Waitomo District Council’s 2025 local elections will be the same as in the final proposal, which is set out below:

Council Representation

Council continues to comprise of six members elected from two wards, and the Mayor elected at large.

The two wards reflect the urban and rural communities of interest and are called the Te Kūiti Ward and the Waitomo Rural Ward.

The population that each member will represent is as follows:

Ward Population Members* Population/Member
Waitomo Rural 5,100 3 1,700
Te Kūiti 4,620 3 1,540
  9,720 6 1,620

* The populations used are the estimated resident population as at 30 June 2023 provided by Statistics NZ. They use the 2018 census as their base.

 

In accordance with section 19V (2) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each member represents must be within the range of 1,620 +/- 10% (that is 1458 to 1782), unless particular communities of interest considerations justify otherwise. Both wards fall within this range.

 

Further Information

Any queries regarding the Council’s decision should be directed to: 

Phone 0800 932 4357; or 

Email [email protected]

 

Ben Smit,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
5 November 2024