Severe thunderstorm warning - Thursday 3 July 2025
🔴 Severe Thunderstorm Warning - parts of Waitomo District 🔴
Metservice has issued a RED severe thunderstorm warning for part of the Waitomo District.
The thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain.
Impact: Torrential rain can cause surface and/or flash flooding about streams, gullies and urban areas, and make driving conditions extremely hazardous.
🔴 Please do not travel if you do not have to, and stay safe and drive to the conditions if you need to travel in this weather.

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PLEASE DRIVE SAFE THROUGH AWAKINO GORGE
We are aware that Awakino River is rising quite quickly. If you are travelling along SH3 in the Awakino Gorge, please exercise extreme caution.
Please do not undertake any unnecessary travel, but drive safely and to the conditions if you have to.

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Closure of Road/Street To Ordinary Vehicular Traffic - ANZAC Day Te Kūiti

3 Apr 2025, 2:33 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 Te Kūiti ANZAC Day Parade and Ceremony 2025 will close the following roads/streets to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated:

Te Kūiti ANZAC Day Parade

Date: Friday 25 April 2025

Period of Closure: 6am to 7.30am

Streets/Roads: 32 Taupiri Street to 40 Taupiri Street

Period of Closure: 6am to 10.30am

Streets/Roads: King Street East from Taupiri Street to Jennings Street

Alternative Routes: Rora Street, Sheridan Street, Esplanade, South End Loop.