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Heavy rain watch

A heavy rain watch has been issued for our district and is valid from 1am to 8am tomorrow morning (Monday 30 March).Metservice has indicated the most intense rainfall is expected within the Waitomo area. There is the possibility the Waitomo area could receive up to 50mm of rain accumulation across a 6 hour period between midnight and 6am, while most of the region may see up to 30mm of rain across the same timeframe.

Awakino Waste Transfer Station Summer Schedule

9 Dec 2025, 4:31 PM

Summer Holiday Schedule for Awakino Waste Transfer Station

No one likes to see large piles of rubbish dumped by our public rubbish bins.

Awakino Transfer Station will be open additional days over summer, from 19 December to 6 February 2026.

So be a tidy kiwi and please make use of the extra open days.

See schedule below for Awakino only:

Mondays: 9am - 1pm

Tuesdays: 9am - 1pm

Fridays: 9am - 1pm (except Public Holidays)

Saturdays: 9am - 1pm

Sundays: 9am - 1pm

The normal schedule will for Awakino Transfer Station will resume Sunday 8 February 2026.

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And a heads up - from 1 July 2026, kerbside collection for Mōkau and Piopio will change from a Monday back to Tuesday. We will keep up dated on this.