WDC Open hours for 4 December 2025

The WDC Customer Services and Visitor Hub, Waitomo District Library and Admin Building will be closed on Thursday 4 December 2025 until 2pm.
We will still be available by phone on 0800 932 4357. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

Planned Water Shutdown Notification - Mōkau
A planned water shutdown will take place in Mōkau from 9am on Wednesday 3 December 2025 so that a new watermain can be laid. Estimated time of shutdown is about 4 hours. We apologise for the inconvenience

Road closure proposal - The Great NZ Muster 2025

5 Feb 2025, 10:42 AM

PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Waitomo District Council, for the purpose of The Great New Zealand Muster and Running of the Sheep 2025 proposes to temporarily close the following roads/streets to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated:

Date: Saturday 29 March 2025

Period of Closure: 7am to 5pm

Streets/Roads:

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


Alternative Routes: Alexandra Street to Taupiri Street to Lawrence Street to Awakino Road or Carroll Street to Waitete Road.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of objection and grounds thereof in writing, before 5pm Friday 28 February 2025
at the office of Waitomo District Council, Queen Street, Te Kūiti.