Road closures due to flooding
Our district has been impacted significantly due to flooding and slips. There are several local road and State Highway road closures across the district. Please respect the closures and don't try to breach them.  Read more
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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.