Auckland Anniversary Council Information

The WDC Customer Services and Visitor Hub, Waitomo District Library and Admin Building will be closed on on Monday 26 January for Auckland Anniversary. All waste transfer stations will also be closed.
We will still be available by phone on 0800 932 4357. More info

Weather Watch - High wave warning along coastline

A high wave warning is in place for our coastline this weekend. A strong westerly swell is expected from Saturday 24 January through to Sunday 25 January, with a swell event (high energy waves) and elevated water levels predicted.

This wave event is big, even for the west coast, with forecast swell over 5 metres and maximum wave height over 10 metres possible. The highest risk period is within 1-2 hours of high tide.

The next high tide for the coastline from Marokopa to Mōkau is around 2pm on Saturday. For Sunday, high tide is around 2.50pm.

2025 Council Meeting and Workshop Schedules

28 Jan 2025, 11:59 AM

The following is a schedule of the 2025 Waitomo District Council and Committee meetings, and workshop schedules.

Note:      This Meeting Schedule is up to October 2025 only (just prior to the Triennial Elections) as the meeting schedule post the Elections will be set by the newly elected Council.

All meetings will start at 9.00am in the Council Chambers, Queen Street, Te Kūiti unless publicly notified otherwise.

Meetings of Te Raangai Whakakaupapa Koorero will be scheduled on an as required basis and will be added.

 

Tuesday 4 February 2025

9:00am    Audit and Risk Committee Meeting.

Council workshop (Annual Plan Development) to convene following the Audit and Risk meeting.

Tuesday 25 February 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

Tuesday 25 March 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

Tuesday 29 April 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

Tuesday 13 May 2025

9.00am    Audit and Risk Committee Meeting

1.00pm    Appointments and Chief Executive Relationship Committee

Tuesday 14-15 May 2025

9.00am    Council Hearing: Submissions to draft Annual Plan

Tuesday 27 May 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

Tuesday 10 June 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting: draft Annual Plan Deliberations

Monday 30 June 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

Tuesday 29 July 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

Tuesday 18 August 2025

9.00am    Audit and Risk Committee Meeting

Tuesday 26 August 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

Tuesday 7 October 2025

9.00am    Audit and Risk Committee Meeting

Thursday 9 October 2025

9.00am    Council Meeting

 

Any member(s) of the public wishing to speak at a Council meeting are required to gain approval from the Mayor at least two working days prior to the meeting.

An invitation is extended to members of the public to attend these meetings for observation purposes.

Meetings of Council are webcast in real time to the Waitomo District Council website and are also made available for viewing on demand as soon as reasonably practicable following the meeting.

A copy of the agendas for these meetings will be available on Council’s Website two working days before the meeting.

 

Workshop Schedule

Below is a Schedule of Waitomo District Council and Committee workshops. 

Note:   This Schedule can change with little notice as Workshops are often called at very short notice.

Workshops generally start at 9.00am in the Council Chambers, Queen Street, Te Kūiti unless publicly notified otherwise.

All workshops are open to the public.  Where items are to be considered with the public excluded, the reasons for this will be included on the Order Paper.

All Workshop Order Papers will be published on the Waitomo District Council website.

No workshops are livestreamed or recorded for later webcasting.  

 

Tuesday 18 February 2025

9.00am    Council Workshop (Annual Plan Development)

Tuesday 11 March 2025

9.00am    Council Workshop (Annual Plan Development)


Any member(s) of the public wishing to speak at a Council Workshop are required to gain approval from the Mayor at least three working days prior to the workshop.

An invitation is extended to members of the public to attend these workshops for observation purposes.