Public notices and tenders

Waikato Regional Council advises that under Resource Consent 124871 spraying of pest plants growing in aquatic and semi-aquatic locations will continue over the next three months.

Waikato Regional Council measures the amount of PM₁₀ (very fine particles smaller than 10 microns) in selected airsheds. 

When the national environmental standard is breached we are required to publicly notify the breach and may put in place restrictions on fireplace use. Industrial discharges may also be affected.

Published: 22 October 2026

Waikato Regional Council has received a resource consent application as follows:

Applicant's name
IAWAI Flowing Waters Limited

Nature of applications
Discharge treated wastewater from Matangi township into the ground

Location
Matangi Wastewater Treatmetnt Plant, Matangi

Submissions close
Thursday 19 November 2026

Published: 19 October 2026

Waikato Regional Council advises that pursuant to section 114A of the Biosecurity Act 1993 and Resource Consent 124871, spraying of pest plants growing in aquatic and semi-aquatic locations will occur between 2 November 2026 and 20 December 2026. Application will be by helicopter.

Pest plants to be sprayed are listed in the Regional Pest Management Plan and include (but are not limited to) alligator weed (alternanthera philoxeroides).

Herbicides that may be used are:

• Weedmaster G360 (acute inhalation toxicity category 4, eye irritation category 2, hazardous to the aquatic environment chronic category 2) or Weedmaster TS470 (acute inhalation toxicity category 4, serious eye damage category 1, hazardous to the aquatic environment chronic category 2)
•  Associate 600WDG (6.3B, 6.4A, 9.1A, 9.2A).

The area of operation is the Te Otamanui Lagoon – Te Kowhai North (map 15).

Spraying is weather dependent and will occur during daylight hours on any day, including weekends but excluding public holidays.

Occupiers who have already requested to be notified will be contacted prior to spraying.

Published: 14 September 2026

If the Waikato Regional Council (the Council) is required to hold an election in 2028, notice is given under section 28 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, that the Council resolved (WRC23/82) on 31 August 2023 to retain the first past the post (FPP) electoral system for its elections.

Electors have the right to demand a poll on the electoral system

Under sections 29 and 30 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, electors of the Waikato Regional Council may demand that a poll be held on a proposal that a specified electoral system be used for the Council’s elections.

A valid demand for a poll must be:

• made in writing;
• signed by at least 5% being a minimum of 16,823 electors of the number of electors who were enrolled as eligible to vote at the previous general election of the Waikato Regional Council;
• state, against each elector’s signature, the elector’s name and address for which they are qualified as an elector of the Waikato Regional Council.

For the outcome of the poll to apply to the 2028 triennial general election, a valid demand must be received at the principal office of the Waikato Regional Council no later than Friday, 11 December 2026. Hand-delivered demands must be received before the principal office closes at 5.00 pm that day.

Delivery of demands

Valid demands may be delivered by hand to the Waikato Regional Council principal office at 160 Ward Street, Hamilton or posted to Private Bag 3038, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240.

Future legislative framework

Subject to any future legislative changes affecting the conduct of regional council elections, Waikato Regional Council will continue to use the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system unless that electoral system is changed in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001.

Published: 16 July 2026

Waikato Regional Council advises that herbicide may be used on public and coastal reserves throughout the Waikato region from now until July 2027 for the control of exotic weeds as part of the Coastcare restoration programme.

This includes (but is not limited to) the Port Waikato, Raglan, Ruapuke, Aotea, Kāwhia, Kiritehere, and Mōkau areas.

The work will be carried out by contractors in accordance with the Waikato Regional Plan. A spray plan is available on request.

Herbicides which may be used, and their HSNO classes, include (but are not limited to):

• Associate 600WDG: 6.3B, 6.4A, 9.1A, 9.2A
• Conquest/Tordon Brushkiller: 3.1D, 6.1D, 6.3B, 6.4A, 6.5B, 6.9B, 9.1A, 9.2A, 9.3C
• Dicamba 500SL: 6.1E, 6.3A, 6.4A, 6.9B, 9.1A, 9.2A, 9.3B, 9.4B
• Gallant Ultra: 3.1D, 6.1D, 6.1E, 6.4A, 6.9B, 9.4B, 9.1A
• Grazon: 6.1D, 6.3B, 6.4A, 6.5B, 6.9B, 9.1A, 9.2A, 9.3C
• Weedmaster G360: 6.1D, 6.4A, 9.1B

For more information, please call the Coastcare programme manager on 0800 800 401.

Published: 7 July 2026

Waikato Regional Council gives notice that the Proposed Waikato Regional Policy Statement Change 1: National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and Future Proof Strategy update (Change 1) will become operative on 15 July 2026

Published: 7 May 2026

Pursuant to Section 28 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, Waikato Regional Council gives notice that the Waikato region’s rating information database (RID) is available for public inspection at the council, 160 Ward Street, Hamilton, between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

The RID contains information required by the council for setting and assessing rates on each rating unit within the Waikato region.

 The owner’s names and postal addresses of properties are available for inspection on the RID unless the council has received a request in writing for withholding the owner’s names or postal addresses or both from the RID.

All requests made for the withholding of names and/or postal addresses must be in writing. Please either:

• Email: rates@waikatoregion.govt.nz
• Or post your request to: Waikato Regional Council, Private Bag 3038, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240.

Published: 9 June 2026

On 15 December 2025, further amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management were approved and came into force on 15 January 2026.

Waikato Regional Council is required, under section 55(2A) of the Resource Management Act 1991, to amend the Waikato Regional Plan to give effect to these latest amendments.