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Thinking of getting a pool this summer?

Thinking of getting a pool this summer?

Making a splash in your backyard swimming pool is great summer fun, but pool owners are reminded of their pool fencing safety obligations.

19 September 2025

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Great Business Great People: Ponderosa

Great Business Great People: Ponderosa

The Ponderosa Takeaways is a true Wairoa institution.

19 September 2025

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Blacks Beach Project – Night Works

Blacks Beach Project – Night Works

Wairoa District Council advises that the next stage of the Blacks Beach Project – directional drilling – is scheduled to begin from Monday 29 September 7pm each night through to 6am.

17 September 2025

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Thinking of getting a pool this summer?

Thinking of getting a pool this summer?

Making a splash in your backyard swimming pool is great summer fun, but pool owners are reminded of ...

19 September 2025

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Great Business Great People: Ponderosa

Great Business Great People: Ponderosa

The Ponderosa Takeaways is a true Wairoa institution.

19 September 2025

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Blacks Beach Project – Night Works

Blacks Beach Project – Night Works

Wairoa District Council advises that the next stage of the Blacks Beach Project – directional dril...

17 September 2025

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Your Vote, Your Power.

Your Vote, Your Power.

Wairoa residents and ratepayers are urged to make their vote count by voting in the 2025 Local Elect...

15 September 2025

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Waikare Gorge gets a new temporary bridge

Waikare Gorge gets a new temporary bridge

Larger, wider, heavier vehicles can now travel through Waikare Gorge, following the installation of ...

15 September 2025

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New wider, stronger, quieter bridge in place at Waikare Gorge; SH2 reopens

New wider, stronger, quieter bridge in place at Waikare Gorge; SH2 reopens

State Highway 2 at Pūtōrino, south of Wairoa, reopened on Sunday morning following the installatio...

9 September 2025

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Support for funding applications

Support for funding applications

Localised funding application support is being offered to local clubs, marae and organisations.

3 September 2025

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Building community preparedness

Building community preparedness

A series of Community Civil Defence Response Wānanga is being held throughout the district to help ...

2 September 2025

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New citizens welcomed to Wairoa

New citizens welcomed to Wairoa

Wairoa is thrilled to be welcoming a record number of new citizens says Wairoa Mayor Craig Little.

1 September 2025

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SH2 at Waikare to close for new bridge installation

SH2 at Waikare to close for new bridge installation

SH2 at Waikare Gorge will be closing for 24 hours this weekend for the installation of an Acrow brid...

1 September 2025

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Turbo-charge for horticulture

Turbo-charge for horticulture

Minister Shane Jones has committed millions of dollars to water storage capacity to turbo-charge hor...

27 August 2025

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Cabinet decision brings Wairoa flood mitigation closer to construction

Cabinet decision brings Wairoa flood mitigation closer to construction

The Wairoa Flood Mitigation project has reached another significant milestone with Cabinet’s appro...

25 August 2025

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Local Council elections

Local Council elections

Nominations for the Wairoa District Council election have seen 20 candidates throw their hats into t...

14 August 2025

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Waikare bridge closure date change

Waikare bridge closure date change

The dates for the SH2 road closures for the replacement of the temporary Bailey Bridge at Waikare ha...

4 August 2025

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Wairoa chooses to stay local for future water services delivery

Wairoa chooses to stay local for future water services delivery

Delivering future Wairoa water services through a local standalone Council Controlled Organisation (...

30 July 2025

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Top roading plan paves the way for investment

Top roading plan paves the way for investment

Wairoa District Council’s high-scoring Land Transport Activity Management Plan continues to reinfo...

29 July 2025

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Discussions around Local Water Done Well continue

Discussions around Local Water Done Well continue

Wairoa District Council elected members adjourned their Local Waters Done Well decision-making to al...

28 July 2025

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Work starts soon on SH2 to prepare for new wider stronger, quieter bridge at Waikare Gorge

Work starts soon on SH2 to prepare for new wider stronger, quieter bridge at Waikare Gorge

A reminder that from next week (Monday 28 July), preparation begins for the replacement of the Waika...

24 July 2025

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SH2 Waikare Bailey bridge to be replaced with wider, stronger, quieter bridge

SH2 Waikare Bailey bridge to be replaced with wider, stronger, quieter bridge

Work begins later this month (from Monday 28 July) preparing to replace the temporary Bailey bridge ...

3 July 2025

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New Council Chief Executive welcomed

New Council Chief Executive welcomed

The Wairoa community inspires new Council Chief Executive Matt Lawson, who hopes to contribute to Wa...

2 July 2025

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Second dog attack

Second dog attack

Wairoa District Council is investigating a second dog attack involving a man walking in a residentia...

2 July 2025

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Feedback on future water services delivery

Feedback on future water services delivery

Community response to the Wairoa District Council’s Local Water Done Well consultation revealed a ...

30 June 2025

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Dog attack investigations underway

Dog attack investigations underway

Two dogs have been euthanised following a vicious dog attack on a woman in a residential street in W...

27 June 2025

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One year on from the June flooding

One year on from the June flooding

A small crowd gathered below Pilot Hill today to mark the occasion of one year on from the June sout...

26 June 2025

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Flood mitigation makes progress, one year one from June flood event

Flood mitigation makes progress, one year one from June flood event

One year on from the June 2024 flood event, the progress of the Wairoa Flood Mitigation project rema...

26 June 2025

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Dog attack investigations underway

Dog attack investigations underway

Investigations are underway following a vicious dog attack in a residential street on Tuesday aftern...

25 June 2025

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Enrol, stand and vote

Enrol, stand and vote

Wairoa District Council is encouraging local people to participate in this year’s local body elect...

23 June 2025

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