Councils across Waikato on water alert as summer heats up
28 Jan, 2021 04:45 AM
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Waikato News
By: Danielle Zollickhofer
Councils around the Waikato are urging residents and visitors to conserve water as summer heats up and everyone prepares to enjoy two long weekends.
Water restrictions are already in place in some places and households relying on tank water are advised to arrange a top-up soon.
Whitianga recorded its warmest January temperature with 31.8 deg C on January 6, the warmest since records began in 1962.
Thames-Coromandel District Council has already announced water alert level 3 in some areas and put a sprinkler ban in place.
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End-of-year staff functions are a little different this year, says Hamilton City Council Chief Executive Richard Briggs. Slicing up the budget ensured the council’s 1200 staff still had a chance to hold some kind of event. However, the money allocated could not be used to purchase alcohol, with staff having to buy their own if they wanted a tipple. The $20,000 budget was near the $22,323 cost of the council’s 2019 Christmas event, although Briggs pointed out that partners of staff had to pay for themselves, which meant the net cost was nearer $18,600. The 2019 event was held at Claudelands and details of the budget breakdown included $15,091 for catering; $1500 for a DJ; $592 for event advertising and decorations; $2740 for games and activities; $200 for a live band; $561 for prizes; $972 for a photobooth; $215 for security and $81 for snacks.
Climate change: Coromandel mayor will not sign declaration
18 Dec, 2020 01:50 AM
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DEMANDS: TCDC Mayor Sandra Goudie at one of the Tairua water sources, the Pepe. Photo / Alison Smith BTG 18Dec20 - Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie said there was still a need for summer sta
DEMANDS: TCDC Mayor Sandra Goudie at one of the Tairua water sources, the Pepe. Photo / Alison Smith BTG 18Dec20 - Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie said there was still a need for summer sta
By Alison Smith
Thames-Coromandel District Council broke its own laws by refusing to sign the Local Government Leaders Climate Change Declaration.