Raglan locals are invited to a special celebration honouring the original City-to-Surf Walkway, a community-built project from the 90s that connected town to sea. The event is happening today, Friday at 5:30 near the western side of the one lane bridge.
The evening will include a ribbon cutting and unveiling of a new commemorative sign recognising the locals who made the original 1993 project possible.
Freedom2Fly Festival is holdings it’s Busking day on Sunday once again. A new component to their annual festival last year it proved popular with locals who will once again be invited downtown to watch performances from dancers, musicians, circus performers and street theatre performers.
Bow St will be closed between Wyld Cafe and the Council office for much of the day with the event starting at 10am.
Waikato District Council is inviting residents to share their views on updates for the reserve currently referred to as Lorenzen Bay Reserve.
The update seeks to formally endorse the Waikokowai Development and Restoration Plan, a community-led initiative developed in partnership with iwi and local residents. As part of this process, Waikokowai Reserve has been suggested as the new name for the reserve.
The plan supports ecological restoration, community involvement, and improved access. Volunteers and residents playing a key role in bringing the plan to life.
Peter Winder has been announced as the inaugural Chief Executive of IAWAI – Flowing Waters, the new Council Controlled organisation that will deliver water, wastewater and stormwater services to Hamilton City and Waikato District.
As part of the government’s solution to the waters crisis the project needs to be up and running by July next year. Winder brings extensive leadership being the former Chief Executive of Auckland Regional Council, Local Government New Zealand and Te Pūkenga. In 2022, he was appointed to the Three Waters National Transition Unit Board and has most recently served as Programme Director for Hamilton City Council’s Waters CCO development.
Winder will be working from Hamilton and begins his three-year term on 12 January. He’ll be paid $395,000 with no bonuses, incentive payments or at-risk elements of remuneration.
Local sculptor Lecretia Bird is exhibiting her work from tomorrow at Devonport’s Sculpture Onshore event. The event runs from November 8-23 with proceeds going to woman’s refuge. Billed as New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition it is a grassroots volunteer event that has raised 2.6 million dollars for Women’s Refuge since it started in 1996. It is located in Operetu, Fort Takapuna Historic Reserve on Auckland’s North Shore.