Tamahere’s long-term future, major transport projects and local reserve developments will feature at the Tamahere Community Committee meeting on Tuesday 6 October, at 7.30pm in the Tamahere Community Centre.

RAPID stands for Rural Address Property Identification. It’s the numbering system used for rural properties. Your RAPID number helps emergency services locate your entrance: it gives an approximate distance along the road from its starting point. Number 82, for example, means an entrance roughly 820 metres along the road.

Months of hurried consultation and council work on the future shape of local government have ended, for now, with the Government putting its Head Start council reform process on hold until after the general election.

Tamahere has a significant new cultural asset that residents may not yet know is available to them. The Tamahere Arts Centre, completed last year within the Sanderson Group’s Tamahere retirement village, is not simply a creative space for village residents. Its gallery also provides an opportunity to share work with and welcome the wider community, adding a new public arts dimension to Tamahere.

The Tamahere Community Response Group (Civil Defence -TCRG) is a community-led volunteer group working alongside Waikato District Council Emergency Management. Its purpose is simple: use local people, knowledge and connections to help Tamahere prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Tamahere’s long-term future, Council investment, development pressure and critical infrastructure dominated the September meeting of the Tamahere Community Committee. The September 1 meeting brought together TCC members, local residents, Waikato District councilors Crystal Beavis and Mike Keir, Mayor Aksel Bech, Council staff and community representatives.

Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors Crystal Beavis and Mike Keir are encouraging residents to get involved early as Waikato District Council begins shaping its next Long Term Plan, with a community discussion in Tamahere being considered for late September or early October. The Council expects to begin informal community discussions on its next Long Term Plan (LTP) within the coming month. A Sunday afternoon session in Tamahere is being explored, potentially on 4 October, with 27

Roading, future growth and longer-term planning for Tamahere will again feature prominently when the Tamahere Community Committee meets at 7.30pm on Tuesday, September 1 at the Tamahere Community Centre.

The strong earthquake that shook much of the central North Island last month was a timely reminder that Tamahere and the wider Waikato are certainly not immune from earthquakes. The magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck just south of Taumarunui at 4.51am on Saturday 25 July, at a depth of only 9km. GeoNet received more than 22,000 felt reports, with the shaking felt widely across the North Island, including here in the Waikato.

Most of us will never see Tamahere in 2075. But the decisions we make today about growth, roads, green space, community facilities and the character of the place we call home will help determine what our children and grandchildren eventually inherit. That is the thinking behind Vision Tamahere 2075 and the new Community Plan now being developed by the Tamahere Community Committee and while considerable consultation has already taken place, there is still time for residents to

Tamahere avocados have been decimated by Jackfrost as locals count the cost of one of the harsher runs of winter frosts experienced in recent years, with some trees dropping virtually their entire crop and others left with brown, frost-burnt foliage just weeks before spring flowering.

Waikato District Council says the proposed Tamahere Drive upgrade is continuing through detailed design, with several issues raised by residents now addressed and independent safety reviews underway. The project was first presented to residents earlier this year and includes renewal of the existing road pavement alongside improvements to parking, pedestrian access and road safety. Council's June information identified around 40 new diagonal parking spaces and a designated ped

Tamahere residents will have another opportunity to question the team behind the proposed Waikato Racing Hub when Waikato Thoroughbred Racing holds it's own designated Open Day at the Tamahere Community Centre on Sunday 23 August, from 2pm–5pm.

There has been considerable comment on local social media following the arrival of the latest Hamilton City Council and Waikato District Council rates notices, with some ratepayers concerned the new IAWAI water charges represents a “double-up” or an additional charge. That is not the case. The water and wastewater component previously contained within council rates has now been separated out and identified as an IAWAI charge.

Growing traffic pressure, the stalled Southern Links project, development around Tamahere and questions over Council spending dominated discussion at the August meeting of the Tamahere Community Committee

The long-awaited and much needed Hamilton Southern Links project has been put on hold, with NZ Transport Agency confirming it will pause the current pre-implementation phase as pressure on Government transport funding forces major projects to be staged over a longer timeframe.

Residents are invited to attend the next meeting of the Tamahere Community Committee on Tuesday 4 August, with a full agenda covering several important issues currently affecting the community.

A Whole-of-River Super Council bringing together Taupō as the head of the Waikato River, South Waikato, Waipā, Hamilton City and the existing Waikato District Council has emerged as Waikato District Council's preferred response to the Government's call for councils to examine opportunities for local government amalgamation.

Two of Tamahere's most dedicated environmental champions have been recognised in the 2026 Waikato District Mayoral Awards, highlighting the extraordinary impact local volunteers continue to have on the community and its natural environment.

Residents across Tamahere and Tauwhare will begin seeing new speed limit signs installed from 20 July, as Waikato District Council rolls out its 2025 Speed Management Plan across the district. The programme will see approximately 270 sections of road updated, with installation expected to be completed by early September. Each new speed limit becomes legally enforceable once the new signs are in place.