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.

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

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

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.

Tamahere's commitment to protecting native wildlife continues to deliver impressive results, with Predator Free Tamahere recording more than 13,419 pest animals removed since the community-led programme began in 2022.

Tamahere-Woodlands Ward Councillors Crystal Beavis and Mike Keir say Waikato District Council has entered one of the most significant periods of change in recent years, with local government reform, major development projects and infrastructure planning all gathering pace. Their June update highlights several important issues that will affect residents across Tamahere, Matangi, Gordonton and the wider Waikato District.

The Tamahere Community Committee's recent Open Day has confirmed one thing: residents care deeply about the future of their community. Held as part of the Vision Tamahere 2075 initiative, the event attracted a steady stream of residents who took the opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Tamahere over the coming decades.

The Tamahere Community Committee is looking for local residents and businesses willing to display one of our new Tamahere Forum signs on a fence, wall, shop frontage, gate, or other suitable private property location. The signs promote the Tamahere Forum website, tamahereforum.org, which continues to grow as an important place for local people to stay informed, share ideas, and contribute to discussions about issues affecting our community.

Waikato District Council has until 9 August 2026 to decide whether it will submit a voluntary proposal to the Government as part of New Zealand's local government reform programme. If no proposal is made before the deadline, the Government could ultimately determine the future structure of local government across the region with far less opportunity for local communities to influence the outcome.