Public notices and tenders
- Continued herbicide spraying - resource consent 124871 •
- Public notice of intention to sell abandoned land - Scotsman Valley Rd, Tauwhare •
- Public notice of herbicide use on Waikato riverbank - Powerhouse Rd, Arapuni •
- Aerial herbicide spraying - Te Otamanui Lagoon •
- Aerial herbicide spraying between 7 January 2026 and 1 May 2026 •
- Decisions on submissions on the Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan •
- Herbicide use on public and coastal reserves (Coastcare) •
- Waikato region rating information database – available for public inspection
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For further information on any tender listing, you will need to visit the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) website. We will also list future opportunities on our procurement page.
Notice of continued herbicide spraying under resource consent 124871
Waikato Regional Council advises that under Resource Consent 124871 spraying of pest plants growing in aquatic and semi-aquatic locations will continue over the next three months.
Public notice of intention to sell abandoned land - Scotsman Valley Rd, Tauwhare
Published 13 April 2026
TAKE NOTICE that Waikato Regional Council intends to exercise its statutory powers under s77 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to apply to the District Court at Hamilton not sooner than one month after the date of this notice for orders:
1. Declaring the land at Scotsman Valley Road, Tauwhare contained in Record of Title SA46D/572, South Auckland (Land) to be abandoned; and
2. Authorising the Council to sell or lease the Land.
The Record of Title shows the registered proprietor of the Land is BROOKBANK PROPERTIES LIMITED which was removed from the Companies Register on 28 October 2020.
Anyone having an interest in the Land or any information that is relevant to the proposed application by the Council, please contact the Councils’ solicitors Cavell Leitch Attention: Holly Cassin on (03) 339 5660, email: holly.cassin@cavell.co.nz, or PO Box 799, Christchurch 8140.
Public notice of herbicide use on Waikato riverbank - Powerhouse Rd, Arapuni
Published 26 March 2026
Waikato Regional Council advises that herbicide may be used on public and coastal reserves throughout the Waikato region from 13 April 2026 and 30 April 2026 for the control of pest plants around the Waikato riverbank on Powerhouse Road, Arapuni.
Regional Pest Management Plan and include (but are not limited to) Wild kiwifruit.
Public notice of aerial herbicide spraying between 5 March and 24 April 2026 - Te Otamanui Lagoon area
Published 16 February 2026
Waikato Regional Council advises that spraying of pest plants growing in aquatic and semi-aquatic locations will occur in the Te Otamanui Lagoon area, between 5 March 2026 and 24 April 2026.
Application will be by helicopter, and pest. Pest plants to be sprayed include (but are not limited to) alligator weed.
Read the full public notice below.
Public notice of aerial herbicide spraying between 7 January 2026 and 1 May 2026
Published 19 December 2025
Waikato Regional Council advises that spraying of pest plants growing in aquatic and semi-aquatic locations will occur between 7 January 2026 and 1 May 2026. Application will be by helicopter. Pest plants include (but are not limited to) alligator weed, yellow flag iris and Senegal tea.
The area of operation is:
- the Waikato River Delta from Port Waikato to Tuakau bridge
- Whangamarino Wetland and Maramarua River
- Lake Whangape and Whangape Stream
- Opuatia Wetland
- Waikato River and islands – Whangape Stream to Ohinewai
- Kimihia Wetland.
Public notice of decisions on submissions on the Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan
Published 14 October 2025
Pursuant to Clauses 10 and 11 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991, Waikato Regional Council (Council) gives notice on 14 October 2025 that it has made a decision on provisions and matters raised in submissions on the Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan (proposed plan).
At a Council meeting on 25 September 2025, the Council adopted the recommendations made by the Hearing Panel set out in the Hearing Panel Recommendation Report dated 29 August 2025 as the Council’s decision on the proposed plan (decision).
Public notice of herbicide use on public and coastal reserves (Coastcare)
Published 17 September 2025
Waikato Regional Council advises that herbicide may be used on public and coastal reserves throughout the Waikato region from now until July 2026 for the control of exotic weeds as part of the Coastcare restoration programme.
This includes (but is not limited to) the Port Waikato, Raglan, Ruapuke, Aotea, Kāwhia, Kiritehere, and Mokau areas.
Notice of Waikato region rating information database – available for public inspection
Published: 1 May 2025
Pursuant to Section 28 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, Waikato Regional Council gives notice that the Waikato region’s rating information database (RID) is available for public inspection at the council, 160 Ward Street, Hamilton, between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
The RID contains information required by the council for setting and assessing rates on each rating unit within the Waikato region. The owner’s names and postal addresses of properties are available for inspection on the RID unless the council has received a request in writing for withholding the owner’s names or postal addresses or both from the RID. All requests made for the withholding of names and/or postal addresses must be in writing. Please either:
Email: rates@waikatoregion.govt.nz
Or post your request to: Waikato Regional Council, Private Bag 3038, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240