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Progress continues to restore Cooks Beach lakes. After desludging and cleaning margins earlier this year, crews cleared out excess plant growth in mid-November, wrapping up the final harvest earlier this month.

Our Council has applied to Department of Conservation to introduce grass carp to help manage future growth. We’ve answered their follow up questions and are now waiting on a formal decision. If approved, we expect the car would be introduced until around mid-2026. 

Traffic management will be in place with up to 20-minute delays. Please allow extra time for your journey and follow all on-site signage and instructions from traffic management staff.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while these important works are completed.

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Waka Kotahi's work on the Moana Anu Anu Bridge (also known as Wentworth Bridge) on SH25 near Whangamatā has progressed beyond deck repairs to include replacing three corroded beams. 

The bridge has been closed to all traffic since 29 October and is now expected to reopen by 19 December. During the closure, crews are replacing the bridge deck and carrying out essential strengthening work. The need for additional repairs was discovered once the project was underway. New beams are currently being fabricated. 

A detour via Mayfair Avenue and Martyn Road remains in place, adding only a few minutes to normal travel times. 

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Disposal of recalled rainbow sand products through Council’s refuse and recycling transfer stations ends on Monday 15 December.

Transfer stations in Thames, Coromandel Town, Whitianga, Tairua and Whangamatā have been accepting household volumes of the potentially asbestos-contaminated products for the past three weeks.

However, as asbestos is not usually collected at our transfer stations, the arrangement was temporary and set up specifically to support our community with safe disposal of the hazardous material.  

We will continue to monitor product recalls and reassess further needs.

Planning to apply for a LIM? Here’s what you need to know for the holiday period:

By law, LIMs must be completed within 10 working days, but the period from 20 December to 10 January in any year is excluded from the definition of working days.

Apply for a LIM

We'd like to remind you that both the Building Act 2004 and the Resource Management Act 1991 pause the statutory processing clock over the Christmas and New Year period. This means that from Friday 20 December to Friday 10 January, the processing timeframe of 20 working days will be on hold.

Find out more about consents

The Council invites Expressions of Interest from community groups or commercial enterprises interested in leasing a two-storey building which was originally the caretaker’s cottage for the Memorial Hall. 

The property is suitable for a variety of uses, including office space, community services or light commercial activity. Please note: no dedicated car parking is available. 

Interested parties are asked to provide a brief overview of your organisation or business, the proposed use, preferred lease terms and contact details. 

Expressions of Interest close at 5pm on Friday 18 December 2025. 

For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Nicole Miell (Lease Specialist) on 07 868 0200 or email nicole.miell@tcdc.govt.nz