Wild weather causing a number of outages
Please keep yourself safe around power lines during the stormy weather.
Wild weather around Waikato is causing a number of outages across the region with flying debris and vegetation a major cause.
•Residents affected by the outages can stay updated on current unplanned outages on the WEL Networks website.
•If you see a downed power line stay away. Call 0800 800 935 to report an incident.
•Do not try to remove vegetation from lines or try to move lines. Stay away, call us.
•In an emergency call 111.
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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9% Yes! New Year, New Me
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21.9% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.1% Nah - not for me
From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort
Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.
He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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