Council Services at Level 2
Alert Level 2 will give most people the opportunity to get back to business, meaning we can leave our bubbles and reconnect with friends and family.
At Alert Level 2, Council services will return to business-not-quite-as-usual - with most of our services back up and running, but with lots of extra measures in place to track and stop the spread of COVID-19.
Follow the link for a preview of all the Council services including:
Swim Zone Matamata and Te Aroha
Libraries
Playgrounds
Te Aroha Mineral Spas
Firth Tower Estate and Museum
Te Aroha i-SITE Visitor Centre
These facilities will all be reopening on the coming days/weeks but with lots of extra measures in place to track and stop the spread of COVID-19. We understand these changes may be frustrating, but we're doing our best to offer our services under strict conditions. Please bear with us, be considerate to other customers, and be kind.
- All our Council offices will remain closed for the remainder of this week and will reopen Monday, 18 May.
Share your most delicious (but affordable!) go-to meal...
Winter is knocking at the door and the cost of living has already made itself at home. So let's help each other out by sharing your meal ideas that don't break the bank.
Comment below with your go-to meals that are delicious and affordable.
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And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...
A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.
The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.
The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'
Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!
Daily riddle time!
What is full of holes but still holds water?
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