The Waimate District Council (the Council) is considering participating in the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) scheme. The scheme is designed to allow local authorities to borrow funds at more favourable interest rates than the banking sector.

You may have read in this week’s Waimate Trader that Council will be installing up to 1,400 new water meters throughout the Waimate urban area in the coming months. These water meters will be read to better understand how our water is being used or lost, so we can better plan where our resources should best be placed to manage growth. The water metering project is fully funded by Central Government and will not impact your rates.