Danielle ZollickhoferWaikato News Director & Multimedia Journalist·Waikato Herald·9 Jun, 2026 09:26 PM4 mins to read Hauraki District Council building. Photo / Hauraki District CouncilHauraki, Matamata-Piako and Thames-Coromandel District councils are consulting the community on merger options before submitting a proposal to central government.Hauraki District Council is putting forward four options.The first is an Eastern Waikato unitary authority comprising Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, South Waikato and Thames-Coromandel districts.
The second option is a provincial
