Matamata-Piako District is one of eight full, and four part districts that make up the Waikato region. Our district is approximately 175,000 hectares. It is bounded by the Kaimai Ranges to the east and is well known for its dairy farming heritage and thoroughbred racing industry.

Our district encompasses many diverse environments ranging from the Kaimai State Forest Park in the east, to the town of Matamata (a.k.a. Hobbiton) where the hobbiton segment of the world famous Lord of the Rings movie was filmed. Other major attractions in our district include historical landmarks such as Firth Tower, the Mokena Geyser, leisure pools and mineral spas and numerous walks on Mount Te Aroha, 3,126 feet high.

Our Indicators

Indicators help us understand the ‘state’ of our environment, the ‘pressures’ being imposed upon us and the ‘responses’ that society are undertaking.

Matamata-Piako has developed a set of indicators so we can measure what is happening within the district. Where relevant they have been developed to provide consistency with Environment Waikato’s indicators and the Ministry for the Environment’s indicators

Below are links to the reports based on these indicators;

 

	The People in our District			Network Utilities
	Amenity			Residential Growth
	Economy			Riparian Management
	Heritage			Rural Area Development
	Incompatible Activities			Solid Waste
	Natural Environment			Tangata Whenua
	Natural Hazards			Transport