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More good news for Waikato roads
Friday, 20 March 2009, 10:32 am | Environment Waikato
More good news for Waikato roads The Government’s inclusion of the State Highway 1 Waikato Expressway in a new list of high priority “roads of national significance” is more great news for getting the project finished quickly, says Regional Transport ... More >>
EW to consider Waikato River report
Friday, 20 March 2009, 10:29 am | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato has welcomed the timely completion of a new report on Waikato-Tainui involvement in the future environmental management of the Waikato River. More >>
Waikato welcomes roading announcement
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:46 am | Environment Waikato
Waikato Regional Transport Committee chairman Norm Barker has welcomed the Government’s announcement of an extra $1 billion for state highways, which will help progress key roading projects like the Waikato Expressway. More >>
Sustainability no longer just a “nice to have”
Friday, 13 March 2009, 9:44 am | Environment Waikato
Former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Morgan Williams has told Environment Waikato councillors that sustainability is no longer just a “nice to have”. More >>
Flood team on standby after weather warnings
Friday, 27 February 2009, 4:20 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato’s flood management team has been placed on standby after heavy rain and wind warnings were issued for northern and eastern parts of the region. More >>
EW submits on Waikato-Tainui river deal
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 2:26 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato’s submission on legislation to enact the Waikato-Tainui co-management deal for the Waikato River says the agreement is positive for the river’s health but needs the details sorted out to ensure co-management runs smoothly. More >>
EW welcomes Government Kopu bridge announcement
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 10:28 am | Environment Waikato
EW welcomes Government Kopu bridge announcement Environment Waikato says it is extremely pleased at the Government’s announcement that it will fund an early start to construction of a new Kopu Bridge near Thames on the Coromandel. More >>
EW supports NZ Mushrooms at Environment Court
Monday, 9 February 2009, 5:05 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato has advised the Environment Court that it supports a bid by New Zealand Mushrooms to extend the operation of its current Morrinsville composting operation until the end of 2010. More >>
Education To Target High Waikato Toll
Monday, 2 February 2009, 1:22 pm | Environment Waikato
Waikato’s road toll was again the highest in the country last year, despite the number of deaths dropping from 89 the previous year to 74, says Regional Transport Committee chairman Norm Barker. More >>
Update on lifejackets and other changes to bylaw
Friday, 19 December 2008, 1:00 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato is clarifying that proposed new rules covering the wearing of lifejackets in vessels less than six metres do not make wearing them compulsory in all circumstances. More >>
Investment Fund Meltdown May Have Silver Lining
Friday, 12 December 2008, 11:10 am | Environment Waikato
Massive losses in the Environment Waikato Regional Council investment fund ironically could have unintended benefits, according to a statement from EW watchdog Geoffrey Robinson. More >>
Temporary freeze on capital, discretionary spend
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 4:55 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato has announced new measures to help the council manage through the current difficult economic times. More >>
Environment Waikato grant boosts kiwi survival
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 10:36 am | Environment Waikato
A $39,000 grant from Environment Waikato has given 13 kiwi chicks their best possible shot at survival this year. More >>
Fish farming plan change underway
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 2:32 pm | Environment Waikato
After nearly two years of information gathering, Environment Waikato has decided to prepare an amendment to the Regional Coastal Plan that would allow new types of marine farming, including fish farming, within current aquaculture management areas. More >>
Defendants hit with highest fines total under RMA
Friday, 21 November 2008, 9:42 am | Environment Waikato
Defendants in the Wallace Corporation PCB toxic waste burial case in the Waikato have collectively been hit with fines of $120,000, the highest total ever handed down in a prosecution brought under the Resource Management Act. More >>
NZ Mushrooms fined $32,000 for bad odours
Friday, 14 November 2008, 10:54 am | Environment Waikato
Morrinsville-based New Zealand Mushrooms has been fined a total of $32,000 after admitting six charges brought by Environment Waikato related to the discharge of objectionableodoursfrom the company’s composting operation. More >>
Protecting Lake Taupo for all New Zealanders
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 11:18 am | Environment Waikato
Lake Taupo’s pristine water quality will be protected into the future following a landmark decision released by the Environment Court today finding in favour of Environment Waikato’s new rules. More >>
Waikato Agriculture Summit makes joint commitment
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:48 am | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato chairman Peter Buckley says he has been impressed by the commitment shown by agricultural sector leaders to better managing farming’s impact on water and soil health in the Waikato. More >>
Fonterra and EW working together for environment
Friday, 7 November 2008, 5:05 pm | Environment Waikato
Dairy giant Fonterra and Environment Waikato officials have met ahead of next week’s Waikato Agriculture Summit to start developing an agreement about what future environmentally sustainable dairying in the region should look like. More >>
Council agrees to implement Variation 6
Friday, 31 October 2008, 9:42 am | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato’s council has today accepted the recommendation of a hearings committee to publicly notify the proposed Variation 6 policy change covering the way water is used in the region. More >>
