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Council to consider water use recommendation
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 11:14 am | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato’s council is due to decide next week whether to accept the recommendation of a hearings committee that has been looking at the proposed Variation 6 policy change covering the way water is taken and used in the region. More >>
Visual Soil Assessment, a practical technique
Monday, 20 October 2008, 2:56 pm | Environment Waikato
Protecting the physical properties of soil is vital to successful sustainable farming. This is because these physical properties control the movement of water and air through the soil, and the ease with which roots penetrate the soil. More >>
Environment Waikato: Maungatautari reserve news
Monday, 20 October 2008, 8:36 am | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato’s finance and audit committee has recommended the council commits $400,000 to the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust this year to help keep the visionary project alive. More >>
Environment Waikato appoints new chief executive
Monday, 15 September 2008, 11:37 am | Environment Waikato
Acting Environment Waikato chairman John Fisher has announced today the appointment of New Zealander Bob Laing as the regional council’s new chief executive. More >>
Native seahorse to benefit from council grant
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 3:45 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato has awarded $2800 to University of Waikato student Jennifer Nickel for research into the native "pot-belly" seahorse. More >>
‘Sacrifice paddocks’ need careful management
Friday, 22 August 2008, 11:25 am | Environment Waikato
Use of so-called “sacrifice paddocks” is best avoided and they need particularly careful management if they are used, says Environment Waikato’s sustainable agriculture coordinator Bala Tikkisetty. More >>
Settlement promises new focus on river health
Friday, 22 August 2008, 11:09 am | Environment Waikato
The new Waikato River co-management agreement involving Waikato-Tainui and other iwi is positive for the health of the river and the wider regional environment, says Environment Waikato chairman Peter Buckley. More >>
Forecast good news for Waikato region, but worries
Monday, 18 August 2008, 11:05 am | Environment Waikato
There is good news for the rain-soaked Waikato region this week, with finer weather forecast over the next few days – but the worries are not over yet, Environment Waikato says. More >>
Waikato rivers respond to overnight rain
Sunday, 17 August 2008, 12:37 am | Environment Waikato
Waikato Rivers have responded to overnight rain in the region, but falls were not as heavy as expected. More >>
Hamilton houses still safe after overnight rain
Friday, 15 August 2008, 12:15 am | Environment Waikato
Hamilton river front houses are still safe from flooding, despite the swollen Waikato River coming under more pressure from overnight rain in the Taupo area. Over the past 12 hours, up to 30mm of rain has fallen on the Taupo catchment. More >>
River not expected to threaten Hamilton community
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 5:22 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato is working closely with Mighty River Power (MRP) to carefully control the release of water from Lake Taupo through the Waikato hydro system in advance of more heavy rain. More >>
More heavy rain forecast for region
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 10:09 am | Environment Waikato
More heavy rain forecast for region Fresh heavy rain forecast for Taupo on Friday means Environment Waikato and Mighty River Power will be working together over the next few days to manage the potential for additional water flows in the Waikato River. More >>
Cambridge’s Te Miro School celebrates enviro award
Friday, 8 August 2008, 9:22 am | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato’s deputy chairman John Fisher, Waipa mayor Alan Livingston and other councillors from Waipa District Council and Environment Waikato helped Te Miro School celebrate its prestigious green-gold Enviroschools award in Cambridge ... More >>
EW urges care of flood-damaged pastures
Friday, 8 August 2008, 9:20 am | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato is urging Waikato farmers with flood-damaged pasture to seek expert advice to help paddocks recover and get grass growing again. More >>
Waikato welcomes positive transport statements
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 5:18 pm | Environment Waikato
A new focus on road safety announced by the Government will help reduce the number of crash deaths in the Waikato, which had the highest regional road toll in the country last year, says Regional Transport Committee chairman Norm Barker. More >>
Finer weather eases pressure on Waikato River
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 10:53 am | Environment Waikato
As expected, water levels in the swollen Waikato and Waipa rivers are easing today as finer weather gives the catchments a chance to drain. More >>
Mayors voice concerns over storms
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 11:06 am | Environment Waikato
Power companies need to give higher priority to restoring power to farms during storms so that animals don’t suffer, Hauraki District Council mayor John Tregidga said at yesterday’s meeting of the Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) ... More >>
Flood protection scheme coping well with huge flow
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 12:42 am | Environment Waikato
Every two seconds, enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool is pumping past Ngaruawahia through the Waikato River today, as recent heavy rain continues to drain through the catchment. More >>
Staff working to keep flood pumps operating
Monday, 4 August 2008, 4:18 pm | Environment Waikato
Environment Waikato staff are monitoring a stop bank at Mangatawhiri this morning, in anticipation of floodwaters spilling onto about 40 hectares of farmland. More >>
EW on heightened alert after heavy overnight rain
Sunday, 3 August 2008, 2:14 pm | Environment Waikato
EW on heightened alert after heavy overnight rain Environment Waikato’s emergency response team is on heightened alert after heavy overnight rain on Lake Taupo and the Upper Waipa River catchment. More >>
