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Waikato Farmer Convicted For Pollution
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 9:26 am | Waikato Regional Council
Daniel Warren Lund appeared last week before Judge Melinda Dickey in the Hamilton District Court facing five charges under the Resource Management Act as a result of a prosecution taken by Waikato Regional Council. More >>
Critical Step Taken Towards A Sunday Service For Te Huia
Friday, 30 May 2025, 9:33 am | Waikato Regional Council
Te Huia started as a commuter service but has evolved to enable more people to enjoy leisure and tourism activities in both Waikato and Auckland. More >>
Regional Council Considering Environment Court Interim Decision
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 8:18 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has 40 days to respond to an interim decision of the Environment Court on its groundbreaking plan to improve water quality in the Waikato and Waipā rivers. More >>
Rise In Outdoor Burning Complaints To Council
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 8:57 am | Waikato Regional Council
Incident Response team leader Wayne Reed says people need to be aware of the impacts of fires on their properties. More >>
Meteor's Milestone Million
Friday, 23 May 2025, 11:02 am | Waikato Regional Council
Launched in September 2023, the Meteor is Hamilton’s third high-frequency service and now the second most popular bus service in the Waikato after the Orbiter. More >>
Pollution Of Drain Network Results In Fine And Community Work
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 8:38 am | Waikato Regional Council
Hamilton District Court Judge Melinda Dickey released her judgement on 13 May 2025, convicting Vernon Paul Madeley on a charge filed under the Resource Management Act by Waikato Regional Council. More >>
Budget Set For 2025/26, Rates Increase Less Than Proposed
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:38 pm | Waikato Regional Council
“Staff and councillors have worked hard together to deliver a fiscally responsible budget,” said Waikato Regional Council Chair, Pamela Storey. More >>
Regional Climate Hazards And Risks Report A Tool To Help Communities With Adaptation Planning
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:03 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The risks, which were identified in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, include direct and indirect impacts to people, the natural environment, the economy, the built environment and governance/institutions. More >>
Bike Racks Return To Waikato Buses, Rollout Staged
Friday, 9 May 2025, 9:40 am | Waikato Regional Council
Regional buses travelling in Hamilton and the surrounding districts will be ready to accept bikes from Monday, 12 May. Tokoroa and Taupō bus services will be ready to go from Monday, 2 June, once some modifications have been made. More >>
Order For Regional Council Candidate Names To Be Random
Friday, 2 May 2025, 10:24 am | Waikato Regional Council
At the time of writing the report, no local councils in the Waikato region had determined their ordering preference for this year’s election. More >>
Boat Catches Fire, Skipper Escapes Injury – Mercury Bay
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 6:24 pm | Waikato Regional Council
It’s unknown how the fire in the engine bay started, with the skipper discovering flames and deploying a life raft before being picked up by nearby recreational fishers who saw the smoke about 2.30pm. More >>
Council Submission Raises Concerns Over Losses In Water Quality
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 2:36 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The council’s submission is in response to proposed wastewater environmental performance standards stemming from the Local Government (Water Services) Bill. More >>
Boaties Encouraged To Keep Safe This Easter Weekend
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 1:51 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato waterways are typically busy around Easter weekend and the school holidays, and acting Waikato Regional Council Harbourmaster Hayden Coburn says boat users shouldn’t ignore the weather forecasts. More >>
Consultation Opens On Annual Plan Proposals
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 3:47 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Public transport rates will be changing from 1 July, with the council proposing five different rating categories across three geographical areas. What every household pays will be based on whether the household is in a township and if that township ... More >>
Council Extends Chief Executive Contract
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 5:08 pm | Waikato Regional Council
McLay was appointed for five years from September 2020, with the option of a two-year extension if the council supported it. More >>
Prize Awarded To Student With Interest In ‘All Things Water’
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 4:57 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A University of Waikato student’s love for water science, sparked from a series of childhood moments enjoying the creek below her family home in the Hauraki Plains, has been rewarded. At the March meeting of Waikato Regional Council, 20-year-old ... More >>
Regional Feed Imports Pose Biosecurity Risk To Waikato Farms
Friday, 21 March 2025, 8:17 am | Waikato Regional Council
The council’s pest plants team leader, Darion Embling, wants farmers to treat their property boundaries like borders: “People are usually aware of international biosecurity measures, but farmers should apply the same principles inter-regionally to protect ... More >>
Council Grants $1.34m To Four Landscape Scale Environmental Projects
Monday, 10 March 2025, 9:57 am | Waikato Regional Council
Integrated Catchment Management Committee chair Cr Robert Cookson says the number of applications to the fund shows the value of the council’s increased investment in community initiatives to enhance the Waikato region’s environment. More >>
Mining Company Fined For Contaminant Discharge Into The Tasman Sea
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 10:08 am | Waikato Regional Council
Taharoa Ironsands Limited was fined $105,000 by District Court Judge Melinda Dickey in a sentencing decision released this week following a Resource Management Act prosecution taken by Waikato Regional Council. More >>
New Velvetleaf Infestations A Wakeup Call For Farmers
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 4:12 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The source of the new velvetleaf infestations, which are on dairy farms in Ōtorohanga and south of Auckland, were all traced back to the purchasing of contaminated maize silage or machinery that had been brought on-farm. More >>
