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Regional Council Prioritises Work Within Its Nine Essential Services
Friday, 3 April 2020, 4:59 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Working with Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management, replacing flood infrastructure and incident/pollution response were some of the essential services delivered by Waikato Regional Council this week. The regional council has nine essential services ... More >>
Lockdown An Extra Challenge For Farmers In Drought
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 12:51 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Primary Industries Cluster met online on 30 March to take stock of the continuing drought and new challenges arising from the COVID-19 response. Neil Bateup, Chairman of the Cluster and the Waikato Rural Support Trust, says members have all ... More >>
Bus Passengers Asked To Register Their Trips
Friday, 27 March 2020, 2:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Travel on board Waikato Regional Council’s BUSIT services is available to people who either work in essential services or need to use the bus to access an essential service, like the pharmacy or the supermarket. From today, passengers will be asked ... More >>
Waikato: Into Recession…and Out The Other Side
Friday, 27 March 2020, 10:03 am | Waikato Regional Council
By Russ Rimmington As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps around the globe, the Waikato region – like the rest of New Zealand – has gone into lockdown. This doesn’t mean all economic activity has stopped. Essential production and services continue, ... More >>
Hamilton Buses Continue For Essential Services
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 9:22 am | Waikato Regional Council
From Thursday, 26 March, BUSIT services in Hamilton will only be available to people who work in an essential service or who need to use the bus to access an essential service like healthcare or the supermarket. Bus travel will also be free of charge ... More >>
Emergency Committee Established For Swift Decision-making, Zero Per Cent Rates Increase Signalled
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 8:43 am | Waikato Regional Council
An emergency meeting of Waikato Regional Council this evening agreed a process to enable swift decision-making in light of the Government’s announcement to impose alert levels 3 and 4 in the COVID-19 response. Councillors also agreed to strive ... More >>
Waikato Regional Council Staff Working Remotely
Monday, 23 March 2020, 6:34 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is responding to the Government’s call to work remotely and to limit non-essential travel to help slow down the spread of COVID-19. Chief Executive Vaughan Payne said the offices were closing for two days to firmly reset ... More >>
Decisions Version Of Healthy Rivers Plan Change To Be Notified
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 3:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The ground-breaking plan to improve water quality in the Waikato and Waipā rivers has reached a major milestone today, with Waikato Regional Council voting to notify a decisions version following hearings. The recommendations of five independent commissioners ... More >>
Te Huia Launch Date Confirmed
Friday, 13 March 2020, 8:33 am | Waikato Regional Council
Monday, 3 August 2020 has been set for the launch of Te Huia – the new passenger rail service between Hamilton and Papakura. The date has been decided by a multi-agency rail working group. A ceremonial launch of the service will be three days earlier. ... More >>
Classification Brings Relief For Farmers In Drought
Friday, 28 February 2020, 7:29 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster, made up of Waikato and South Auckland agricultural industry representatives, is pleased Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has heeded its call to classify the impacts of drought as an adverse event. ... More >>
Train Name Flies For Councillors
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 7:28 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The new Hamilton to Papakura passenger rail service launching in mid-2020 now has a name – Te Huia. The name had already received the backing of Waikato District and Hamilton City councils but it required formal adoption by Waikato Regional Council, ... More >>
Water Users Need To Be Vigilant Given Low Flows In Region’s Rivers
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 3:31 pm | Waikato Regional Council
With the dry conditions being experienced across the region, Waikato Regional Council is reminding all resource consent holders of water takes to carefully check their consent conditions and comply with low flow restrictions. For those taking surface ... More >>
New Climate Change Committee Springs Into Action
Friday, 21 February 2020, 2:58 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s new Climate Action Committee lived up to its name at its inaugural meeting on Thursday (20 February). The committee passed recommendations for the full council to endorse an updated greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan ... More >>
Making A Stand For The Waikato: 10-year Strategy Released For Feedback
Friday, 14 February 2020, 12:56 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Is Waikato Regional Council putting its effort on the right issues over the next decade? Now’s your chance to have your say, with the council opening for feedback on its new 10-year strategy for two weeks from today (Friday, 14 February). “We’ve ... More >>
Improvements To Bus Services Sees Jump In Patronage
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 2:33 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Improved regional transport services and free bus travel for youth and people with disabilities in Hamilton has seen patronage sky rocket on Waikato Regional Council’s BUSIT service. A new week day off peak service between Hamilton and Pukekohe, previously ... More >>
Prime Minister To Launch Waikato’s First Wellbeing Targets
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 1:00 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join Waikato community leaders to launch the region’s first set of wellbeing targets to end poverty, fight inequality and act on climate change. The 17 Waikato targets will be unveiled during the Waikato Wellbeing ... More >>
Upper North Island councils reaffirm partnership
Friday, 7 February 2020, 10:30 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council believes a continued partnership through a multi-agency alliance is necessary to achieve the best for more than half of New Zealand’s population. More >>
Farmers fined for pollution
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 12:15 pm | Waikato Regional Council
In three separate cases taken by Waikato Regional Council, four farming entities have been convicted and fined a total of $159,674 for unlawfully discharging farm animal effluent into the environment. More >>
Industry closely monitoring dry conditions
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 10:13 am | Waikato Regional Council
Soil moisture levels are continuing to plummet as a result of ongoing dry conditions, with Waikato and South Auckland agricultural industry representatives closely monitoring changes. More >>
Don’t spread unwanted freshwater pests this summer holiday
Friday, 20 December 2019, 3:09 pm | Waikato Regional Council
With the summer holiday season coming up, Waikato Regional Council and Biosecurity New Zealand are reminding everyone in the Waikato region of the importance of cleaning their equipment between waterways to avoid the spread of unwanted freshwater pests. More >>
