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Bold Plan For Public Transport In The Waikato Rohe Confirmed
Friday, 23 September 2022, 3:02 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have unanimously signed off on a bold 10-year plan for public transport in the rohe (region) at their last meeting for the triennium. The aspirational draft regional public transport plan was released for feedback in ... More >>
Environmental Initiatives Awarded Funding
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 1:37 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Six community environmental groups benefit from this year’s round of Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Intiatives Fund. The council approved $54,298.97 to: Habitat Tuateawa for maintaining and coordinating Habitat Tuateawa’s pest control and monitoring ... More >>
Bridge To Bridge Project Ends With Staff Planting Day
Monday, 12 September 2022, 11:18 am | Waikato Regional Council
A three-year community-led project to replant the riparian margins of the Waitoa River between the Puketutu and Station Road bridges near Matamata has been completed. Landowners on either side of the river between the two bridges have upgraded 8 kilometres ... More >>
Electricity Outage Among 286 Climate Change Risks Identified For Region
Friday, 9 September 2022, 5:26 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Not many people would think about a wildfire in the South Island impacting the supply of electricity in the Waikato. But yesterday’s Climate Action Committee heard how climate change is increasing the wildfire season, and a wildfire impacting the high-voltage ... More >>
Report Provides Snapshot Of Region’s Overall State Of Wellbeing
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 3:43 pm | Waikato Regional Council
An annual report on the Waikato region’s state of wellbeing notes some significant positive and negative trends for the 2022 update. The update of the Waikato Progress Indicators (WPI) – Tupuranga Waikato was presented to the Strategy and Policy Committee ... More >>
Council Funding Options For Affordable Homes Initiative To Be Investigated
Monday, 29 August 2022, 10:13 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will investigate ways it might provide an injection of funds to an affordable housing initiative proposed by philanthropic organisation Momentum Waikato. At the 25 August meeting, councillors heard that, through its impact ... More >>
Marine Pest Surveys Start In Waikato Coastal Marine Areas
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 1:04 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A dive team has started surveying the Waikato’s coastal marine areas to determine the presence and extent of marine pest species. The divers started in the Coromandel Peninsula this week, after which they will be checking the west coast Port Waikato, ... More >>
Two Councillors Elected Unopposed, Competition In Six Constituencies
Friday, 12 August 2022, 3:04 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Two candidates have been elected unopposed to Waikato Regional Council, with competition in six of the constituencies. At the close of nominations at midday today (Friday, 12 August), 29 nominations had been received for 14 Waikato Regional Council seats ... More >>
Robust Information Needed To Inform Management Of Waikato Groundwaters
Friday, 12 August 2022, 1:54 pm | Waikato Regional Council
New groundwater research reveals that changes to land use and management may result in more rapid improvements to freshwater quality, says Waikato Regional Council. The results of the research, funded by Waikato Regional Council, were presented at ... More >>
Mōkau Wallaby Find ‘disappointing’
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 2:34 pm | Waikato Regional Council
It is highly likely that a female wallaby found in Mōkau got there with human assistance, says Waikato Regional Council. Senior Biosecurity Officer Dave Byers, who leads the council’s progressive containment management programme for wallabies near the boundary ... More >>
Search Begins Again For Elusive Rooks
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 1:48 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Rook numbers are likely on the rise after escaping control last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. With spring just around the corner, Waikato Regional Council is asking landowners to report rook sightings for targeted pest control to prevent them from ... More >>
Solving Flooding Issues Interests Scholarship Winner
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 5:57 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The latest recipient of the Roger Harris (Waihou Valley Scheme) Scholarship was taught at school about the flash flood that tore through Te Aroha in 1985 sparking a state of emergency for six days. Keara Costar, 19, who has lived in the Waihou ... More >>
Top Student Earns Water Sciences Prize
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 10:28 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Leeza Speranskaya Waikato Regional Council has recognised the University of Waikato’s top water sciences student, who has a particular interest in climate change, remediation and restoration. Leeza Speranskaya, a Russian-born environmental sciences master’s ... More >>
Funding Secured To Explore Circular Economy In The Waikato
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 4:41 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has secured $134,000 from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund to explore economically viable options for putting organics, including food and garden waste, to best use. Waikato Regional Council’s Waste ... More >>
Waikato Region River Systems Starting To Peak And Recover
Friday, 15 July 2022, 1:24 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato region’s catchments will have up to 10 days to recover from the deluge that has resulted in flooding across much of the rohe. Waikato Regional Council’s monitoring shows that water levels on the Waipā, Waikato, Piako and Waihou river ... More >>
Heavy Rainfall Impacts Continue To Be Felt In Waikato Region
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 7:40 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Some river paths in Hamilton will be inaccessible due to rising water levels on the Waikato River. Waikato Regional Council and power company Mercury are working together to manage flows in the Waikato Hydro System in response to the recent rain, ... More >>
Saturated Catchments, More Rain To Fall, Flooding Expected
Monday, 11 July 2022, 7:15 pm | Waikato Regional Council
More flooding is likely across many parts of the Waikato region, with rain falling on already saturated catchments over the next two days, says Waikato Regional Council. High river and stream levels may cause localised flooding and landslips, resulting ... More >>
Council Terminates Pump Station Project
Friday, 1 July 2022, 1:49 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has formally ended its Muggeridge’s pump station project after direct beneficiary landowners expressed a preference for more cost-effective options to be considered. This follows earlier confirmation from the government that ... More >>
Public Submissions Sought On “ambitious” Public Transport Plan For Waikato
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 5:47 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is proposing bold changes to public transport, with a plan to connect every urban area to its nearest regional centre with daily bus services. The draft plan also proposes reducing emissions from public transport services, with ... More >>
Draft aquaculture strategy sets vision for doubled growth
Monday, 27 June 2022, 12:44 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A draft marine aquaculture strategy developed by Waikato Regional Council with industry input sets a vision which will see the doubling of export growth in less than 10 years. The Strategy and Policy Committee endorsed the draft document for further ... More >>
