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Waikato And South Auckland Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 7:24 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Support available for primary industries The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster continues to connect agencies supporting the recovery by farmers and growers to the flooding events of January and February. “We have ... More >>
River Management Teams Drowning In Work Following Cyclones
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 1:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Slips, river erosion protection works ripped out, blocked rivers, river channels off course, debris and silt buildup, river flood capacities compromised – this summer’s flooding has left behind a substantial trail of damage for Waikato Regional ... More >>
New Milestone In Piako River Mouth Stopbank Project
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 4:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A new milestone has been reached in Waikato Regional Council’s Piako River mouth right stopbank asset rationalisation project. The project seeks to replace three old floodgates near their end of life with one, while also creating a shorebird habitat ... More >>
Additional Te Huia Services On Hold
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 3:57 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The introduction of additional Te Huia train services on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays has been put on hold, Waikato regional councillors have heard today. The additional services were part of an enhancement plan developed by the council with ... More >>
Free Clean Heat Scheme Returns For Tokoroa Residents
Monday, 24 April 2023, 1:27 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Eligible residents in Tokoroa are again able to take advantage of free clean heat replacements for their old wood burners through the ‘On the house’ scheme. The scheme was set up as part of the Warm Homes Clean Air programme, a partnership between ... More >>
Cyclone Adds To ‘Problem Of Not Enough Spinifex’
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 1:47 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The resilience of dunes and the sustainability of the sand-binding kōwhangatara/spinifex is being keenly felt by Coastcare groups in the eastern Coromandel Peninsula following Cyclone Hale. “Summer offers a small window of opportunity to collect the seeds ... More >>
Court Order And Fines For “Highly Careless” Farmer
Friday, 14 April 2023, 11:22 am | Waikato Regional Council
A farming company has been convicted and fined $78,000 for unlawful discharges of dairy effluent into streams at their Raglan farm. The company has also received a court order to install infrastructure to manage their effluent appropriately. Te ... More >>
Wellbeing And Climate Change Woven Through Updated Strategic Direction
Monday, 3 April 2023, 12:08 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A focus on wellbeing and responding to climate change is woven through six priorities adopted in Waikato Regional Council’s updated strategic direction. The previous 10-year strategy was used as a starting point for the review, with the environmental ... More >>
What Matters To You? Waikato Survey Results Released
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 1:55 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Water quality continues to be considered the most important environmental issue for Waikato residents. That’s one of the key findings of the latest Your Environment – What Matters? survey of 1206 residents undertaken in March and April 2022 by ... More >>
Council Submission On The Draft Hauraki Fisheries Plan
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 9:58 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is backing New Zealand’s first proposed area-based fisheries plan. The council’s submission on Fisheries New Zealand’s Draft Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan supports the move towards an ecosystem-based fisheries management ... More >>
Council To Review Climate Action Roadmap And Take Hard Look At Further Reducing Corporate Emissions
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 3:25 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Climate Action Committee yesterday endorsed reviewing the council’s Climate Action Roadmap approved by the previous council in 2020. The current roadmap outlines the legislative, economic and social context for the council’s climate action response ... More >>
First Gate Closure To Hold Back Rising River Done In A ‘drop Of A Hat’
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 1:01 pm | Waikato Regional Council
While Paeroa’s community slept during the height of Cyclone Gabrielle, a small team was beavering away to dam the Ohinemuri River across State Highway 26 at the town’s Criterion Bridge. Waikato Regional Council’s Hauraki operational staff ... More >>
Fish Passage Kaupapa Resonates With Iwi
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 11:01 am | Waikato Regional Council
When Ngāti Te Ata was told by Waikato Regional Council that it wanted to put the outlet of a new fish-friendly pump on the iwi’s land, they jumped right on board. More >>
Support Available For Flood Affected Farmers
Friday, 17 February 2023, 2:01 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster continues to meet plan for and coordinate recovery support for farmers and growers following the Auckland Anniversary weekend flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle. “It has been a ... More >>
Council Agrees Sub-inflation Rates Rise Under Challenging Economic Conditions
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:48 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has approved an annual budget of $197.6 million, representing an increase in total rates revenue from current ratepayers of 5.8 per cent for 2023/24. While the increase exceeded the 1.6 per cent forecast in the council’s 2021-2031 ... More >>
Support Available For Flood Affected Farmers
Friday, 3 February 2023, 10:44 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster has welcomed a decision to classify the heavy rainfall event over the past week a medium-scale adverse event. The announcement was made yesterday by Minister for Agriculture Damien ... More >>
Heavy Rain ‘Red’ Warning Reflects Landslip Risk: Coromandel Peninsula
Monday, 30 January 2023, 4:19 pm | Waikato Regional Council
MetService has this afternoon issued a ‘Red’ level heavy rain warning for the Coromandel Peninsula. The decision to issue a Red Warning has been made by MetService, Waikato Regional Council and Thames-Coromandel Civil Defence. A Red Warning is only ... More >>
Unprecedented Rainfall, Landslips Likely On Saturated Waikato Region Catchments
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 2:34 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Continuing downpours over the rest of the long weekend on top of unprecedented rainfall are increasing the risk of more landslips in some areas of the region, warns Waikato Regional Council. The council’s Regional Flood Response Team activated on Thursday ... More >>
Concern About Weekend Of ‘crazy’ Behaviour By Boaties At Lake Karapiro
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 8:29 am | Waikato Regional Council
A weekend of boaties behaving dangerously at Lake Karāpriro has Waikato Regional Council’s maritime officers concerned for the safety of the lake’s recreational users. Regional Harbourmaster Chris Bredenbeck says there were three maritime patrol ... More >>
Improved Weather Will See Operation Neptune In Full Swing Again This Weekend
Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 8:53 am | Waikato Regional Council
With weather conditions expected to improve, Operation Neptune will be patrolling Waikato waters again this weekend. For three weeks over the Christmas holiday break, Waikato Regional Council’s Maritime Services ramps up its presence in holiday hotspots ... More >>
