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‘Cohesion’ Important, Says New Waikato Regional Council Chair
Monday, 9 May 2022, 7:04 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Barry Quayle has been voted in as the new Chair of Waikato Regional Council, after a majority of councillors backed the removal of Russ Rimmington from the top spot in a meeting held today. The extraordinary meeting of council was called after a ... More >>
Groundbreaking Changes Being Explored For Public Transport In Waikato Region
Friday, 6 May 2022, 10:51 am | Waikato Regional Council
Big changes in how public transport is planned and delivered could be in the pipeline, after receiving backing from Waikato regional councillors. During the late April meeting, a report to council said making changes to public transport in a timely ... More >>
Councillors Adopt New Plan To Manage Pests
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:40 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A new rulebook for managing pest animals and plants has been adopted by Waikato Regional Council, with the plan to be notified at the end of May. The decision was made during yesterday’s council meeting following a robust process to bring the ... More >>
Ag Industry Group Monitoring The Climate
Friday, 29 April 2022, 4:50 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato and South Auckland agricultural industry group has urged forward planning by farmers as the long dry summer continues into autumn. While it has poured a couple of times, and flooded Waitomo, in general rainfall has been low, and fallen a lot ... More >>
Council Urges Community Engagement On Drinking Water Proposals
Friday, 18 March 2022, 9:37 am | Waikato Regional Council
Many small water suppliers in the region will be caught up in the proposed changes to standards of drinking water, says Waikato Regional Council. In its submission on the proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Sources of ... More >>
Construction Begins On Infrastructure To Reinstate Lake Level Of Kimihia
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 3:35 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Work is underway at Lake Kimihia, just north of Rahui-Pōkeka (Huntly), to reinstate the lake level and deliver on environmental and cultural improvements. Lake Kimihia was reduced in size from 318 hectares to 44ha because of historic open cast mining ... More >>
More Wilding Pine Control Targeted For Coromandel Peninsula
Monday, 14 March 2022, 10:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has started wilding pine control in new locations in the Coromandel Peninsula. The control work in Opito Bay and Whenuakite is part of operations on the peninsula that received funding through the Ministry of Primary Industries’ ... More >>
Regional Report On Impacts Of Climate Change To Inform Risk Assessment And Planning
Friday, 11 March 2022, 12:40 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A regional evaluation of the impacts of climate change commissioned by Waikato Regional Council will be shared with territorial authority, iwi partners and business to inform regional and sub-regional climate risk assessments and planning. Yesterday, the Climate ... More >>
$200,000 Grant For Land Purchase At New Chums Beach
Friday, 25 February 2022, 9:03 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has approved a $200,000 grant towards the NZ Coastal Trust’s purchase of 30 hectares of land at the northern end of Wainuiototo in the Coromandel Peninsula. Due to the need to share sensitive information relating to the application, ... More >>
Council To Hold Back Lake To Repair Waikare Control Gate
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 4:30 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is embarking on a project to remove a flood control gate that holds back the flow from a lake with about 45 million cubic metres of water in it. The northern outlet control gate at Lake Waikare has to be taken out for inspection ... More >>
Council Confirms Transport Consultation For Annual Plan
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 5:15 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will seek public feedback on a proposal to pick up responsibility for rating for public transport services in the Thames-Coromandel, Hauraki and Matamata-Piako districts. Councillors have also voted to establish a contestable $200,000 per annum ... More >>
Disruptions To Bus Services; Check Before You Travel
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 3:21 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Many Waikato Regional Council bus services in Hamilton will move to a reduced timetable due to a combination of existing bus driver shortages and the potential impacts of COVID-19. For now, bus services continue to operate as usual, but from next Monday, ... More >>
Agencies Respond To Submerged Vessel In Taupō Marina
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 2:15 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Agencies are working to salvage a 10-metre vessel that has sunk in the Taupō Marina overnight, with 200 litres of diesel onboard. The Department of Internal Affairs’ Taupō Harbourmaster has been leading the response, with assistance from Waikato ... More >>
Ag Industry Group Urges Vaccination And Planning
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 11:17 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato and South Auckland agricultural industry group says vaccination and planning are the best defences against COVID-19 causing disruptions on farm. Ohinewai farmer and group chair Neil Bateup urged rural communities to get their boosters to help ... More >>
CCCFA Stymies Home Upgrade Scheme
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 10:42 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s sustainable homes scheme, Eco Retrofit, has hit a roadblock with the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA). The scheme – confirmed last June through the council’s 10-year plan – was due to launch this year, providing ... More >>
My Vaccine Pass Required For Entry To Waikato Regional Council Premises
Friday, 28 January 2022, 1:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will require a My Vaccine Pass for entry to all its premises from 1 February 2022 under the Orange and Red settings of the COVID-19 Protection Framework. The policy covers all staff, councillors, committee members, service providers ... More >>
Pair Sentenced Over Failed Bar Crossing; Council Issues Safety Reminder
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 1:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Two men who appeared in Hamilton District Court on 14 January were fined $1500 each after a failed attempt to cross the Raglan harbour bar last April. Christopher Murray Allen, aged 63 years, of Te Kauwhata and Shane Joseph Allen, 29, of Pokeno, entered ... More >>
Travel Time Restrictions Removed For SuperGold Cards On Waikato Buses And Trains
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 3:52 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The removal of travel time restrictions on buses and trains will be a gamechanger for Waikato’s ageing communities using their SuperGold Card concession. From 1 February, free travel will be available at all times on all Waikato Regional Council ... More >>
Airport Station Stop Added To Te Huia Restart Schedule
Friday, 21 January 2022, 9:44 am | Waikato Regional Council
Te Huia will stop at Auckland’s Puhinui Station when the train restarts next Monday (24 January), in the latest of a suite of improvements confirmed for the service. In addition, for the last official week of the school holidays and the first five ... More >>
Channel Markers Righted Following Tsunami Surges
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 12:50 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Lateral channel markers in Whitianga and Tairua harbours have been repositioned after they were impacted by strong and unusual currents created by the weekend’s Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai eruption. Waikato Regional Council maritime officers ... More >>
