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New Bus Service To ‘flex’ To Passenger Needs
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 12:49 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A new on-demand public transport system trialled over the weekend by Waikato Regional Council has had positive feedback from passengers. The ride share service started operating on Friday and Saturday nights in the Hamilton CBD from 14 January, and ... More >>
Significantly Hot Temps Impacting Waikato Region Waterways, Bores
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 2:28 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Some Waikato region waterways are already experiencing lower flows than normal for this time of year due to significantly high temperatures and a lack of rain. That’s prompted Waikato Regional Council to call on water take consent holders to carefully ... More >>
Council Questions Overreliance On ETS To Meet Reduction Targets
Monday, 20 December 2021, 10:18 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has questioned overreliance on the Emissions Trading Scheme to meet reduction targets in its submission on the national emissions reduction plan (ERP) discussion document (Te hau mārohi ki anamata: Transitioning to a low-emissions ... More >>
Reminder To Farmers About Effluent Management
Monday, 20 December 2021, 9:19 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s monitoring of effluent management has had mixed findings, prompting a reminder to those in the dairy sector who may have taken their ‘eye off the ball’ in recent months. Following the recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions ... More >>
Busy Boating Season Ahead As Waikato Welcomes Aucklanders Back
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 9:11 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s new harbourmaster is urging boaties to be vigilant, with visitor numbers expected to spike this summer. The warning comes following the eagerly anticipated opening of the Auckland border and as the council gears up for ... More >>
Ohinewai Development Will Be Better, Council Says
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 7:27 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Sleepyhead development at Ohinewai will be improved as a result of pending agreements reached during discussions on Waikato Regional Council’s appeal. An update is due to be provided to the Environment Court today (Thursday, 16 December). It will be ... More >>
Sincere Apology Made By Regional Council Chair
Monday, 13 December 2021, 2:19 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council Chair Russ Rimmington has been censured by elected members for comments he made during a recent Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) webinar on the Three Waters reform. It followed a letter of complaint about the comments ... More >>
“Urgent” Change Needed To Address New Zealand’s Waste: Waikato Regional Council
Monday, 13 December 2021, 1:20 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is calling for urgent and transformational change to address New Zealand’s growing waste problem in its submission to Government. That includes a call for a suite of actions that should be rolled out together, including a ban ... More >>
Christmas Bonus For Waikato Bus Drivers
Monday, 13 December 2021, 12:30 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has voted to allocate a Christmas bonus totalling $200,000 for bus drivers. This amounts to about $1000 for a full-time worker and recognises the job they have done through COVID-19 lockdowns in the region. There’s also good ... More >>
Illegal Stream Works Results In Fine
Monday, 13 December 2021, 11:44 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato farmer has been convicted and fined $24,050 for carrying out unlawful earthworks in a stream on his Te Awamutu property in May and June 2020. The prosecution was taken by Waikato Regional Council under the Resource Management Act following ... More >>
Sincere Apology Made By Regional Council Chair
Friday, 10 December 2021, 4:52 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council Chair Russ Rimmington has been censured by elected members for comments he made during a recent Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) webinar on the Three Waters reform. It followed a letter of complaint about the comments ... More >>
Liquefaction Hazard Mapping Gives Clarity On ‘good Ground’ In The Waikato
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 9:38 am | Waikato Regional Council
Local councils, building consent authorities, engineers and developers now have more clarity on ‘good ground’ thanks to new liquefaction hazard mapping of the Waikato region. Co-Lab (formerly Waikato Local Authority Shared Services) commissioned ... More >>
Fletchers Sentenced For Unlawful Discharge Into Whangamatā Harbour
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:41 am | Waikato Regional Council
Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited, the corporate arm of Firth Industries, has been convicted and fined in the Hamilton District Court following a prosecution taken by Waikato Regional Council. The case followed a council inspection in June ... More >>
Dive Team To Search For Marine Pests In The Coromandel Peninsula
Monday, 6 December 2021, 12:53 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will again be engaging a dive team to survey coastal marine areas around the Coromandel Peninsula to determine the presence and extent of marine pest species. This biosecurity surveillance work, which will particularly target ... More >>
Scholarship Helps Student Gain Honours
Friday, 3 December 2021, 8:43 am | Waikato Regional Council
Winning Waikato Regional Council’s Roger Harris (Waihou Valley) Scholarship allowed forestry student Liam Gilroy to focus on his research investigating the turbidity levels of rivers and tributaries. Liam, who has just achieved his Bachelor of Forest ... More >>
Climate Change Report Helps Steer Discussion On Adaptation To Drought
Friday, 26 November 2021, 1:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has released a report on adapting to climate change, with a focus on drought in the Waikato, and what might be done to successfully adapt to the risks of an uncertain future. The report draws on the expertise of a wide range ... More >>
No Understanding Of Waikato’s Unique Environment In Bill To Improve Housing Supply
Monday, 22 November 2021, 9:26 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region appears “an afterthought” in the Government’s Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, which is designed to improve housing supply. Chair of Waikato Regional Council’s Strategy and Policy More >>
Council Achieves 44.4 Per Cent Emissions Reduction In Four Years
Friday, 19 November 2021, 2:16 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has reduced its gross emissions by 44.4 per cent since it started measuring the carbon emissions from its corporate activities in 2016/17, well on track to meet its current target of 68 per cent CO2e reductions by 2030 compared ... More >>
Council Secures WRA Funding For Landowners To Help Clean-up Rivers’ Catchments
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 4:47 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has secured $68,1760.75 in the Waikato River Authority’s (WRA) latest funding round to help landowners with ‘clean-up’ projects in the Waikato River and Waipā River catchments. This takes the total amount of WRA funding ... More >>
Safety Key As Boatie Numbers Surge
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 7:35 am | Waikato Regional Council
Boaties are being urged by Waikato Regional Council to stay within the limits of their abilities, after record numbers were seen on the Waikato region’s west coast on the weekend. “The weather was stunning and Raglan had probably double the number ... More >>
