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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 >>
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 >>
