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Te Huia Weekday Services To Travel Into Central Auckland
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 11:56 am | Waikato Regional Council
It has now been confirmed Te Huia will take train passengers direct to The Strand Station in central Auckland on weekdays. Having earlier been endorsed by the multi-agency rail governance group, the extension of the weekday service has now received final ... More >>
Removal Of Many Thousands Of Wilding Pines Good For The Environment And Fitness
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 10:11 am | Waikato Regional Council
More than 34,000 wilding pines have been removed from Black Jack Reserve in Kuaotunu. This control work is one of nine wilding pines community-led projects in the Waikato to receive funding from the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme. Kristina Pickford, More >>
Transport Made Easier For Disabled People In Matamata-Piako
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 9:22 am | Waikato Regional Council
Hot on the heels of the expansion of the Total Mobility Scheme to Waikato District, it’s now the turn of people living with transport disabilities in the Matamata-Piako. The national scheme gives registered users a subsidy off taxi fares and door-to-door ... More >>
Environmental Initiatives Fund Encourages Climate Change Awareness
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 8:58 am | Waikato Regional Council
A pilot climate response programme is one of 11 projects Waikato Regional Council is supporting with funds from its Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF). The council’s Integrated Catchment Management Committee has approved total funding of $147,069.68 ... More >>
Total Mobility Comes To The Waikato District
Monday, 1 November 2021, 7:31 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A national door-to-door transport scheme involving disability agencies, taxi companies/transport providers and local government is being extended into the Waikato district. The Total Mobility Scheme is already operating in Hamilton, Tokoroa, Taupō and the Waipā ... More >>
Emphatic Support For Vaccination Of Staff, Councillors, Public
Friday, 29 October 2021, 9:27 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have joined the chorus of voices supporting the COVID-19 vaccination drive, recommending that all elected members, staff and the public get the jab. While councillors agreed that vaccination was a personal choice, a motion ... More >>
Rook Numbers Falling Thanks To Landowners Reporting Sightings
Monday, 18 October 2021, 12:04 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Thanks to the help of landowners by reporting sightings, the numbers of rooks in the Waikato region are now believed to be below 40. With spring in the air, Waikato Regional Council is again asking landowners to report rook sightings for targeted ... More >>
Further Clarity Needed On Government’s Wetlands Regulations
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 3:18 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is calling for further clarity to proposed amendments to wetland regulations as part of the Government’s ‘Essential Freshwater’ package. The Government released Managing our wetlands: A discussion document for consultation ... More >>
Principles To Guide Response To Interim Report On Future Of Local Government
Friday, 8 October 2021, 2:36 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will carefully consider the Government’s interim report released publicly today on the local democracy and governance system. The council agreed a number of principles last week (Thursday, 30 September) to guide engagement ... More >>
30-year Growth Plan Under Spotlight
Friday, 1 October 2021, 8:52 am | Waikato Regional Council
Residents, businesses, landowners and young people across the Waikato are being urged to have their say on an updated 30-year growth management strategy. Future Proof is a 30-year growth plan for the Hamilton, Waipā and Waikato sub-region. The ... More >>
Suspension Extended Following Review
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 4:02 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have today voted to extend the suspension period for elected member Fred Lichtwark as he has not completed all remedial actions in more than seven months. Cr Lichtwark was suspended in February following an independent ... More >>
Waikato Regional Council Urges Pause On Three Waters Reform
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 3:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have today joined nation-wide calls for the Government to pause its drive to implement its controversial Three Waters Reform programme. The council agreed there was wide misunderstanding of the programme and urged the ... More >>
Coal And Agriculture Put Waikato Ahead In Emission Statistics
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 3:51 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region’s contribution to the 2.1 per cent national increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the 2019 year reflects the region’s vital role in New Zealand’s electricity generation, primary sector and goods producing industries. Waikato Regional ... More >>
BUSIT To Your Vaccination For Free
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 5:14 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s Comet bus stopped outside Waikato Hospital. Waikato residents can get a free bus ride to and from their COVID-19 vaccination appointments from tomorrow (Wednesday, 29 September). With the support of the Waikato District ... More >>
Warning To Downstream Water Users Following Truck Rollover – Kaimai Ranges
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:13 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is warning that chemical on board a truck that crashed on the Kaimai Ranges this morning might have entered a nearby stream. It’s understood the truck rolled on SH29, between Rapurapu Kauri Track and Kaimai Mamaku Lookout, ... More >>
Planting Begins On Ecological Corridor Connecting Kopuatai And Firth Of Thames
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 9:14 am | Waikato Regional Council
The first kilometre of a 17km-long ecological corridor connecting Kopuatai Wetland with the Firth of Thames has been planted out with 18,000 plants along the Piako River. The five-year Piako River Green Corridor project, led by Waikato Regional ... More >>
Involve local government in national planning framework
Friday, 3 September 2021, 3:52 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has this afternoon urged the Environment Select Committee to involve local government in development of a national planning framework. More >>
Waikato Regional Council restarts some field work
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 3:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The move down an alert level for the majority of the rohe means Waikato Regional Council is restarting some of its field work, where it’s safe to do so. A small area of the northern Waikato remains under Alert Level 4, where only essential public ... More >>
Report card shows how the region is tracking
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 10:13 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato Regional Council report on the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the region shows its residents feel better connected and healthier than average for New Zealand. The Waikato Progress Indicators – Tupuranga Waikato (WPI) report ... More >>
Council commences prosecution linked to landfill fire
Monday, 16 August 2021, 1:43 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has commenced a prosecution under the Resource Management Act against one company and one individual relating to activities at the Puke Coal landfill site at Pukemiro, west of Huntly. More >>
