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Lengthy Court Case Results In $70,000 Fine
Monday, 18 December 2023, 9:31 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato farmer has been convicted on two charges and fined $70,000 in Te Awamutu District Court for the unlawful discharge of dairy effluent into the environment and contravention of an Abatement Notice relating to an incident on a Waitakaruru ... More >>
Environment Minister Asked To “call In” Waste To Energy Application
Friday, 15 December 2023, 11:53 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is asking the Environment Minister to “call in” a waste to energy plant consent application to enable greenhouse gas emissions to be considered. Global Contracting Solutions Limited wants to build the plant in Racecourse Road, ... More >>
Dangerous Dams Policy Open For Consultation
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:29 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s proposed policy on dangerous, earthquake-prone and flood-prone dams is now open for consultation. The consultation will be open until 2 February 2024. The proposed policy was approved by council for public consultation, ... More >>
Conviction And Fine For Farmer
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 7:26 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato farmer has been convicted on three charges and fined $45,500 in the Hamilton District Court for unlawful discharges of farm animal effluent between May and November 2021. Brett Ian Dyson was sentenced by Chief Environment Court Judge David Kirkpatrick ... More >>
Monitoring Of Popular Freshwater Recreation Sites Underway For Summer
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 12:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Weekly monitoring of water quality in Waikato lakes and rivers popular with recreational users has kicked off for the summer season. The annual Waikato Regional Council programme involves collecting and testing freshwater samples for levels of E. coli and cyanobacteria. ... More >>
Summer Boating Safety Key Focus Of Operation Neptune
Monday, 4 December 2023, 12:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
With thousands of people expected to take to the water this summer, Waikato Regional Council maritime officers will be highly visible to promote boating safety. “Operation Neptune is about providing a proactive presence on the water, with the emphasis on ... More >>
New EV Kicks Off Waikato Bus Network Electrification
Friday, 1 December 2023, 4:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
From Monday, 4 December, Waikato’s first electric bus takes to the streets of Taupō replacing the current diesel vehicle, which has been a mainstay of the Waikato public bus system for years. The new Taupō Connector will be cleaner, quieter and ... More >>
High Court Dismisses Appeal By Farmer
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 2:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The High Court at Hamilton has today dismissed an appeal by an Ōtorohanga farmer arguing that his fine for polluting a local stream was ‘manifestly excessive’. In June this year, John Leonard Walling and his company, Cazjal Farm Limited, were ... More >>
Council Hails Migration Completion To Infor CloudSuite For Business Modernisation And Digital Innovation
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Waikato Regional Council has completed its implementation of Infor CloudSuite Public Sector, delivering on its vision for a single, integrated smart platform that will have positive outcomes ... More >>
Construction Well Underway On Replacement Vessel For River Management
Friday, 10 November 2023, 10:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
The design work is complete and construction well underway of a self-propelled vessel to replace the Tamahere 94 Barge, which was used by Waikato Regional Council as a working platform on the Waikato and Waipā rivers for decades. Once completed, the ... More >>
Marine Oil Spill Exercise Puts Council Staff Through Their Paces
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 3:58 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A simulated marine oil spill at a Huntly lake next week will provide Waikato Regional Council staff the opportunity to practice deployment of emergency marine oil spill equipment that can minimise environmental harm. The exercise—held biannually in ... More >>
Waikato Coastal Water Monitoring Kicks Off For Summer
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 10:47 am | Waikato Regional Council
With the promise of long sunny days spent at the beach just around the corner, Waikato Regional Council has kicked off its summer coastal monitoring programme. The annual programme collects data about the suitability of the water at popular Waikato beaches ... More >>
Koi Shooting Comp Ticks Multiple Biosecurity Measures
Monday, 6 November 2023, 5:57 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Winning team: Andrew Cottle and Sam Walter, pictured with DOC Freshwater Pests and Migratory Fish Species Ranger Anita Pearson, shot a record total of 1092.09 kilograms of koi in the Whangamarino wetland. The New Zealand Bowhunters Society removed more ... More >>
Capitalise With Natural Capital
Monday, 6 November 2023, 5:53 pm | Waikato Regional Council
- Bala Tikkisetty One teaspoon of soil contains more living organisms than there are people in the world and New Zealand loses about 192 million tonnes of soil to the ocean every year. Without this “biological diversity” there would be no terrestrial ... More >>
Council Submission Backs Restrictions On Bottom Fishing In Hauraki Gulf
Monday, 6 November 2023, 12:49 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is backing further restrictions on bottom fishing in the Hauraki Gulf. Councillors considered the options being proposed by Fisheries New Zealand to establish bottom fishing access zones or ‘trawl corridors’ in the ... More >>
Council Adopts Its Annual Report
Friday, 3 November 2023, 12:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has weathered a storm of wild weather and high inflation over the past financial year to keep on course with its long term plan. The council has signed off its 2022/23 Annual Report, which reflects a moderate net deficit given ... More >>
Responses To Effects Of Climate Change Need Government Funding Support
Friday, 3 November 2023, 10:37 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council says the Government should be prepared to stump up funding to support local authorities in community adaptation planning and implementation. Councillors shared the sentiment as they considered the council’s submission to ... More >>
Ocean And Community Dynamics At Play In Dune Restoration
Friday, 27 October 2023, 1:23 pm | Waikato Regional Council
It’s just not the dynamics of the ocean that needs to be considered when dealing with coastal erosion – the dynamics of community are equally as important. Coastcare Waikato, a partnership between local communities, iwi, district councils and Waikato ... More >>
Meteor Outperforms Previous Routes By 85 Per Cent
Friday, 27 October 2023, 11:54 am | Waikato Regional Council
Hamilton travellers are on board with their newest bus service, the Meteor, in significant numbers. The high-frequency service launched on 28 August, replacing the regular-frequency Silverdale (2) and Frankton (8) buses. The Meteor is carrying an average of 9124 ... More >>
Plan Ahead For El Niño This Summer
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 3:51 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Although some parts of the Waikato are still wet and regular rainfall continues, now is the time to plan and prepare for potential consequences from the El Niño influence on our climate. In September, NIWA declared that El Niño conditions are ... More >>
