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Council Pays Tribute To Hauraki Farmer For 42 Years’ Unswerving Service In Flood Protection And Land Drainage
Monday, 9 November 2020, 4:58 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Hauraki farmer Robert Hicks knows more than a thing or two about flood and drainage management. That’s why Waikato Regional Council is sad to see him ‘retire’ after 42 years from his services as a community representative on various committees ... More >>
Strong Academic Results And Leadership Qualities Earn Civil Engineering Student A $6000 Scholarship
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 4:49 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Second year Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) student Jordan Chevis, from Matamata, is the winner of this year’s Roger Harris Scholarship. Jordan was presented with the scholarship for 2020 at the River and Catchment Management Committee meeting ... More >>
Farmers Again Asked To Keep Eye Out For Wary, Destructive Farm Pest
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 2:52 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Rooks have abandoned nests rung in by landowners for control by Waikato Regional Council. The council is again asking landowners to report rook sightings for targeted pest control to prevent the wary invasive, big black bird from becoming a problem ... More >>
Funding Helps Provide Employment And Improve Biodiversity And Freshwater Quality
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 11:22 am | Waikato Regional Council
Environmental, restoration and educational initiatives across the region have been given $417,976.82 from Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF). The council’s Community Restoration Committee approved funds for 20 projects, ... More >>
One-off Te Huia Weekend Charter Considered For The New Year
Friday, 30 October 2020, 1:02 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A weekend charter service using Te Huia rail carriages will operate in January, providing an exciting one-off experience for visitors to the Waikato and Auckland regions. The request to operate the charter service came from Hamilton city and Waikato ... More >>
Profit And Environmental Rewards From Trees On The Farm
Friday, 30 October 2020, 8:27 am | Waikato Regional Council
There is a huge opportunity for a fresh approach to integrating trees and forests into the farm business to maintain and support current farm operations, say Waikato Regional Council sustainable ag advisors. This can help meet new environmental requirements ... More >>
Regional Council Hits The Road With Climate Action
Friday, 30 October 2020, 7:39 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council yesterday unanimously approved its Climate Action Roadmap to guide internal activities, budget planning and opportunities to work with iwi partners and key stakeholders for a climate-resilient Waikato. The roadmap provides ... More >>
Aerial Surveying For Peat Subsidence Taking Flight
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 10:53 am | Waikato Regional Council
Helicopter flights to capture information on future peat soil subsidence are due to take place over the next month as part of a long-term Waikato Regional Council programme. These helicopter flights represent the first round of region-wide peat ... More >>
Road To Zero Action Plan Backed By Regional Committee
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 6:56 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A high-level action plan to reduce the region’s road-related fatalities and serious injury crashes has been endorsed by Waikato’s regional transport committee. Committee chair and Waikato regional councillor Hugh Vercoe said transport safety remains an ... More >>
Regional Plan Change To Update Taupō Overseer Rules Approved
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 9:17 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Minister for the Environment has signed off a change to the Waikato Regional Plan which allows the latest version of Overseer to be used by Taupō farmers. The change to Chapter 3.10 of the Waikato Regional Plan allows the use of the latest ... More >>
Waikato Regional Council To Withdraw Appeal On Plan Change
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 4:40 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will withdraw its Environment Court appeal on technical implementation issues in the Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora plan change. Council chair Russ Rimmington said following the meeting that withdrawing the appeal was a “no-brainer” ... More >>
Coromandel’s New Maritime Officer Builds Presence In Community
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 3:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s new maritime officer for Thames and Coromandel knows only too well how things can quickly go wrong for boaties out on the water. Rod Edwards, who started in his new role at the regional council this month, was a volunteer for ... More >>
Greenhouse Gases – What Are They And How Can We Mitigate?
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 5:50 am | Waikato Regional Council
By Bala Tikkisetty Climate change affects all of us and reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be a priority. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are the three main greenhouse gases, affecting the climate by warming the planet. ... More >>
Farmers Asked To Keep Eye Out For Destructive Farm Pest
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 8:35 am | Waikato Regional Council
Landowners are being asked to report rook sightings for targeted pest control to prevent the wary invasive, big black bird from becoming a problem on farms. It’s a good time of the year to start seeing rooks as it’s breeding season, which is ... More >>
Watercare Granted Two Consents For Waikato River Water
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 8:28 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Two consents granted by Waikato Regional Council mean Watercare can continue to maximise the amount of water it can treat for Aucklanders now and into the future. In the past week Waikato Regional Council, Watercare, Auckland Council and Waikato-Tainui ... More >>
$120,000 For Community “severely” Impacted By Bad Smell
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 1:53 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato dairy processing company has been convicted and fined $137,500 for discharging objectionable odour that has caused ‘severe’ impacts on a local community and ordered to place $120,000 in trust for the community as reparation for those impacts. ... More >>
Milestone Reached For Te Huia Passenger Rail Service
Friday, 4 September 2020, 3:59 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The first of the carriages for the new Te Huia passenger rail service from Waikato to Auckland will arrive in Hamilton on Saturday, signalling an exciting milestone for the project. A blessing of the carriages, which have been under refurbishment ... More >>
Committee Recommends Lobbying For Swimming Ban In Aratiatia Rapids
Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 6:05 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors will be asked to vote on a committee recommendation to lobby for legislation which will enable swimming to be banned in the Aratiatia rapids. It’s among a number of decisions made by a three-person hearings committee ... More >>
Regional Council Opts To Stick With First Past The Post
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 5:00 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have opted to stick with the first past the post voting system for the 2022 triennial election. Other options before today’s council meeting included a change to single transferable voting (STV) and a poll of electors on the ... More >>
New Waikato Regional Council Chief Executive Appointed
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 1:59 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has today announced the appointment of Chris McLay as chief executive. Mr McLay has worked for almost 20 years at the council, holding an executive position in charge of the council’s regulatory responsibilities for the last 17 ... More >>
