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Waikato Regional Council - Latest News [Page 24]
Council Budget Confirms Net Zero Rates Increase
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 6:08 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is taking unprecedented steps to provide short-term financial support to ratepayers this year by effectively reducing net rates rises to zero. The council today approved a budget of $101.94 million and a decrease in rates revenue ... More >>
Drought Still Biting Parts Of The Waikato
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 4:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region has had a series of good rainfall events over the past month, but most of these events largely missed Hauraki, Coromandel and South Auckland. Pasture covers are very low for many farmers in these districts which presents a serious ... More >>
$9m Shovel-ready Bid For Flood Protection Works Includes Environmental Improvements
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 9:28 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s proposed shovel-ready programme of works for flood protection will connect significant wetlands and enable safe fish passage. The regional council has asked the Government for $9 million towards plans to complete its build ... More >>
Sewage discharge results in fine for council
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 3:08 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Matamata-Piako District Council was last week convicted and fined $49,875 for an unlawful and avoidable discharge of wastewater, containing sewage, into the environment in December 2018. More >>
Tentative November Start Date For New Train Service
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 12:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A tentative November 2020 launch date has been set for the new start-up passenger rail service from Waikato to Auckland. The COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown resulted in work on the Huntly and Rotokauri stations, as well as the fit out of the carriages ... More >>
Inventory Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reveals Carbon Footprints Of Waikato Districts
Monday, 18 May 2020, 3:48 pm | Waikato Regional Council
For the first time, the Waikato’s three-yearly survey of greenhouse gas emissions has a breakdown for each territorial boundary. The inventory, released to the Waikato Mayoral Forum today, shows the region has a wide emissions profile and identifies ... More >>
'Play It Safe' On The Water This Weekend
Saturday, 16 May 2020, 6:31 am | Waikato Regional Council
A good weather forecast for the weekend means people are likely to head out on the water under COVID-19 Alert Level 2, prompting a safety reminder from Waikato Regional Council’s harbourmasters. “We expect boaties will be keen to get out on the water, ... More >>
Solutions Being Worked On For Auckland’s Water Supply
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:27 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is working with Watercare to find solutions to Auckland’s water shortage issues that mean existing and developing infrastructure for supply are fully used. That includes processing getting underway on a new and separate water ... More >>
Waikato Regional Council Reopens Its Doors Under Alert Level 2
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 5:28 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will be almost fully operational under Alert Level 2, including reopening its offices and delivering public facing services. “We’re excited that tomorrow [SUBS: Thursday, 14 May] we can open up the work we do with and for our ... More >>
A Celebration Of Food And Community: The Mighty Waikato Cookbook
Sunday, 10 May 2020, 4:17 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The nationwide COVID-19 response presented varied dilemmas when it came to the necessity of food. For some it was merely figuring out something creative for dinner every night; for others, unemployment and loss of income made food shopping a financial ... More >>
Council Notifies Plan Change To Update Taupō Overseer Rules
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 8:48 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has today notified a proposed change to its regional plan to allow the use of updated Overseer versions in the Taupō farming rules. The current rules in Chapter 3.10 of the Waikato Regional Plan specify that nitrogen leaching ... More >>
Mercury Bay Spat Farm Gets Green Light By Commissioners
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 9:15 am | Waikato Regional Council
A proposal for a spat farm in Mercury Bay has been given the green light by independent commissioners. The commissioners’ decision to grant a resource consent for 20 years was released yesterday. It was made following five days of hearings in December last ... More >>
Safe Fieldwork Activities Stepped Up Under Alert Level 3
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10:12 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is stepping up its fieldwork activities under COVID-19 Alert Level 3, including resuming pest animal and plant control and full flood protection and land drainage work. “Like so many others in our community, our field staff ... More >>
Increased Public Bus Services Under Alert Level 3
Friday, 24 April 2020, 9:12 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will be increasing its public bus services under COVID-19 Alert Level 3, but numbers on board will still be restricted to meet government physical distancing rules. Bus travel will also continue to be free until further notice to ... More >>
Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora Plan Change Decisions Version Notified
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 5:24 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has today notified the decisions version of its groundbreaking Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora plan change. It replaces previous notified versions of Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1: Waikato and Waipā River Catchments . The council ... More >>
Regional Council Chair And CE To Donate 20 Per Cent Of Their Salaries
Monday, 20 April 2020, 4:51 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council chair, Russ Rimmington, and chief executive, Vaughan Payne, are the latest local government leaders to get behind the PM’s call for leadership as the country stamps out COVID-19. Both have pledged to donate 20 per cent of each ... More >>
It’s Not All Grey – There’re Also Green Projects On Council’s Government Funding Wish List
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 6:24 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is bidding for around $120 million of government funding to fast track projects that would put more than 1000 people into a range of short and long-term work opportunities. The Government recently called for ‘shovel ready’ ... More >>
2020 Start Date Still Possible For New Train Service
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 4:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato’s politicians remain hopeful the new start-up passenger rail service to Auckland will launch in 2020. The COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown has resulted in work on the Huntly and Rotokauri stations, as well as the fit out of the carriages ... More >>
Councillors Consider Rates Relief Package For Ratepayers
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 6:51 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is considering options for a rates relief package for ratepayers facing financial hardship. Chairman Russ Rimmington says prolonged economic impacts are expected for our communities and the regional council wanted to be able to help ... More >>
Regional Council Prioritises Work Within Its Nine Essential Services
Friday, 3 April 2020, 4:59 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Working with Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management, replacing flood infrastructure and incident/pollution response were some of the essential services delivered by Waikato Regional Council this week. The regional council has nine essential services ... More >>
