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Sadness Expressed Over Passing Of Former Councillor
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 10:59 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has paid tribute to former councillor Hugh Vercoe (ONZM, QSM), who has died over the weekend aged 80. The former artilleryman retired from local government politics in 2022 after 30 years. He entered local government in ... More >>
New Services Added To Te Huia Timetable
Friday, 20 October 2023, 10:40 am | Waikato Regional Council
Additional off-peak services will start running in February 2024 as part of the “exciting” next stage of improvements to Te Huia announced by Waikato Regional Council and KiwiRail. A third daily return service will run on Thursdays and Fridays, ... More >>
$1m Funding Boost To Improve Flood Resilience In The Coromandel Peninsula
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 11:55 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Government has approved over $1 million in funding for Waikato Regional Council to improve community resilience to flood risk in the Coromandel Peninsula. Waikato Regional council applied for government funding made available earlier this year ... More >>
Processing Company Fined For River Pollution
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 2:57 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato industrial processing company has been convicted in the Hamilton District Court for permitting the unlawful discharge of wastewater into the Waitoa River in May 2021. A fine of $102,000 was also imposed by District Court Judge Melinda Dickey ... More >>
Ten Waikato Tauira Win Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships
Monday, 16 October 2023, 3:12 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Ten Waikato tauira (students) studying a range of academic fields have won Waikato Regional Council and Waikato-Tainui – Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships for 2023. The scholarships provide between $2300 and $4400 to support Māori students ... More >>
Sunken Vessel Successfully Recovered – Mercury Bay
Friday, 13 October 2023, 7:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A vessel which sunk in Mercury Bay last week has been dismantled by salvors after they deemed it irreparable, says Waikato Regional Council. The 50-foot vessel struck rocks near Motukorure Island – also known as Centre Island – sometime before ... More >>
Taupō Connector Extends To AC Baths
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 12:02 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional and Taupō District Councils have worked together to extend the Taupō Connector bus service to include AC Baths every Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting next Monday, 16 October. The AC Baths stop was removed in October 2022, ... More >>
Vessel Recovery Likely To Begin Wednesday – Mercury Bay
Monday, 9 October 2023, 4:55 pm | Waikato Regional Council
An assessment of a sunken 50-foot vessel over the weekend has found its diesel tanks are empty, says Waikato Regional Council. The vessel struck rocks near Motukorure Island – also known as Centre Island – sometime before 3.45pm last Wednesday ... More >>
Sunken Vessel Recovery Expected Early Next Week – Mercury Bay
Friday, 6 October 2023, 5:30 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A dive team has assessed a 50-foot sunken vessel in Mercury Bay and confirmed it is stable in 20 metres of water, says Waikato Regional Council. The vessel struck rocks near Motukorure Island – also known as Centre Island – sometime before ... More >>
Boat Sinks In Mercury Bay
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 8:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has been at the scene of a sunken new 50-foot motor launch off Motukorure Island in Mercury Bay this afternoon. The vessel struck rocks near the island – also known as Centre Island – sometime before 3.45pm and sank fairly ... More >>
Farmers Urged To Keep Sharp Biosecurity Measures Against Chilean Needle Grass
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 12:38 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is asking farmers for vigilance to help keep the region free of a grass with needle-like seeds that can cause irreparable harm to stock and outcompete other pasture species. Pest Plants Team Leader Darion Embling says while ... More >>
New Roadmap Steers Council’s Response To Climate Change
Monday, 2 October 2023, 9:02 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s updated Climate Action Roadmap includes a total of 109 commitments across nine pathways for the council to consider as part of its long term planning. The new roadmap was adopted at the council meeting on Thursday last ... More >>
Marine Pest Surveys Support Caulerpa Response
Monday, 25 September 2023, 1:11 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s regular surveys of the region’s coastal marine areas will help support Biosecurity New Zealand to determine if exotic Caulerpa species is spreading throughout the Waikato region. Divers started their annual surveys to ... More >>
Council Helps Landowners Retire 1726ha And Plant Nearly 1 Million Trees In 2022/23
Monday, 25 September 2023, 9:32 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council worked with 341 landowners in 2022/23 to retire 1726 hectares of land, plant 950,000 native trees and protect 137 kilometres of waterways. A report on the council’s river and catchment planning and management activities for the ... More >>
Waikato Is Full Of Options For World Car Free Day
Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:37 pm | Waikato Regional Council
World Car Free Day returns around the globe this Friday, 22 September and Waikato locals have plenty of options to join in and enjoy the advantages of car-free travel, like cleaner air and the health benefits of walking and cycling. Thousands of locals ... More >>
GHG Emissions Going Down – But More Work Needed
Friday, 1 September 2023, 2:25 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region has decreased its gross greenhouse gas emissions by 3 per cent since the baseline Waikato Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory of 2015/16. The results of the 2021/22 inventory were presented to the Climate Action Committee on Tuesday. ... More >>
Councillors Stick With First Past The Post Voting System
Friday, 1 September 2023, 10:51 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have opted to stick with the first past the post (FPP) voting system for the 2025 triennial election. Other options for consideration at the August council meeting included a change to single transferable voting (STV) ... More >>
Te Huia Customer Satisfaction At An All Time High
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 2:01 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Te Huia passenger numbers have rebounded and customer satisfaction is at an all time high, the Future Proof Public Transport Subcommittee has heard. Since the service resumed travel into central Auckland from 7 August after a four week interruption, ... More >>
Prosecution Initiated Over Piggery Effluent Discharges
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 11:37 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has initiated a prosecution against a piggery farm near Te Aroha following an investigation into the discharge of effluent into a stream. The prosecution has been taken under the Resource Management Act and comes as a result ... More >>
Nurturing Nutrients
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 10:14 am | Waikato Regional Council
By Bala Tikkisetty Good nutrient management will keep nutrients cycling within the farm system and reduce losses to the environment to the bare minimum. We’re now almost at the end of winter, with early spring not that far away. Both are times ... More >>
