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Call for further submissions on Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora
Monday, 20 August 2018, 11:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is now inviting further submissions on Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Plan Change 1 and Variation 1 to Proposed Plan Change 1. More >>
Final stage of mangrove removal to start in Whangamatā
Friday, 17 August 2018, 2:19 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is starting the final stage of mangrove removal work, which it has resource consent for, in Whangamatā. More >>
Student scholarship for noted conservationist
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 5:13 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Noted Whenuakite farmer, the late Arthur Hinds, is to have a Work Placement Scholarship established in his honour by the Department of Conservation and Waikato Regional Council. More >>
Another hefty fine for dairy pollution
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 1:55 pm | Waikato Regional Council
An Ōtorohanga farmer has been convicted and fined a total of $57,000 for discharging dairy effluent into the environment. This hefty fine comes within a week of a $41,000 fine imposed on a Reporoa farmer, also for dairy pollution. More >>
Forest and Bird report ‘misleading’
Monday, 13 August 2018, 1:32 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is disappointed with a Forest and Bird report regarding compliance monitoring and enforcement in the dairy sector in the 2016/17 dairy season. More >>
Three-year grant awarded to protect Rings Beach wetland
Friday, 10 August 2018, 10:17 am | Waikato Regional Council
A community group tackling wilding pines at Rings Beach, on the Coromandel Peninsula, has been given a $90,000 funding boost by Waikato Regional Council. More >>
Farmer fined $41,000 over stream effluent
Friday, 10 August 2018, 8:47 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is urging dairy farmers to seek advice about effluent management from accredited experts following the conviction of a Reporoa farming company. More >>
Waikato agreement with Hamilton City Libraries to end
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 1:34 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Agreement with Hamilton City Libraries ending 30 September – Waikato District Council to reinvest money into service that will benefits all its residents More >>
Waikato doing well, but room for improvement: report
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 4:40 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region has relatively affordable housing, better life satisfaction and an above average percentage of te reo Māori speakers, but could be doing better in a number of other areas. More >>
Public urged to report sightings of wild rabbit carcasses
Monday, 23 July 2018, 1:30 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is urging residents to report any sightings of wild rabbit carcasses in areas where the RHDV1 K5 virus was released in April. More >>
Sunday’s weather system may affect low-lying coastal areas
Friday, 13 July 2018, 11:07 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is monitoring a weather system which has the potential to affect some of the region’s low-lying coastal areas on Sunday. More >>
My Waikato app encourages participation in river clean-up
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 12:58 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato River Authority is using a Waikato Regional Council mobile app to get people engaged with the clean-up of the river. More >>
Final Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora hearings commissioner appointed
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 12:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Final Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora hearings commissioner appointed The fifth and final independent hearings commissioner has been appointed to the Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Plan Change 1 hearings panel. It is Greg Ryder, a Dunedin-based director ... More >>
Plan forecasts $5.7 billion spend on regional transport
Friday, 29 June 2018, 2:33 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The 2018 update to the Waikato Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2045, adopted by Waikato Regional Council yesterday, will see the Waikato Expressway completed to Cambridge – the region’s long standing top transport priority. More >>
Waikato Council Targets Grossly Undersized Effluent Storage
Friday, 29 June 2018, 12:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Nineteen per cent of Waikato farms have “grossly undersized” effluent storage and Waikato regional councillors have backed a plan aimed at bringing them in line. More >>
10 year plan supports a sustainable future for the Waikato
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 9:23 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have this week adopted a 10 year plan that supports a sustainable future for the region, where the environment, economy and communities all thrive. More >>
Transport Committee seeks lower rural speed limits
Monday, 25 June 2018, 11:20 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Regional Transport Committee is seeking government support to reduce the speed limit on Waikato rural roads from 100kmh to 80-90kmh. More >>
Sixth kauri dieback site found on Coromandel Peninsula
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 4:45 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A disease that kills mighty kauri trees has been found in forest on a private property at Tairua, on the Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato Regional Council has confirmed. More >>
Council commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 4:14 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Certification reflects council commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions Waikato Regional Council is doing its bit to support New Zealand’s move to a low carbon economy by publicly committing to reduce its carbon footprint and work with others ... More >>
Interactive tool launched by regional council helps farmers
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 4:11 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Interactive tool launched by regional council to help farmers An interactive tool specially designed to help farmers mitigate common risks on-farm is being launched by Waikato Regional Council at this year’s National Fieldays at Mystery Creek. More >>
