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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 >>
Contribution to Thames Valley Drainage Area Recognised
Friday, 8 June 2018, 10:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
Drainage was the key to turning land into productive pasture when Hauraki Plains farmer, Ian Coombe, was first elected to Thames Valley Drainage Committee. More >>
Leader in farm plans hosts Environment Minister for launch
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 9:28 am | Waikato Regional Council
Without a vision or a farm environment plan, it won’t happen, reckons Waikato sheep and beef farmer Bill Garland. More >>
Stream bank management critical
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 12:44 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Last year, a survey was conducted on soil stability and disturbance for the Waikato region using aerial photography taken in 2012. More >>
More submissions on Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 10:43 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has received 61 submissions on the recently notified variation to Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1. More >>
Waikato report on deprivation an ‘eye opener’
Monday, 28 May 2018, 11:08 am | Waikato Regional Council
Areas within the Waikato region rank among the most deprived areas in New Zealand, according to a Waikato report on the new Index of Multiple Deprivation. More >>
A new era in resource management for Lake Taupō
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 9:39 am | Waikato Regional Council
A ceremony today celebrates the landmark addition to the joint management agreement (JMA) between the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board and Waikato Regional Council, which will see the parties working closely together over Taupō Waters. More >>
Fleet Day 2018 helps reduce risk for company drivers
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 1:03 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Fleet managers from across the region will tomorrow learn from industry experts how to get staff to drive company vehicles like they own them. More >>
Hamilton bus service disruption Monday morning
Sunday, 13 May 2018, 6:33 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Hamilton bus services will be disrupted tomorrow morning due to industrial action by bus drivers. More >>
$55,000 in fines and further warning to industry from Judge
Friday, 27 April 2018, 11:15 am | Waikato Regional Council
A dairy farming company and an earthworks company have each been convicted and fined for carrying out illegal earthworks in the Mangakaeo Stream, near Ōtorohanga. More >>
Council committed to improving freshwater fish migration
Friday, 20 April 2018, 9:45 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is optimistic new national fish friendly guidelines announced this week will be accompanied by Government and research institute investment in solutions to this increasingly challenging issue. More >>
Hefty fine for ‘woefully inadequate’ effluent management
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 11:34 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Te Kowhai dairy farmer has been convicted and fined $35,625 in the Hamilton District Court for allowing large volumes of dairy effluent to overflow into the environment. More >>
