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‘Careless’ Company Receives Large Fine
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 9:16 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato based farming company has been convicted and fined $80,500 in the Hamilton District Court for the unlawful discharges of farm animal effluent to land that occurred in August and December 2020. Darach Dairy Limited was sentenced on 20 March 2024 ... More >>
Owners Urged To Deal With Old, Derelict Vessels Before Crisis Point
Friday, 15 March 2024, 11:35 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Regional Harbourmaster has a simple message for owners of old, derelict vessels moored in the region: Please manage your boat properly to avoid it turning into a crisis and a costly burden on ratepayers. On average, Waikato Regional Council’s ... More >>
Salvage Operation Of Vessel Underway Near Red Mercury Island/Whakau
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 12:54 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s maritime staff are heading out to a vessel that grounded near Red Mercury Island/Whakau last night. The council was alerted this morning that an 8.5-metre vessel ran into trouble around 9pm last night. Coastguard rescued the ... More >>
Extreme Weather Set 2022-23 Carbon Emissions Inventory Back To Near Baseline
Monday, 26 February 2024, 11:25 am | Waikato Regional Council
Focused efforts helped Waikato Regional Council make massive reductions in its carbon emissions, but extreme weather last year has taken it back to nearly baseline. The council has been working to reduce its emissions since 2016-17, and its reduction ... More >>
What Rules Would You Like For Keeping Bees, Pigs Or Roosters? Tell Us Before 31 March 2024
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 2:05 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Pigs making a pong? Roosters keeping you awake? Waikato District Council is asking for feedback about animal nuisance issues. The feedback will help Council when it prepares the Keeping of Animals Bylaw later in the year. Animals play a vital role ... More >>
Funding Boost To Improve Flood Resilience Of Communities Affected By 2023 Cyclones
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 11:12 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has been awarded $2.286 million from the Local Government Flood Resilience Co-investment Fund towards three projects to improve the resilience of communities impacted by Cyclone Hale and Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. The funding ... More >>
Regional Council Proposes Resilience And Efficiency-focused 10-year Plan
Monday, 5 February 2024, 10:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
Four days of talks have wrapped up, with Waikato regional councillors agreeing a proposed 10-year budget with a 6 per cent rates rise from current ratepayers in 2024/25. Councillors heard how the proposed increase in the first year of the 2024-2034 Long ... More >>
Waikato Regional Land Transport Plan Open For Consultation
Friday, 2 February 2024, 3:45 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The draft Waikato Regional Land Transport Plan 2024–2054 (RLTP) is open for consultation meaning residents, businesses and community groups can submit feedback. The RLTP is updated every three years and it sets out how the region’s land transport system ... More >>
Kiwi Ingenuity Provides Eels With Safe Pathway To Sea
Friday, 2 February 2024, 11:36 am | Waikato Regional Council
New Zealand’s first home-grown fish-friendly flood pump, commissioned by Waikato Regional Council, has successfully passed a 1.2-metre-long shortfin eel. The prototype pump, which has been developed to replace existing MacEwans PPF axial pumps and is ... More >>
New Buses Connect Matangi And Tamahere To Hamilton
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 12:24 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Due to public demand, people on the southern outskirts of Hamilton can soon connect to the city bus network through two trial services starting on Monday, 12 February, from Matangi and Tamahere. The alternating service goes through Matangi to Tamahere ... More >>
Timetable Refresh Increases Bus Frequency Across The Hamilton Network
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 11:46 am | Waikato Regional Council
Substantial changes to Hamilton’s bus network will boost frequency and streamline popular transfer options from Monday, 5 February. With 102 more trips each week, nearly all Hamilton suburban routes will run every 30-40 minutes during peak times ... More >>
Lengthy Court Case Results In $70,000 Fine
Monday, 18 December 2023, 9:31 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato farmer has been convicted on two charges and fined $70,000 in Te Awamutu District Court for the unlawful discharge of dairy effluent into the environment and contravention of an Abatement Notice relating to an incident on a Waitakaruru ... More >>
Environment Minister Asked To “call In” Waste To Energy Application
Friday, 15 December 2023, 11:53 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is asking the Environment Minister to “call in” a waste to energy plant consent application to enable greenhouse gas emissions to be considered. Global Contracting Solutions Limited wants to build the plant in Racecourse Road, ... More >>
Dangerous Dams Policy Open For Consultation
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:29 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s proposed policy on dangerous, earthquake-prone and flood-prone dams is now open for consultation. The consultation will be open until 2 February 2024. The proposed policy was approved by council for public consultation, ... More >>
Conviction And Fine For Farmer
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 7:26 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato farmer has been convicted on three charges and fined $45,500 in the Hamilton District Court for unlawful discharges of farm animal effluent between May and November 2021. Brett Ian Dyson was sentenced by Chief Environment Court Judge David Kirkpatrick ... More >>
Monitoring Of Popular Freshwater Recreation Sites Underway For Summer
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 12:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Weekly monitoring of water quality in Waikato lakes and rivers popular with recreational users has kicked off for the summer season. The annual Waikato Regional Council programme involves collecting and testing freshwater samples for levels of E. coli and cyanobacteria. ... More >>
Summer Boating Safety Key Focus Of Operation Neptune
Monday, 4 December 2023, 12:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
With thousands of people expected to take to the water this summer, Waikato Regional Council maritime officers will be highly visible to promote boating safety. “Operation Neptune is about providing a proactive presence on the water, with the emphasis on ... More >>
New EV Kicks Off Waikato Bus Network Electrification
Friday, 1 December 2023, 4:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
From Monday, 4 December, Waikato’s first electric bus takes to the streets of Taupō replacing the current diesel vehicle, which has been a mainstay of the Waikato public bus system for years. The new Taupō Connector will be cleaner, quieter and ... More >>
High Court Dismisses Appeal By Farmer
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 2:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The High Court at Hamilton has today dismissed an appeal by an Ōtorohanga farmer arguing that his fine for polluting a local stream was ‘manifestly excessive’. In June this year, John Leonard Walling and his company, Cazjal Farm Limited, were ... More >>
Council Hails Migration Completion To Infor CloudSuite For Business Modernisation And Digital Innovation
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Waikato Regional Council has completed its implementation of Infor CloudSuite Public Sector, delivering on its vision for a single, integrated smart platform that will have positive outcomes ... More >>
