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New Focus on Lakes in Waikato District
Friday, 5 February 2016, 11:57 am | Waikato Regional Council
New Focus on Lakes in Waikato District Funding from the Waikato River Authority’s latest round of grants will help protect and enhance shallow lakes such as Lake Waikare and Lake Waahi in Waikato District, says a multi-agency group working to improve ... More >>
Regional Rate Proposed for Life-Saving Voluntary Services
Friday, 5 February 2016, 11:41 am | Waikato Regional Council
Regional Rate Proposed for Life-Saving Voluntary Services Waikato Regional Council will ask the public if they are happy for it to collect a rate to support surf life saving, Coastguard and rescue helicopter services in the region when it consults ... More >>
Speeding boaties endanger lives on Waikato River
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 2:54 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Speeding boaties endanger lives on Waikato River A number of incidents involving dangerous behaviour on the Waikato River have prompted a call from Waikato Regional Council harbourmasters for boaties to learn and follow the rules. Swimmers and kayakers ... More >>
Waipa catchment abuzz with opportunity
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 5:17 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Landowners in two erosion-prone Waipa River catchments are being alerted to a buzzing new opportunity to both protect their land and earn extra cash by helping produce prestige manuka honey. More >>
NIWA confirms red seaweed sample is harmless variety
Thursday, 14 January 2016, 11:44 am | Waikato Regional Council
A sample of the red seaweed that’s been washing up on Coromandel beaches recently has been confirmed as a harmless native alga known as Spyridia filamentosa or Hairy Basket Weed. More >>
Ten years of top teamwork at Wharekawa
Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 4:10 pm | Waikato Regional Council
It’s been ten years of top teamwork for the environment at Wharekawa on the eastern Coromandel coast. The community-based Wharekawa Catchment Care Group is next week celebrating a decade of action involving local people and agencies such as Waikato ... More >>
More than $150,000 to 12 community projects
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 2:41 pm | Waikato Regional Council
More than $150,000 to 12 community projects Waikato Regional Council has granted a total of $153,500 to twelve community projects designed to protect and enhance the environment. The funding was approved by councillors recently following the latest ... More >>
Buses going further in Hamilton’s north than ever before
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 1:33 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Buses will be travelling further north than ever before, with changes to Hamilton’s public transport network kicking off in the new year. Waikato Regional Council has been looking at how to accommodate a rollout of interim services to Flagstaff North ... More >>
‘More care needed’ as power company fined for oily stream
Monday, 21 December 2015, 9:47 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Waikato power company has been convicted and fined $31,875 after unwittingly discharging hundreds of litres of oil into a stream at Te Kuiti. In February this year a number of Te Kuiti residents complained that the Mangaokewa Stream, which flows through ... More >>
Make sure inflatable lifejackets are serviced
Friday, 18 December 2015, 2:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Boaties are being urged to make sure they get their inflatable lifejackets checked and serviced regularly to ensure they work when needed in times of crisis. Survey results from last summer indicate a large number of boaties own an inflatable lifejacket ... More >>
Council seeks further scrutiny of Maungatautari performance
Friday, 18 December 2015, 12:23 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is seeking to deepen the level of financial reporting it receives from the ground-breaking Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari ecological island project near Cambridge. More >>
Kauri tree huggers asked to show their love from a distance
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 12:15 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Having their photo taken hugging a cool kiwi kauri tree is a classic photo for locals and tourists alike. More >>
100,000 views milestone approaches for bar crossing videos
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 10:44 am | Waikato Regional Council
Boaties are being urged to join the crowds checking out bar crossing safety videos as the number of views surges to nearly 100,000. More >>
Council adopts statement of intent to guide 1080 use
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 11:52 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have for the first time voted to adopt a statement of intent to guide the council’s use of aerially applied 1080 for pest control purposes within the region. While differences on 1080’s use remain amongst some ... More >>
Council-linked projects attract more than $1.3 million
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:31 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council-linked environmental protection and restoration projects have attracted more than $1.3 million in Waikato River Authority contributions in the latest funding round announced recently. More >>
Regional speed management approach for safer Waikato roads
Monday, 30 November 2015, 12:42 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A regional speed management framework to help prevent death and serious injury on Waikato roads is the focus of a new Waikato regional transport committee project. The committee today gave its support to a broad timeframe which will see the draft ... More >>
Info day for flood mitigation project near Thames
Friday, 27 November 2015, 3:28 pm | Waikato Regional Council
An information day is being held for people to find out more about a multi-agency project to mitigate flooding at Kirikiri near Thames. More >>
Regional council acknowledges Piako farmers’ efforts
Friday, 27 November 2015, 11:21 am | Waikato Regional Council
Regional council acknowledges Piako farmers’ efforts The efforts of farmers to improve the health of the Piako River have been deservedly recognised at an awards ceremony in Wellington last night, says Waikato Regional Council chairperson Paula ... More >>
Be careful with bar crossings
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 2:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s maritime services team says a recent mishap on the west coast is a reminder for boaties of the need for extreme care when crossing the region’s coastal bars. More >>
Top Te Aroha student is Roger Harris scholarship winner
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 12:43 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A top student from Te Aroha has won this year’s $6000 Roger Harris (Waihou Valley Scheme) Scholarship. More >>
