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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 >>
Council working on sea level rise modelling tool
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 2:59 pm | Waikato Regional Council
An online tool to help people see the impacts of projected sea level rise scenarios on coastal properties is being worked on by Waikato Regional Council. The tool – likely to be released early next year – will allow people to see how different ... More >>
Coromandel spill exercise will test emergency team
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 9:48 am | Waikato Regional Council
The exercise scenario is a tricky one. An imaginary fishing vessel will run aground in bad weather off the Coromandel coast in the early hours of the morning and lose 2000 litres of diesel into the ocean. Another 2000 litres remains on board. Come ... More >>
Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship Awards for 2015
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 3:33 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship Awards for 2015 A desire to contribute to good outcomes for Māori and the environment is common amongst this year’s five winners of the Waikato Regional Council and Waikato-Tainui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships. ... More >>
Children lead way at Enviroschools event
Friday, 13 November 2015, 10:43 am | Waikato Regional Council
More than 200 children from schools across the Waikato region have attended this year’s Enviroschools event held at the Mystery Creek Event Centre near Hamilton this week. The children – described as “embarking on a lifelong journey of sustainability” ... More >>
Knowing the soil
Friday, 13 November 2015, 9:57 am | Waikato Regional Council
Knowing the soil has always been the basis of good farming because the soil is the foundation of the production system. For modern dairy farmers a good understanding of their property’s soils has even more importance because the soil is also the ... More >>
