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Waikato Regional Council - Latest News [Page 56]

Regional council funding helps festival focus on environment

Monday, 9 February 2015, 1:52 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council funding is helping this year’s Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival have a number of creative works that highlight sustainability and conservation issues. More >>

Take care with water safety over Waitangi weekend

Thursday, 5 February 2015, 10:58 am | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato region water users are being reminded of the need to take care in or on waterways and off the coast over the long Waitangi weekend. “It’s been an awful summer for drowning and we remind people that they need to be on their guard always while ... More >>

Farmers: seek advice if struggling due to dry summer

Monday, 2 February 2015, 1:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Despite rain at the weekend and today, Waikato and South Auckland farmers are being encouraged to put their hands up promptly if they need advice due to the ongoing very dry conditions in the region. More >>

Native orchids now sprouting in former pest plant paradise

Friday, 30 January 2015, 10:25 am | Waikato Regional Council

The sight of native orchids starting to sprout on the site of an old wild ginger infestation has reinforced the value of consistently attacking pest plants, says biosecurity officer Benson Lockhart. More >>

Protective pumps get major refurbishment

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 12:02 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Two key Waikato Regional Council pump stations, which help protect more than 1000 hectares of farmland near Te Aroha from flooding, are getting a $500,000 upgrade. More >>

Progressive plan promises low rates increase

Friday, 23 January 2015, 11:52 am | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council has approved its draft 10-year budget for consultation, which proposes increased services with a 0.2 per cent rates increase in the first year. More >>

Take care with works around waterways

Friday, 9 January 2015, 11:57 am | Waikato Regional Council

Farmers and their contractors can help protect the health of waterways by ensuring that any works they do in and around them don’t impact on bank stability, water quality and aquatic life. More >>

Caution urged over reddish algal blooms in lakes

Thursday, 8 January 2015, 3:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Members of the public are being urged to avoid contact with any reddish water in the Waikato hydro-lakes after tests showed recent discolouration is likely to be caused by a high concentration of the algae Ceratium. More >>

Council investigates algal bloom reports

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 4:26 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council is checking out several reports that came in yesterday from the public of areas containing algal blooms in the Arapuni, Karapiro and Maraetai hydro lakes during the hot summer conditions. More >>

New Coromandel summer water sampling programme

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 9:29 am | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council is this summer undertaking a special monitoring programme of 18 coastal sites on the Coromandel Peninsula that are popular swimming locations. More >>

Boaties need to take lifejackets more seriously

Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 3:37 pm | Waikato Regional Council

With agencies heavily promoting the wearing of lifejackets to keep people safe on the water this summer, Waikato Regional Council says it’s disappointing some people still aren’t taking things seriously. More >>

Formal warning for waka skipper

Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 10:39 am | Waikato Regional Council

A waka ama crew skipper has been given a formal warning following an early morning collision between his vessel and a two-person rowing skiff on the Waikato River near Hamilton’s Fairfield Bridge in July this year. More >>

Marine safety app now includes VHF channels

Monday, 22 December 2014, 10:54 am | Waikato Regional Council

MEDIA RELEASE 22 December 2014 Marine safety app now includes VHF channels Boaties will have extra help to stay safe this summer with VHF radio channels information added to the data available through the smartphone app MarineMate. The award-winning ... More >>

Bringing home the catch of the day

Thursday, 18 December 2014, 1:43 pm | Waikato Regional Council

The next best thing to catching the big one is getting home after a trip out on the water and telling everyone about the big one. It’s all a quintessential part of the kiwi summer. More >>

Children need correctly fitting lifejackets

Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 11:35 am | Waikato Regional Council

Boaties are being reminded to ensure that any children they’re taking out boating this summer need to be wearing correctly fitting lifejackets. “If lifejackets are too big there’s a real risk that kids will fall straight out of them once they ... More >>