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Committee agrees to cut moorings red tape
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:05 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Committee agrees to cut moorings red tape Cutting proposed red tape around new resource consents for vessel moorings has been agreed to by Waikato Regional Council’s strategy and policy committee today. It follows concern, particularly amongst Coromandel boaties, ... More >>
Handling Auckland’s growth implications for Waikato
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 12:52 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Handling Auckland’s growth implications for Waikato The growth of Auckland could have pluses and minuses for Waikato, with the region needing to be ready to meet challenges and take up the opportunities its presents. That’s a key theme of a ... More >>
Farmers can expect higher fines for pollution
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 12:42 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A district court judge is warning that farmers polluting waterways can expect higher fines in future to provide greater deterrence as cases “continue to come before the courts”. The signal, from Judge Melanie Harland in Hamilton, came as she convicted ... More >>
Dairy company fined over odour
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 9:15 am | Waikato Regional Council
Dairy company fined over odour Dairy supply company Open Country Dairy Limited has been convicted and fined more than $35,000 for discharging objectionable odour from its Waharoa factory at the time of last year’s ”spring flush” when milk supply ... More >>
Council wins national boat safety award
Sunday, 31 August 2014, 12:51 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Council wins national boat safety award Waikato Regional Council’s maritime services team has won a national award recognising its boat safety work for the region and New Zealand. More >>
New kauri dieback find on Coromandel
Sunday, 31 August 2014, 12:42 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will be working with a private landowner to prevent the spread of kauri dieback from infected trees on their Coromandel property. The new discovery has been confirmed following aerial and ground surveillance carried out ... More >>
Fined farmer attempted to ‘influence’ council inspectors
Friday, 29 August 2014, 3:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A Morrinsville farming company has received three convictions and been fined $48,750 for unlawfully discharging dairy effluent into the environment. During the course of the Waikato Regional Council inspections that led to the prosecution, Bilkar Singh, ... More >>
New regional pest management plan now operative
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 5:20 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s new regional pest management plan has today been put into operation on the casting vote of the chairperson Paula Southgate. More >>
Regional council opts to stick with first past the post
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 3:23 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have opted to stick with the first past the post voting system for the 2016 triennial election. Other options before today’s council meeting included a change to single transferable voting (STV), a poll of electors views and ... More >>
Possum operation successful, proper processes followed
Friday, 22 August 2014, 2:55 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Contractors acting for Waikato Regional Council have successfully exceeded their possum control targets during an operation over about 6,200 hectares near Mahoenui in Waitomo district from May till August. More >>
Positive financial performance at regional council
Friday, 15 August 2014, 11:55 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has posted a very positive result for the last financial year, according to figures presented to yesterday’s finance committee meeting. More >>
Earthworks winners highlight improvements
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 10:23 am | Waikato Regional Council
Three new awards for environmentally sensitive earthworks projects in Waikato reflect a need to recognise the improved effort the industry has put into protecting water quality from the effects of sediment. The awards were presented at a ceremony at ... More >>
Waikato biosecurity leader receives national award
Monday, 11 August 2014, 9:56 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s biosecurity group manager John Simmons found it a nice touch that the trophy for his national pest animal management award was a replica of a kokako. One of the most satisfying highlights of his work over the years, he ... More >>
The importance of ‘nutrient efficiency’
Friday, 8 August 2014, 3:03 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Winter and early spring are when nutrients – whether introduced as fertiliser or produced by stock - are most at risk of getting lost from farms. More >>
Working Smarter on Waikato Roads
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 9:54 am | Waikato Regional Council
The rubber’s really starting to hit the road with co-operation over a smarter approach to roading in the region. More >>
Taupo nitrogen monitoring deed approved
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 5:12 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has today agreed to adopt and sign a deed for the long-term monitoring of the world-leading Lake Taupo Protection Project. More >>
Four Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship winners for 2014
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 3:03 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Protecting the environment and helping with Māori development are goals broadly shared by the four winners of this year’s Waikato Regional Council - Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships. More >>
Regional council committed to coastal co-operation
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 4:08 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Regional council committed to Coromandel coastal co-operation Waikato Regional Council says it is committed to working closely with Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) and local communities to manage coastal hazard risks, such as erosion and flooding, ... More >>
Court orders halt to milking
Monday, 28 July 2014, 11:48 am | Waikato Regional Council
Court orders halt to milking A Thames farming company was ordered by a judge “not to commence milking” until a new dairy effluent system is in operation on its Kopu farm. The order followed conviction on four environmental offences and a fine of ... More >>
Waikato remains on track to meet new Government guidelines
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 11:03 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council remains on track to meet new Government water quality-related requirements despite a tightened up timeframe for achieving them. This comment, from council chairperson Paula Southgate, follows a report to the strategy and policy ... More >>
