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Sunken Vessel Recovery Expected Early Next Week – Mercury Bay
Friday, 6 October 2023, 5:30 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A dive team has assessed a 50-foot sunken vessel in Mercury Bay and confirmed it is stable in 20 metres of water, says Waikato Regional Council. The vessel struck rocks near Motukorure Island – also known as Centre Island – sometime before ... More >>
Boat Sinks In Mercury Bay
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 8:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has been at the scene of a sunken new 50-foot motor launch off Motukorure Island in Mercury Bay this afternoon. The vessel struck rocks near the island – also known as Centre Island – sometime before 3.45pm and sank fairly ... More >>
Farmers Urged To Keep Sharp Biosecurity Measures Against Chilean Needle Grass
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 12:38 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is asking farmers for vigilance to help keep the region free of a grass with needle-like seeds that can cause irreparable harm to stock and outcompete other pasture species. Pest Plants Team Leader Darion Embling says while ... More >>
New Roadmap Steers Council’s Response To Climate Change
Monday, 2 October 2023, 9:02 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s updated Climate Action Roadmap includes a total of 109 commitments across nine pathways for the council to consider as part of its long term planning. The new roadmap was adopted at the council meeting on Thursday last ... More >>
Marine Pest Surveys Support Caulerpa Response
Monday, 25 September 2023, 1:11 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s regular surveys of the region’s coastal marine areas will help support Biosecurity New Zealand to determine if exotic Caulerpa species is spreading throughout the Waikato region. Divers started their annual surveys to ... More >>
Council Helps Landowners Retire 1726ha And Plant Nearly 1 Million Trees In 2022/23
Monday, 25 September 2023, 9:32 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council worked with 341 landowners in 2022/23 to retire 1726 hectares of land, plant 950,000 native trees and protect 137 kilometres of waterways. A report on the council’s river and catchment planning and management activities for the ... More >>
Waikato Is Full Of Options For World Car Free Day
Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:37 pm | Waikato Regional Council
World Car Free Day returns around the globe this Friday, 22 September and Waikato locals have plenty of options to join in and enjoy the advantages of car-free travel, like cleaner air and the health benefits of walking and cycling. Thousands of locals ... More >>
GHG Emissions Going Down – But More Work Needed
Friday, 1 September 2023, 2:25 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region has decreased its gross greenhouse gas emissions by 3 per cent since the baseline Waikato Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory of 2015/16. The results of the 2021/22 inventory were presented to the Climate Action Committee on Tuesday. ... More >>
Councillors Stick With First Past The Post Voting System
Friday, 1 September 2023, 10:51 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato regional councillors have opted to stick with the first past the post (FPP) voting system for the 2025 triennial election. Other options for consideration at the August council meeting included a change to single transferable voting (STV) ... More >>
Te Huia Customer Satisfaction At An All Time High
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 2:01 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Te Huia passenger numbers have rebounded and customer satisfaction is at an all time high, the Future Proof Public Transport Subcommittee has heard. Since the service resumed travel into central Auckland from 7 August after a four week interruption, ... More >>
Prosecution Initiated Over Piggery Effluent Discharges
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 11:37 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has initiated a prosecution against a piggery farm near Te Aroha following an investigation into the discharge of effluent into a stream. The prosecution has been taken under the Resource Management Act and comes as a result ... More >>
Nurturing Nutrients
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 10:14 am | Waikato Regional Council
By Bala Tikkisetty Good nutrient management will keep nutrients cycling within the farm system and reduce losses to the environment to the bare minimum. We’re now almost at the end of winter, with early spring not that far away. Both are times ... More >>
Piggery Effluent Polluting Stream Near Te Aroha
Monday, 7 August 2023, 3:11 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has successfully sought an interim Enforcement Order from the Environment Court to stop piggery effluent entering a waterway north of Te Aroha. It’s the first time the council has applied for such an order. The application ... More >>
Waikato Fleet Day Biggest Yet
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 10:50 am | Waikato Regional Council
Hamilton has been host to the 2023 EROAD Fleet Day, with veteran broadcaster and MC Stephen McIvor welcoming over 800 fleet industry experts and professionals from around the country to Claudelands Event Centre, all focused on road safety, sustainability ... More >>
Waikato Region Kicks Off Freshwater Farm Plan Rollout
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 12:12 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A new requirement for farms over a certain size to have a freshwater farm plan has come into effect today in parts of the Waikato and Southland, with other regions to follow over the next two years. In the Waikato region, the requirement is being ... More >>
Waipā Project Reconnects Community With Awa
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 11:29 am | Waikato Regional Council
A partnership planting project in Ōtorohanga on flood protection land isn’t just about stabilising the banks of the Waipa River – it’s about reconnecting with the awa. “When you plant, you create a habitat and a home for all the native species ... More >>
Free Tickets To Mark Te Huia Returning To Central Auckland
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 9:48 am | Waikato Regional Council
KiwiRail and Waikato Regional Council have welcomed Te Huia being allowed to resume running into central Auckland – and there will be free tickets for a week to mark its return. Last night, rail regulator Waka Kotahi lifted its recent ... More >>
Meteor Extends Hamilton’s High-frequency Bus Network
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 2:58 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Hamiltonians can easily get across the city west to east from 28 August when Waikato Regional Council launches the new Meteor bus service, which travels between Rotokauri and Silverdale in both directions. The Meteor extends Hamilton’s high-frequency ... More >>
Further Convictions For Reporoa Farming Business
Monday, 24 July 2023, 11:01 am | Waikato Regional Council
Farming company JB Thomas and Sons Limited has been convicted and fined a total of $71,250 for unlawfully discharging dairy effluent into the environment at its Reporoa farm in November 2021. The sentence was imposed by Chief Environment Court ... More >>
Free City Busit Services For FIFA Women’s World Cup
Monday, 17 July 2023, 6:39 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is offering free rides to fans with tickets to, and volunteers and workforce with accreditation for, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. On match days, ticket holders will be able to ride for free on any Busit city or regional bus into ... More >>
