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Second award for council IT system
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 2:22 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A large-scale, local government information technology success story involving Waikato Regional Council has won a second top award. At the Association of Local Government Information Managers conference in Taupo last night, the Integrated Regional Information ... More >>
Powhiri for new regional council CEO
Monday, 18 November 2013, 6:17 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council’s new chief executive Vaughan Payne has been formally welcomed to his new role by Ngati Wairere, Ngati Haua and local kaumatua at a powhiri at Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton today. More >>
Waikato Regional Council responds to pleasure boat sinking
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:21 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council emergency response staff are dealing with fuel coming from an 11-metre private pleasure vessel that sunk in Wyuna Bay on the Coromandel late yesterday afternoon. More >>
Consents granted for coal mine at Mangatangi
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 12:23 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A joint Waikato District Council and Waikato Regional Council hearings committee has approved the issuing of consents to a Fonterra subsidiary for an open cast coal mine at Mangatangi, 2.5 kilometres east of Mangatawhiri, in north Waikato. More >>
Record fine for deliberate dairy pollution
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 11:21 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region has seen its largest ever fine imposed for deliberately discharging dairy effluent to a stream. The stream involved flows directly to the Waikato River. More >>
Fertilising in spring
Monday, 14 October 2013, 4:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Spring is a time for fertilising farm paddocks. To get the best bang for their buck with fertiliser and protect the environment, farmers should take care with how much they apply, when and where. More >>
Council “bent over backwards” for farmer fined $47,000
Monday, 14 October 2013, 1:49 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A Te Awamutu farmer has received 10 convictions and been fined $47,000 for illegally discharging dairy effluent into the environment. The case, brought by Waikato Regional Council, concerned events between December 2011 and March 2012 at three farms near ... More >>
‘Menace on the water’ could have killed people
Friday, 4 October 2013, 11:06 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Matamata dry stock farmer was labeled a “menace” who could have killed people while being sentenced on four Maritime Transport Act charges in the Morrinsville District Court this week. More >>
Tsunami risk info underlines need to be prepared
Monday, 30 September 2013, 10:15 am | Waikato Regional Council
New data showing increased tsunami height risk in the Waikato underlines the need for coastal communities to be well prepared for the dangers they could face, say Waikato Civil Defence and Waikato Regional Council. More >>
Two big wins for environmental projects
Sunday, 29 September 2013, 10:17 am | Waikato Regional Council
Two key environmental projects involving Waikato Regional Council have topped their categories at the Resource Management Law Association awards in New Plymouth last night. More >>
Tyre burner aggressive towards Fire Service
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 11:10 am | Waikato Regional Council
A Putaruru man has been convicted and fined more than $20,000 for burning tyres. More >>
Farmer in court for taking water
Friday, 13 September 2013, 9:20 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Regional Council has filed seven charges under the Resource Management Act against a Reporoa dry stock farmer for unlawfully damming and taking water through the height of the 2013 drought. More >>
Council decides against MRP consent review
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 4:31 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has decided it is not necessary or appropriate to review Mighty River Power’s consent conditions that authorise its Waikato hydroelectricity generation operations. More >>
Collaboration in action for rivers
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 4:49 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Great progress is being made on developing a regional plan change aimed at protecting the health of the Waikato and Waipa rivers. More >>
Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan leadership now in place
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 2:36 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Establishing a united vision for the entire Hauraki Gulf has taken another important step with the appointment earlier this month of co-chairs for the Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan project steering group (PSG). More >>
Waikato Announces Lowest Rise In General Rates In Decade
Monday, 19 August 2013, 11:09 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Regional Council has announced its lowest rise in general rates in a decade for the 2013/2014 year. More >>
Turtle capture in Lake Taupō prompts warning
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 11:52 am | Waikato Regional Council
The capture of a red eared slider turtle in Lake Taupō has prompted a strong warning about the need for people not to let this animal become established in the wild in New Zealand, particularly at iconic tourism sites. More >>
Mixed picture for Waikato waterways
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 11:29 am | Waikato Regional Council
A new report on water quality trends in Waikato rivers paints a mixed picture, with improvements in some measures but serious declining trends when it comes to nitrogen content, clarity and turbidity. More >>
New pamphlets to help manage flood risk
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 1:41 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A new series of pamphlets has been produced by Waikato Regional Council to help property owners better manage the potential risks they face from river flooding. More >>
Hamilton Halo shining beyond the Waikato
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:37 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The shine of Hamilton’s Halo project to protect tui nesting sites and restore the iconic bird to the city is spreading outside the Waikato.Ship rats and possums are the main enemy of native birds and have decimated their populations in the region. More >>
