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Waikato Regional Council - Latest News [Page 65]
New effluent monitoring system aims to help fix problems
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 8:35 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato dairy farmers are being advised of a new trial system to monitor compliance with effluent management rules, which are designed to protect water quality in the region. More >>
Waikato Playing Key Role In Aquatic Weed Spraying Efficiency
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 4:08 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has been playing a central role in moves designed to make spraying of aquatic weeds more cost effective and to get formal approval for such spraying. More >>
Rainfall continues on Coromandel and Kaimai Ranges
Monday, 30 July 2012, 10:41 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is closely monitoring the river level impacts of heavy rain on the Coromandel Peninsula and the Kaimai Ranges. More >>
Severe weather warning for eastern Waikato ranges
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 11:17 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council says Metservice has now issued a formal severe weather warning for the eastern Waikato ranges. More >>
Rivers starting to recede from peaks
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 10:14 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Piako and Waitoa rivers remain heavily swollen today following recent rains, while the Ohinemuri and Waihou have begun to recede. Further west, the lower Waikato River remains high. More >>
Focus on Piako, Waihou, Waitoa, and lower Waikato rivers
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 8:03 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council says its main flood management focus for the next few days will be on the Piako, Waihou and Waitoa rivers, and the lower Waikato River, which remain heavily swollen following recent rains. More >>
Rain eases overnight but rivers still swollen
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 8:54 am | Waikato Regional Council
Rain on the Coromandel and Hauraki Plains has eased overnight after heavy falls over the weekend and yesterday caused a significant rise in river levels and closed off some roads. More >>
Waikato’s big wet set to continue
Monday, 23 July 2012, 4:26 pm | Waikato Regional Council
River levels in parts of the Waikato are expected to remain high for at least several days after more wild weather has closed roads on the Coromandel and led to flooding of waterways. More >>
Waikato Regional Council on alert after fresh rain
Monday, 23 July 2012, 12:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Fresh heavy rain around the region over Sunday and Monday means Waikato Regional Council is again closely monitoring river levels in the region for flood risk. More >>
Major oil spill exercise for Coromandel
Monday, 21 May 2012, 9:57 am | Waikato Regional Council
A major oil spill exercise is due to be held on the Coromandel next month, taking into account lessons learned during the Rena disaster. More >>
Historic Waikato River agreement signed at Pikitu Marae
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 5:19 pm | Waikato Regional Council
An historic Joint Management Agreement has been signed today between the Raukawa Settlement Trust and Waikato Regional Council relating to co-management of the Waikato River catchment. More >>
Pest Fish Funding Confirmed From Waikato River Authority
Monday, 7 May 2012, 3:45 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A project to tackle the widespread pest fish koi carp in the Waikato River has been given a major boost with an $85,000 funding injection to the regional council from the new Waikato River Authority (WRA). More >>
Jet boat pair sentenced after collision near Matamata
Friday, 4 May 2012, 5:03 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Two jet boat drivers convicted of unsafe operation of their vessels near Matamata last year have been fined a total of $3,000 by Judge Geoghegan in the Tauranga district court today. More >>
Huntly power station resource consents granted
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 3:46 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The successful process for renewing consents for the Huntly power station clearly demonstrates that even the biggest resource use issues can be handled locally, says Waikato Regional Council’s resource use and environmental monitoring committee ... More >>
Waikato River agreement between Raukawa and regional council
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 5:13 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A ground-breaking Joint Management Agreement between Raukawa and the regional council – relating to co-management of the Waikato River catchment - has been approved by the Raukawa Charitable Trust and the council. The agreement relates to Raukawa ... More >>
Waikato Regional Council Responds To AHB
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 3:44 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Media Release 19 April 2012 Waikato Regional Council Responds To AHB The Animal Health Board has the ability to use alternative funding methods if Waikato Regional Council ends its regional share contribution to the board’s work, says biosecurity ... More >>
Tsunami Strategy Being Extended To Pauanui And Tairua
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 3:47 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Media Release 12 April 2012 Tsunami Strategy Being Extended To Pauanui And Tairua The roll out of the Eastern Coromandel Tsunami Strategy is to be extended to Pauanui and Tairua, Waikato Regional Council’s catchment services committee heard today. ... More >>
Large number of dairy consents expected as relatively simple
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 5:17 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A large proportion of dairy water take consents required under the new Variation 6 water allocation policy should only need to go through a “relatively simple” process, the regional council’s resource use and environmental monitoring committee ... More >>
Kawhia diesel spill investigation
Friday, 9 March 2012, 3:13 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council staff investigating the cause of yesterday’s diesel spill around Kawhia wharf say the source remains a mystery and they want public help to track it down. More >>
Effects of Kawhia diesel spill
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 8:14 pm | Waikato Regional Council
MEDIA RELEASE 8 March 2012, 1900hrs Hopes that effects of Kawhia diesel spill will be limited Waikato Regional Council’s oil spill response team is tonight hoping there will be minimal environmental impacts from a diesel spill at Kawhia wharf. ... More >>
