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Waikato Regional Council - Latest News [Page 67]

Final phase of work on contaminated Tui mine site

Friday, 12 August 2011, 5:09 pm | Waikato Regional Council

An Auckland-based company has been awarded the contract for the final phase of work to remediate the country’s most contaminated site, the Tui mine at Mount Te Aroha. More >>

Key water policy awaits court ruling

Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 1:50 pm | Waikato Regional Council

It is now expected to be late this year before the Environment Court rules on Waikato Regional Council's proposed Variation 6 to the regional plan, which seeks to better manage the growing pressure on the Waikato's fresh water resources. More >>

Numbers of Waikato residents prepared for a disaster

Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 5:09 pm | Waikato Regional Council

The results of a national survey which have just been released show the number of Waikato residents prepared for a disaster has grown significantly in some cases, but still remains too low in others. According to the Colmar Brunton research, over ... More >>

Honda makes fresh tree planting contribution

Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:31 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Honda New Zealand has contributed another $11,320 to native tree planting in the Waikato, only a slight reduction on last year’s $12,010 despite the ongoing tougher economic times. “This ongoing support is very useful in terms of providing funds ... More >>

Helicopter monitoring due to start for 2011-12

Thursday, 4 August 2011, 9:30 am | Waikato Regional Council

A new round of Waikato Regional Council helicopter monitoring to check on compliance with dairy effluent management rules is due to get underway shortly. Helicopter monitoring is one of the council's contributions to an ongoing agriculture industry effort aimed ... More >>

Iwi and resource management experts advise on key policy

Friday, 29 July 2011, 12:11 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council will incorporate a Maori viewpoint into hearing and deciding the region’s most significant resource management policy framework. More >>

Collaboration the key to handling big land and water issues

Friday, 15 July 2011, 10:56 am | Waikato Regional Council

Close collaboration between all stakeholders - including iwi, farmers, the agriculture industry and local councils - will be the key to successfully addressing land and water quality issues in the region, says the chair of Waikato Regional Council's ... More >>

Vigilance needed around the Waikato region’s swollen rivers

Thursday, 14 July 2011, 2:54 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council is urging members of the public to be extra vigilant around the region’s swollen rivers and streams, with water levels in the larger rivers expected to rise further over the next couple of days. A heavy rainfall warning was ... More >>

Waikato farmers make gains for environment

Monday, 11 July 2011, 1:57 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Full year figures have confirmed that Waikato farmers made significant environmental gains last season as they, the agriculture industry and the regional council increased the focus on complying with dairy effluent management rules. More >>

Boaties urged to take extreme care on seas off Waikato coast

Thursday, 7 July 2011, 2:52 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council’s navigation safety team is urging boaties to take extreme care going out to sea today following the tsunami alert this morning and forecasts for rain, high winds and large swells off the west coast. More >>

Lake Taupo consent rules to take effect next month

Monday, 27 June 2011, 5:06 pm | Waikato Regional Council

MEDIA RELEASE 27 June 2011 Lake Taupo consent rules to take effect next month The Environment Court has now formally approved a new Waikato Regional Council policy aimed at protecting water quality in Lake Taupo, meaning farmers around the lake ... More >>

Monitoring to continue after Awakino spill

Monday, 27 June 2011, 3:26 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Environmental monitoring of the Awakino river and coastal marine area is set to continue after the end of an oil spill clean-up involving the Waikato Regional Council, Department of Conservation (DoC), Massey University, and trucking company Transpacific. More >>

Bird response ramped up at Awakino

Friday, 24 June 2011, 12:42 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Massey University, Department of Conservation and Waikato Regional Council are ramping up their wildlife response at Awakino after investigations this morning showed more birdlife has been affected by an oil spill than initially thought. Checks this morning ... More >>

Final update for Thursday on Awakino oil spill

Thursday, 23 June 2011, 4:12 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council operations to deal with an oil spill into the Awakino River will continue for the rest of the day and overnight, followed by an assessment tomorrow morning of what more needs to be done. More >>

Council hopeful spill's impact will be limited

Thursday, 23 June 2011, 3:07 pm | Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council says most of the oil spilled into the Awakino River yesterday afternoon appears to have gone out to sea overnight and that an initial assessment indicates no major environmental impacts around the river mouth or on the coast. More >>