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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 >>
Oil spill containment operation underway
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 2:48 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has nine staff on the ground around Awakino as it seeks to contain a 20,000 litre oil spill into the Awakino River. More >>
Further submissions sought
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 4:40 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Regional Council last week released a summary of the 200 submissions it received on the proposed Waikato Regional Policy Statement (RPS) earlier this year and now invites further submissions. More >>
Tsunami Strategy Open Days for Whitianga
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 5:12 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Whitianga community is being invited along to two Queen’s Birthday weekend open days to discuss the town’s preparedness for and response to tsunamis. More >>
Government funding for Tui mine clean up welcomed
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 1:49 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has welcomed a Government announcement that it will contribute $15.2 million towards phase two of the Tui Mine remediation project at Te Aroha. More >>
Waikato Regional Council welcomes water policy
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 1:31 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Government’s new national water policy statement reinforces work already underway in the Waikato to improve water quality in the region’s rivers, lakes and streams, says Waikato Regional Council chairman Peter Buckley. More >>
Silver Fern now ‘preferred option’
Monday, 9 May 2011, 1:20 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Silver Fern now ‘preferred option’ A Silver Fern railcar service from Hamilton to Auckland’s inner city Strand station (the old main station) is now the preferred option for getting Hamilton-Auckland commuter rail up and running. “The Silver ... More >>
Lake Taupo protection makes solid progress
Friday, 29 April 2011, 9:58 am | Waikato Regional Council
Efforts to protect Lake Taupo by reducing nitrogen inputs to the lake are proving to be highly successful to date. More >>
