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Waikato Regional Council - Latest News [Page 7]
Te Huia To Stop At Papakura
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 7:17 pm | Waikato Regional Council
From this afternoon, the Hamilton-Auckland train service Te Huia will no longer be travelling to The Strand in Parnell, and will instead be stopping at Papakura. This follows a requirement from the rail regulator Waka Kotahi. “KiwiRail takes ... More >>
Accord First Step In Development Of Biodiversity Strategy
Monday, 10 July 2023, 12:04 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council will progress a Waikato Biodiversity Accord with partner agencies and iwi to commit working together on a regional biodiversity strategy to address biodiversity loss. Specialist Policy Advisor Judy van Rossem told the Strategy ... More >>
Fitting End To Three-year Restoration Project
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 12:27 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A totara was planted to honour the late tumuaki, Anaru Thompson, at a celebration of the council’s project with Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust to restore the Karāpiro and Mangaonua catchments. Anaru, who was the kingmaker for 20 years and one of the ... More >>
‘Green Stream’ Complaints Result In Fines Totalling $244,000
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 12:05 pm | Waikato Regional Council
A prosecution taken by Waikato Regional Council against a dairy farming operation in Ngaroma, near Ōtorohanga, has resulted in a number of convictions, significant fines and the imposition of an Enforcement Order. This is the third time since 2017 ... More >>
State Of The Environment: ‘degradation, But Some Improvements’
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 10:43 am | Waikato Regional Council
A report on the state of the environment just completed by Waikato Regional Council shows there has been both degradation and areas of improvement. The state of the environment report brings together decades of data collected through the council’s ... More >>
Council Confirms Public Consultation For Regional Coastal Plan
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 3:41 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The proposed rulebook for managing activities in the coastal marine area has been approved by Waikato Regional Council for public consultation in mid-August. The current coastal plan has been reviewed in response to issues that have emerged since it became ... More >>
Subcommittees Provide Ratepayer Voice On Infrastructure
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 3:10 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council is setting up stakeholder committees for its flood protection and land drainage schemes in the lower Waikato catchment and Waihou-Piako catchments. Following the June meeting, council chair Pamela Storey said there had been a lot ... More >>
Waikato’s ‘pulse’ Has Committee’s Conversation Racing
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 10:15 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato Progress Indicators (WPI) – Tupuranga Waikato continues to provide robust discussions on the challenges facing the Waikato. The 2023 update of what is known as the “pulse of the Waikato region” was presented by report author ... More >>
Raglan Boat Capsize Results In Conviction
Friday, 23 June 2023, 1:24 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Recreational boat skipper, Maurice Kyle Johnson, has been convicted of causing ‘unnecessary danger’ under the Maritime Transport Act in the Hamilton District Court this week. The conviction was in relation to an incident at Raglan on 11 December last year ... More >>
1970s Working Style At Whanganui Regional Museum
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 8:44 am | Waikato Regional Council
The Whanganui Regional Museum is delving into the working woman’s wardrobe next month, with the next edition of Ko te Kākahu o te Marama - Outfit of the Month . <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/7da47ad222b5c5a4c317.jpeg" ... More >>
New Pump Allows Tuna To Swim Another Day
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 10:28 am | Waikato Regional Council
Tuna (eels) in the Aka Aka catchment safely passed through the council’s new enclosed Archimedes screw pump to swim another day. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/781ee71896c2a9236295.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Pump: Aerial of Mangawhero pump ... More >>
Community Urged To Get Ready For Public Transport Fare Changes
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 11:43 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato bus and train passengers are being urged to get ready for the Government’s new Community Connect initiative ahead of the July rollout in the region. Waikato Regional Council and a consortium of councils around New Zealand have been working ... More >>
Commission Chair Shares Views On Emissions Reduction With Climate Committee
Friday, 16 June 2023, 3:23 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Climate Commission chair Dr Rod Carr shared the commission’s views – and some personal ones – with the Climate Action Committee this week. Climate Action Committee chair Jennifer Nickel said councillors welcomed the opportunity to pick Dr Carr’s ... More >>
Eight Speed Management Principles Endorsed To Improve Road Safety
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 1:31 pm | Waikato Regional Council
Eight principles have been endorsed by the Waikato Regional Transport Committee this week to ensure more consistent and safe speed limits on the region’s roads. Speed or driving too fast for the conditions continues to be a significant contributor ... More >>
Eight Speed Management Principles Endorsed To Improve Road Safety
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 10:56 am | Waikato Regional Council
Eight principles have been endorsed by the Waikato Regional Transport Committee this week to ensure more consistent and safe speed limits on the region’s roads. Speed or driving too fast for the conditions continues to be a significant contributor ... More >>
Land Transport Issues Prioritised For The Waikato Region
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 10:50 am | Waikato Regional Council
Resilience and climate change are top of the list of issues the Waikato Regional Transport Committee will seek to address through its next 10-year land transport plan. These issues are closely followed by safety, access and mobility, and growth ... More >>
Waikato Catchments Vulnerable Heading Into A Wet Winter
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 12:31 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato’s catchments are extremely vulnerable ahead of the winter season. Regional Resilience Team Leader Rick Liefting, who wrote a report on the summer storm events for the council’s Integrated Catchment Management Committee, says the game ... More >>
Council Commences Prosecution For Wetland Clearance
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:40 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has commenced a prosecution relating to the clearance of vegetation, and earthworks, in a wetland at Matarangi, in the Coromandel Peninsula. Charges under the Resource Management Act have been filed against two companies in ... More >>
Coastcare Planting Season Sees Increased Demand From Communities
Friday, 26 May 2023, 3:48 pm | Waikato Regional Council
The Coastcare Waikato 2023 planting season has begun, with a focus on restoring dunes impacted by the weather events of the summer, including cyclones Gabrielle and Hale. Waikato Regional Council biodiversity officer Andrew Anderson, who oversees ... More >>
Response To Freshwater Gold Clam Discovery In Waikato River
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 11:33 am | Waikato Regional Council
Waikato Regional Council has responded to news today that a highly invasive freshwater gold clam has been discovered across a 45km stretch of the Waikato River. The announcement was made by Biosecurity New Zealand, which is leading the national response in partnership ... More >>
