Council welcomes turning of first sod for new section of expressway
Waikato Regional Council has welcomed this morning’s sod turning ceremony marking the start of construction of the Ngaruawahia section of the Waikato Expressway.
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Waikato Regional Council comments on national water report
Waikato Regional Council chairman Peter Buckley says the Auditor-General’s comments released today on Waikato water quality highlight the issues the council has been working to address.
Council’s stock truck effluent strategy wins award
Waikato Regional Council’s work to reduce the amount of stock effluent being discharged onto the region’s roads has been recognised with an award.
BUSIT! to the next Rugby World Cup match
Free shuttle buses will again be operating for Hamilton’s final Rugby World Cup game at Waikato Stadium in just over a week.
Truckies urged to ‘Give me 5’ to improve heavy vehicle safety
A new campaign launched in the Waikato this week aims to improve the safety of heavy vehicles travelling on the region’s roads.
Boating safety courses at Raglan and Kawhia
Waikato Regional Council is supporting a new round of Coastguard boating education courses for boaties at Raglan and Kawhia over the next two months.
Regional rate for harbour management works considered
The idea of having a regional rate meet 15 per cent of the cost of harbour management works on the Coromandel Peninsula has been endorsed by the regional council’s catchment services committee.
Deadline set for peat lakes funding commitment
Changes to a scheme designed to protect peat lakes in Waipa District have yesterday been endorsed by Waikato Regional Council’s finance and audit committee.
Tokoroa milk drying plant gets quicker consent
The relatively speedy granting of a resource consent to a planned milk drying plant in Tokoroa is a great example of what can be achieved when companies work proactively with the regional council, says regulatory committee chair Lois Livingston.
Committee confirms application of surplus
The Waikato Regional Council’s budget surplus for the 2010/11 financial year and its accumulated surpluses are set to fund essential building repairs, the Tui Mine remediation project and costs related to the Home of Cycling consultation.
Council praises dairy sector’s efforts to lift environmental game
Dairy companies and Waikato Federated Farmers are making positive contributions towards helping protect water quality in the Waikato, says the regional council’s resource use group manager Chris McLay.
Council votes to fund national cycling centre of excellence
Waikato Regional Council has today voted 6-3 in favour of a $6 million funding request to help build a national cycling centre of excellence, including a velodrome, near Cambridge.
Regional council ready for role in new aquaculture zone
Waikato Regional Council is well placed to play its part in the growth of aquaculture in Coromandel when new laws take effect on 1 October, says policy group manager Vaughan Payne.
Pest control successes highlight of strategy report
A series of highly successful possum and rat control operations was the highlight of an annual report to the regional council’s regional pest management committee yesterday.
Variation 5 advice for Taupō small block owners
Advice for small block owners on the implications of Waikato Regional Council’s Variation 5 policy to protect Lake Taupō will be available at an information evening on Tuesday 11 October.
Public help requested to identify spill source
Waikato Regional Council is appealing for help to locate the source of diesel which has spilled into the Waikato River on two occasions in recent days, near the St Andrews golf course in Hamilton.
Waikato river users urged to follow the rules
Waikato Regional Council is reminding those using waka ama and rowing skiffs on the river in Hamilton that failing to follow river safety rules endangers the lives and well-being of themselves and other water users.
Hamilton residents with eye on the sky urged to get snapping
Hamiltonians with their eyes on the sky are being urged to get snapping and submit their best photo of a tui or bellbird by the end of this month.
Report identifies substantial energy savings through inland freight hubs
Increasingly popular inland freight ‘hubs’ result in greater use of rail and lead to significant fuel savings and benefits for the nation’s environment, the Regional Transport Committee has heard.
Council receives legal advice on upcoming cycling centre decision
Waikato Regional Council has received preliminary advice about the risk of a legal challenge if councillors who are the subject of conduct complaints take part in the vote later this month on whether or not to fund the proposed velodrome.