New fares strike better balance between user pays and rates
New bus fares approved today by Environment Waikato’s council are aimed at ensuring users pay a fair share of the direct costs of expanding passenger transport in Hamilton.
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TV star to host Waikato sustainability workshop
He recycles. He plants trees. He wants to make the world a better place for his tamariki.
Council secures government grant to study “liquid gold”
Environment Waikato has secured a $324,000 grant from the government’s Sustainable Farming Fund for a trial into how effluent can be used to boost maize growth.
Hamilton wastewater consent granted
Hamilton City Council has been granted a 20-year resource consent allowing it to continue to discharge wastewater from its existing Pukete treatment facility into the Waikato River.
Contenders for regional council
A total of 25 candidates have put their names forward to contest Environment Waikato’s 12 seats at the local government elections in October.
Garden centres help Halo project sprout
Seven Hamilton garden centres are helping local people get behind Environment Waikato’s Hamilton Halo project.
Hearing committee approves Taupo wastewater discharge consent
An Environment Waikato hearing committee has granted Taupo District Council resource consent to discharge up to 350 cubic metres of treated domestic effluent per day into the ground from its Waitahanui wastewater treatment plant.
Court ruling on odour a “landmark”
A finding by the Environment Court that the cumulative effect of low level unpleasant odour can be considered objectionable is being labeled a “landmark” case by Environment Waikato.
Environment Waikato prosecutes Te Kuiti company
Environment Waikato is prosecuting Te Kuiti Meat Processors Limited (TKMP) over a high profile effluent spill that affected Te Kuiti’s town water supply earlier this year.
Changes to possum control operation unveiled
Joint media release: Environment Waikato and Department of Conservation
Environment Waikato committed to a team approach on transport
Environment Waikato is committed to working closely with other local councils on regional transport, whatever the outcome of the government’s Next Steps in the Land Transport Sector review.
Help available on nutrient management plans
By Environment Waikato sustainable agriculture coordinator Gabriele Kaufler
Waikato farmers should be able to introduce nutrient management plans at little or no cost, not the $2500-$5000 indicated in a recent newspaper article.
Environment Waikato programme makes a splash with students
Environment Waikato’s Rivers and Us education programme is a growing success story, the council’s Environment Committee heard at its meeting in Hamilton recently.
Council urges candidates to get nominations in
Environment Waikato is urging candidates who wish to stand for this year’s triennial elections not to leave it until the last minute to get their nominations in.
Draft Annual Report shows strong performance
Environment Waikato’s draft annual accounts record a surplus of $5.2 million for the 2006/07 financial year.
Investment in bus services paying strong dividends
The growth rate for bus use is accelerating even further in Hamilton this financial year, according to latest figures from Environment Waikato.
Information day for possum control methods
Joint media release: Environment Waikato and Department of Conservation
Environment Waikato welcomes 1080 decision
Environment Waikato says it now wants to be allowed to get on with the job of using 1080 to protect regional biodiversity and control bovine Tb, following the decision of the Environmental Risk Management Agency to allow the poison’s continued use against possums and other pests.
Council completes Mokauiti River project
A river improvement project Environment Waikato has just completed on Aria’s Mokauiti River has resulted in a marked improvement, according to a local farmer.
Tunawaea project boosts trout numbers in Waipa River
Trout numbers in the Waipa River have bounced back thanks to an Environment Waikato work programme to repair damage caused by the Tunawaea slip near Otorohanga.