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Environment Waikato funds plant research
Environment Waikato is funding research into plants that could be used to clean up the region’s freshwater lakes.
Environment Waikato backs efforts to save endangered dolphin
Environment Waikato is giving $33,000 to the Waikato Royal Forest and Bird Society to help save the critically endangered Maui’s dolphin.
Environment Waikato supports river trails project
Environment Waikato is giving the Waikato River Trails Trust $28,000 towards a walkway that will help people enjoy and learn about the Waikato River.
Environment Waikato gets behind efforts to save kiwi
Environment Waikato has got behind efforts to save the kiwi from extinction by granting $39,000 to the National Kiwi Trust.
Making sure all Taupo farmers get a fair deal under new rules
Environment Waikato is following up concerns that some farms in the Lake Taupo catchment are beefing up stock numbers in defiance of new land use rules that aim to cap the amount of nitrogen polluting Lake Taupo.
Council grant to fund pest-proof fence in the Coromandel
Environment Waikato has granted $20,000 from its Environmental Initiatives Fund to sponsor the construction of a pest-proof fence around the Driving Creek Wildlife Sanctuary.
Latest helicopter flight shows more promising results
The latest Environment Waikato aerial operation checking for illegal dairy effluent management practices has revealed more promising results.
Independent review available on website
Environment Waikato has posted an independent review of the technical aspects of an application to build an asphalt manufacturing plant in Riverlea, Hamilton on its website
Managing mangroves step by step
Environment Waikato is closer to defining the area of mangroves that will be managed in Whangamata Harbour following a recent survey of ratepayers.
CEO position to be advertised
Environment Waikato is to advertise its chief executive’s position in March 2008, five months earlier than required by law.
Proposed electricity transmission standards raise concerns
Proposed national environmental standards for electricity transmission would load some of Transpower’s current costs directly on to ratepayers, says Environment Waikato.
Hamilton bus services keep adding value
Ongoing growth in the number of passengers being carried on Hamilton’s buses reflects the increased value the public is getting across a range of services.
Environment Waikato hydrologist wins prestigious medal
He’s not one for the limelight, but Environment Waikato staff member Jim Price was thrust firmly into it at a recent New Zealand Hydrological Society (NZHS) conference in Rotorua.
Rats obliterated at Hamilton Halo site
Environment Waikato’s first attempt at blitzing ship rats, a major tui predator, at its Whatawhata Hamilton Halo site has been a roaring success.
Agencies team up to improve Waikato air quality
Housing New Zealand has got behind an Environment Waikato push to clean up the region’s air.
Rural community thinks globally, acts locally
When Welshman Matt Foulkes moved into the small farming community of Arohena, near Otorohanga, he naturally wanted to know who was coming to pick up his rubbish and recycling.
Committee approves consents for new Taupo power station
An Environment Waikato hearing committee has approved resource consents for a new Taupo geothermal power station that will help meet New Zealand’s growing energy demands in an environmentally friendly way.
Waikato road toll concerns ahead of holiday season
The Waikato region’s road fatality toll for this year is already more than 80, compared to last year’s 65, and there is concern it could be on its way to matching 2005’s “horrific” total of 93.