Emergency response team to monitor weather over the weekend
Environment Waikato’s emergency response team will remain on standby throughout the weekend to monitor rainfall and river levels and keep land owners and agencies updated.
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Staff on alert as Waipa and Waikato Rivers rise
Environment Waikato emergency management staff remain on alert as the Waipa and Waikato rivers continue to rise.
CEO position to be re-advertised
Environment Waikato is to re-advertise the position of chief executive.
Rainfall heaviest in western catchments overnight
More rain fell across the Waikato overnight, with heaviest falls recorded in western parts of the region.
Hauraki Plains rivers continue to rise
Environment Waikato is offering assistance and technical advice to Hauraki District Council as HDC works to shore up a stop bank beside the lower Waitakaruru River.
River management systems coping well with heavy rainfall
Environment Waikato’s river management systems are coping well as a burst of severe weather moves over the region.
Shuttle upgrade opens up access
The CBD Shuttle bus service in Hamilton is now even easier for people to use as part of an Accessible Journeys trial.
Regional council braced for second storm
Environment Waikato staff are braced for a second burst of severe weather due to hit the Coromandel and Thames Valley areas from this afternoon.
Free buses to Air NZ Cup rugby in Hamilton
Waikato rugby fans can again take a free bus to the Air New Zealand Cup home games in Hamilton this year, thanks to Environment Waikato, Hamilton City Council and the Waikato Rugby Union.
Flood warning systems cope well with downpours
River monitoring systems in the Coromandel region have coped well with the significant rainfall that has fallen in the area over the weekend, says Environment Waikato chairman Peter Buckley.
Hamilton bus travel free this Saturday
Hamilton city bus travel will be free this Saturday as Environment Waikato says thank you to passengers who have collectively made three million passenger trips in a year for the first time.
Thousands of cigarette butts litter Waikato beaches
Waikato beaches are being treated like giant ashtrays. A recent report to Environment Waikato’s environment committee showed school groups removed 2414 cigarette butts while cleaning up 11 Coromandel and west coast beaches earlier this year.
EW puts ratepayers' interests first
From July 1, Environment Waikato stopped collecting money from its ratepayers to help pay for the Animal Health Board’s bovine Tb eradication programme. Councillor Andra Neeley explains the regional council’s position.
Household surveys on Waikato transport
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
The latest phase of a major research project aimed at helping meet Waikato’s future transport needs gets underway later this month.
Te Awamutu residents invited to planting day
Te Awamutu residents are invited to grab their gumboots, spades and raincoats and plant trees beside the Mangapiko Stream at Eileen Montefiore Reserve on July 23.
Environment Waikato targets Te Kuiti air quality issues
Environment Waikato is working to help Te Kuiti tackle air quality problems.
Landowners to get greater say over pest control methods
Environment Waikato’s regional pest management committee has decided to recommend to full council a proposal that gives landowners greater influence over how pest control is carried out on their land.
How to grow maize silage without paying for fertiliser
Environment Waikato is inviting farmers to a free workshop that could save them hundreds of dollars on fertiliser costs every year.
New pest plant contractor for King Country
Environment Waikato has contracted Chris Hale of Pest Plant Management to protect the King Country from weeds that threaten the local environment and economy.
Te Kuiti pig hunters to tackle pig problems
The Te Kuiti Pig Hunting Club is working with Environment Waikato to tackle an increased population of feral pigs affecting farming operations upstream of the Mangaokewa Gorge.