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• Progress results: Five new councillors elected to Waikato Regional Council
• Regional council supports Turangawaewae riverbank restoration
• Council praises Federated Farmers-led Healthy Rivers Wai Ora research
• Landowners and agencies boost efforts to protect Lake Maratoto
• Machine hygiene best defence against pest plants
• Final election results announced for Waikato Regional Council
• How to tackle pest wasps
• Waikato River Authority allocates $750,000 to council projects
• Putting a stop to swooping magpies
• Popular MarineMate app gets funding boost
• More than $170,000 awarded to environmental projects
• Council staff pitch in to support Cambridge wetland project.
• 400 beetles released to tackle big pest weed problem
• Cambridge rook control targets production pest
• Milk storage space a possible issue for Coromandel dairy farmers
• Soil conservation made finals in Kudos awards
• Most Waikato people rate life positively: survey
• Waikato supports drive on lifejackets
• Waikato Regional Council agrees to Healthy Rivers Wai Ora notification
• Alan Livingston elected chair of Waikato Regional Council
• Waikato River boaties urged to stick to rules
• Te Aroha winner of outstanding contribution award
• Outstanding Waikato coastal areas identified
• Formal notification of proposed plan change for Waikato and Waipa rivers
• Major milestone reached on Waikato River management
• Whitianga cubs and keas tackle wild ginger
• Get boat hulls clean for summer
• Council welcomes Healthy Rivers on farm report
• Healthy Rivers Wai Ora committee recommends proposed plan change for rivers
• Join the kauri work out club
• Tsunami alert reinforces need for Waikato people to be prepared
• Marine and beach threat for east coast and Firth of Thames
• Important decisions due for Waikato and Waipa rivers plan change proposals
• Duck shooter digs himself into trouble
• Otorohanga native bird project gets $75,000 boost
• Free rugby shuttles operating for Waikato and All Blacks games
• Great scholarship chance for Waihou-Piako zone students
• Automated floodgate caps off Graham’s Creek works
• Best practice becoming earthworks norm
• Refreshed coastal water quality monitoring for summer
• 28 people nominated, 4 elected unopposed to Waikato Regional Council seats
• Fresh progress on removing mangroves at Whangamata
• Deadline looming for regional council nominations
• Morrinsville student takes Roger Harris scholarship for 2016
• 30% discount on BUSIT fares for Waikato University students
• Effluent ponds need careful management following heavy rains
• Water and local democracy focus of bill submission
• Waikato District formally warned over Raglan wastewater spills
• Seabird mountain gets major boost
• New way forward for mangroves on Coromandel
• Government funding smooths way for stopbank upgrade
• Waikato Regional Council gains excellence position
• ‘Magic’ surprise for motorists
• Labour market action needed to ensure Upper North Island growth
• Waikato civil defence group HQ relocating to fit-for-purpose facility
• Waikato Regional Council seeks excellence position
• Big picture for Waikato water getting clearer
• Annual plan adopted, average 1.3 per cent rates decrease confirmed
• Tairua pupils pitch in with planting at Graham’s Creek
• Public transport needs of north Waikato communities under the spotlight
• Waikato Plan reaches major milestone
• Kauri dieback checks progressing in western Waikato
• Planting partnership bears many fruits
• More concern and action over environment in Waikato
• Waikato group controller’s contributions recognised
• New plan emphasises: “We are all Civil Defence”
• Roading savings just 'tip of the iceberg'
• Council votes unanimously to change water take consent fees
• Council committed to Tauhei flood protection project
• Regional rate confirmed for emergency rescue services
• ‘Skimmer’ ramps up Waikato’s spill response capacity
• Fieldays ticketholders travel free on all BUSIT services
• Regional council confirms fish farming tender
• Support for streamlining of pest control
• Sunken vessel re-floated – Coromandel Harbour
• Be part of the great persimmon rescue
• Diesel leak from sunken vessel plugged – Coromandel Harbour
• Stand stock off green feed to help cut effluent spills on Waikato roads
• Good Gypsy Day planning key to preventing pest plant spread
• Small amount of diesel leaking from sunken vessel – Coromandel Harbour
• Watch out for wild weather
• Waikato’s velvetleaf response moves to long term containment and eradication
• Flights to look for signs of kauri dieback
• Regional council assists following fishing boat grounding
• Skipper fined and warned after Tairua capsize
• Graham’s Creek works handle recent rough weather
• Regional council to consider tender for fish farming space
• Formal warnings over second Taupo nitrogen breach
• Turangi flood protection works completed
• Regional Policy Statement gets full green light
• Cr Peter Buckley’s contribution to region praised
• Heavy rains highlight losses but also wins
• Upgrade for farm menus
• Regional council checks for Coromandel damage
• Community views on speed sought - Putaruru and Tokoroa
• Stock wintering and soil health field day
• Regional council welcomes Government pest control initiative
• Council acting on coroner’s paddleboard recommendations
• Waikato Regional Council escalates velvetleaf response
• Turangi flood protection works underway
• Application to re-open Pukeatua quarry declined
• Flood fighter exits after 52 years
• Waikato Regional Council staff join national velvetleaf response
• Tairua incident highlights bar crossing risks
• Landcare networking field day at Te Pahu
• Risk of piggery effluent pond overflowing eases
• Update: Diesel discharge into Whitianga marina has stopped
• Diesel spilling from stormwater into Whitianga marina
• Piggery effluent at risk of overflowing – north of Te Aroha
• Watch out for weather in lead up to Easter
• Community views on speed sought - Matamata-Piako area
• Major milestone reached on Waikato and Waipa rivers restoration
• Community views on speed sought - Port Waikato, Pokeno
• Community views on speed sought - Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Karapiro
• New velvetleaf outbreaks cause for concern in Waikato
• Fresh warning after heavy Coromandel rain
• Fines for forestry failures
• Consultation begins, submissions sought on three regional council proposals
• More buses, new routes to Balloons Over Waikato Nightglow
• Waikato’s west coast at low risk of tsunami: study
• Waikato regional road toll remains “way too high”
• Regional council supports retaining a Waikato voice
• Online coastal inundation mapping tool launched
• First forum looking at key environmental and economic issues
• Training exercise nets plenty of ‘swag’
• $650,000 approved for community-based environmental work
• Student with passion for water wins top prize
• Judge sends message to earthworks industry
• Orbiter timetable changes roll out to improve reliability
• Summer threat of yellow bristle grass spread
• Free bus travel to Teddy Bears Picnic
• Bar crossing safety courses at Raglan and Kawhia
• Coromandel call goes out to landowners
• Pest Indian parakeets sighted near Paeroa
• More ‘crazy’ boating behaviour has harbourmasters nervous
• Appeal for public help over jetski incident
• Great farmer turnout at effluent field day
• New focus on lakes in Waikato District
• Regional rate proposed for life-saving voluntary services
• Speeding boaties endanger lives on Waikato River
• Waipa catchment abuzz with opportunity
• NIWA confirms red seaweed sample is harmless variety
• Ten years of top teamwork at Wharekawa
• Waikato Regional Council monitoring red seaweed
• More than $150,000 to 12 community projects
• Buses going further in Hamilton’s north than ever before
• ‘More care needed’ as power company fined for oily stream
• Make sure inflatable lifejackets are serviced
• Council seeks further scrutiny of Maungatautari performance
• Kauri tree huggers asked to show their love from a distance
• 100,000 views milestone approaches for bar crossing videos
• Council adopts statement of intent to guide 1080 use
• Council-linked projects attract more than $1.3 million
• Popular Cathedral Cove shuttle returns for 2015/16 summer
• Regional speed management approach for safer Waikato roads
• Info day for flood mitigation project near Thames
• Regional council acknowledges Piako farmers’ efforts
• Be careful with bar crossings
• JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Celebrity mobility scooter race feature of Have A Go Day
• Top Te Aroha student is Roger Harris scholarship winner for 2015
• Waikato Regional Council working on sea level rise modelling tool
• Coromandel spill exercise will test emergency team
• Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship Awards for 2015
• More than 1000 involved in rivers workshops and survey
• Major benefits as well as costs in rivers clean up
• Children lead way at Enviroschools event
• Regional council chair presents emerging business award
• Hundreds turn out for rivers protection workshops
• Enforcement processes “appropriate” and “lawful”
• Regional council manager runner-up for top Australasian award
• Graham’s Creek project set to get cracking
• Environment Aotearoa report highlights flexibility challenges
• Great scholarship chance for Waihou-Piako zone students
• Reporoa workshop on being part of water quality solution
• Waikato's business future
• Stay safe at Labour weekend and beyond
• Care urged over kauri dieback in Waikato region
• Effluent spreading company fined
• Collaborative approach to rivers health best
• Be part of water quality solution
• The future of business in Waikato
• Stay safe while boating at Labour weekend and beyond
• Bar crossing safety courses at Raglan and Kawhia
• Strong focus on working with others in successful year for council
• ‘Magic’ shoe fitting for Hamilton netball player
• New Zealand first release of bug to target privet
• Models look at potentially “very large” costs of improving water quality
• Regional council-funded projects report progress
• “Maintain vigiliance” say Waikato authorities
• Coromandel residents urged to stay away from coast overnight
• Council and civil defence monitoring tsunami developments
• Big savings from councils' co-operation
• Forum project slashes policies by half
• Public invited to have their say on Upper Waikato issues
• Hunting out shady characters
• Spread of good works recognised
• Fresh approach to effluent education
• Karangahake Gorge may need to close due to rising river level
• Kauri check on Pirongia comes up clean
• Waikato Regional Council supports farmers in tight times
• Court order for piggery mismanagement
• Rates payment options for under pressure farmers
• Council monitoring SuperGold card concerns
• Sports clubs and marae aided with environmental grants
• Regional council faces new pest challenges after busy year
• Waikato population tipped to grow more than 40 per cent by 2063
• Deliberate discharges ‘staggering’
• Waikato concerns over new national Tb plan proposal
• Maungatautari project funding confirmed
• Collaboration key to Lake Taupō project
• Major milestone reached in protection of Lake Taupō
• Leading edge rivers’ protection work enters fresh phases
• Smile for the birdie with Halo
• Council supports push on plastic bags, waters and Crown rating
• Regional council adopts 10-year plan
• Taupō farmer warned over nitrogen cap breaches
• Drive Sober campaign: Magic opportunity for Waikato netball centres
• West coast land and water protection given major boost
• Public input helps rivers project progress
• Economic strategy implementation governance group named
• Care urged after recent fan worm finds in Coromandel Harbour
• Waikato doing well but could do better, says report
• Two regional council projects receive top Green Ribbon awards
• Council Fieldays site to provide farmers with info and advice
• Plan for shaping Waikato’s future agreed
• Injection of funds for regional-scale development agreed
• TB rate collection to continue one more year
• Graham’s Creek flood works progress
• Farmer field day popular in Waipā catchment
• $40,000-plus in grants for community environmental initiatives
• Arbor Day weeds-for-natives offer from regional council
• Farmers encouraged to front foot it on environment
• Democracy and effectiveness call over ECan ideas
• Ed Hillary Hope Reserve opening soon
• Students awarded scholarships at regional council
• Extra Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora drop in session for north Waikato
• Follow up field day for farmers in Waipā River catchment
• Economic strategy implementation gathers pace
• Tui Mine remediation project wins national award
• Water strategy to better integrate work streams
• Nutrient loss reduction costs vary in study
• University and regional council combine for regional benefit
• Change in venue for Huntly drop in session on rivers
• Committee endorses new Waikato transport plan
• Field day to offer advice on environment and funding sources
• Be wary with weeds over harvesting time
• Judge ‘mystified’ at company’s dairy farm failures
• Public transport changes to be rolled out over next 2 years
• Deal struck over Cook Stream flood plain
• Regional council holding meeting in Paeroa
• Take the free bus to this year’s Nightglow
• Processes actively addressing water quality issues
• Expo turnout shows growing effluent ‘commitment’
• Drop in sessions for public’s thoughts on rivers
• Public’s voice sought on 10-year plan
• $85 million worth of food ‘wasted’ in the Waikato
• Close to 60 exhibitors line up for Waikato’s Effluent Expo
• Expressway funding follows collaborative advocacy
• Rivers support health of Waikato tourism
• Transport committee supports police clampdown on ‘racers’
• Extension approved in principle for Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora
• Bar crossing course at Raglan
• Farmers urged to watch out for health as big dry grinds on
• Regional council supports trees for WW1 memorial
• Heavyweights line up to protect Waikato River
• Major exercise for marine oil spill recovery beside Tuakau Bridge
• Ongoing dry weather highlights need for water planning
• Dangerous vessel removed from Tairua Harbour
• Nutrient reports highlight important new data
• “Grandparented” water access applications flood in
• Waikato’s Effluent Expo turns 5
• Matamata-Piako addressing hazard risks
• Regional council funding helps festival focus on environment
• Take care with water safety over Waitangi weekend
• Farmers encouraged to seek advice if struggling due to dry summer
• Native orchids now sprouting in former pest plant paradise
• Protective pumps get major refurbishment
• Progressive plan promises low rates increase
• Caution urged over contact with reddish algal blooms in lakes
• Council investigates algal bloom reports
• New Coromandel summer water sampling programme
• Boaties need to take lifejackets more seriously
• Formal warning for waka skipper
• Marine safety app now includes VHF channels
• Bringing home the catch of the day
• Children need correctly fitting lifejackets
• More seats on Mercury Bay’s Summer Shuttle
• Air quality breach triggers open fire place restrictions in Putaruru
• New approach to effluent compliance endorsed
• Check inflatable lifejackets before using
• Look out for lantana
• Time to tackle “beach bunny” rabbits
• Diesel leak plugged in Coromandel Harbour
• Commercial diver to plug leak, oyster farms defer harvest
• Waikato secures role in World Masters Games 2017
• Council responding to fuel leak after boat sinking
• Fresh awards for water safety work
• Graham’s Creek information session in Tairua
• Three grants worth $67,000 approved
• New visions for Waikato arts and sport
• Regional council welcomes Waikato River Authority funding
• Bridge funding approved by TCDC
• Reminder that new rules cover enforced privet removal
• ‘Have a go’ day on buses “opens up avenue of travel and mobility”
• Dairy water take consent applications deadline coming up
• Wide range of views considered in Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora process
• Stock feed company fined $32,400 for dairy discharge
• Farmer fined $55,800 for deliberate effluent discharge to wetland
• ‘Walking the talk” with mudfish in Hamilton
• $1.4 billion Māori economy important for Waikato’s well-being
• Celebrating 150 years with $1.50 fares
• Central Hamilton alive with children’s dreams
• Raglan bar crossing course
• Draft regional land transport plan released for consultation
• 10 year plan for public transport adopted for community feedback
• New plan to tackle dangerous fanworm pest
• Waipa and Upper Waikato catchment plans approved
• ‘Legends’ of the road feature in road safety campaign
• Agrichemical contractors concern council
• Death by drowning a “horrible” way to go
• Invasive aquatic weeds targeted
• Disease ruled out for Cambridge kauri
• National policy informs local solutions
• Council ecologist wins prestigious science award
• Invasive legume plants targeted in joint approach
• BUSIT improvements sees customer satisfaction rise
• Spare a thought for our rivers this Sunday
• Tight focus on efficiency to continue
• Rural waste report highlights major recycling opportunities
• Karakia for Lake Waikare
• Bellbird sighting in Hamilton gully something to sing about
• Bus, walk, cycle or carpool next week
• Be careful with weeds as spring sprouts
• Grant for leading edge school project
• Handling Auckland’s growth implications for Waikato
• Committee agrees to cut moorings red tape
• Farmers can expect higher fines for pollution
• Wild ginger – look out!
• Dairy company fined over odour
• Banishing the bane of boneseed
• Rural and urban sectors engaged in rivers process
• New kauri dieback find on Coromandel
• Council wins national boat safety award
• Fined farmer attempted to ‘influence’ council inspectors
• New regional pest management plan now operative
• Regional council opts to stick with first past the post
• Possum operation successful, proper processes followed
• Positive financial performance at regional council
• Earthworks winners highlight improvements
• Waikato biosecurity leader receives national award
• Graham’s Creek working party sets project principles
• Working smarter on Waikato roads
• Bar crossing films aim to save lives
• Solid results from King Country possum control
• Taupo nitrogen monitoring deed approved
• Four Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship winners for 2014
• Big year for regional council on Coromandel
• Regional council committed to Coromandel coastal co-operation
• Court orders halt to milking
• Both ends of popular track to have kauri dieback cleaning stations
• Tui Mine project sees major award and assets handover
• Rivers group takes multi-faceted approach
• Graham’s Creek working party makes progress
• Waikato remains on track to meet new Government guidelines
• Piggery effluent turns stream pink, results in $41,250 fine
• District Council fined for “systemic failures” at Raglan plant
• Dig in to help protect Port Waikato’s dunes
• Whitebait hui to consider issues and options
• Experienced hand on Coromandel tiller
• Keeping a lid on Aussie pests
• Big surge in Waikato Civil Defence capability
• Helicopters grounded for now but monitoring to continue
• Annual plan adopted, 0.9 per cent rates increase confirmed
• Rivers group starts community field trips
• Council helping with storm clean-up on Coromandel Peninsula
• Waikato's future taking further shape
• Building safer, more resilient communities
• Halt to helicopter flights recommended pending review
• Joint working group established
• Waikato dairy farmers boosting effluent performance
• Regional council flood team monitoring waterways closely
• Ruben shares his road safety tips on the Peninsula
• Watch out for heavy rain and strong winds across the Waikato
• ‘Lax’ farmer fined $52,500
• New executive line up announced
• Partnership in action at Fieldays
• Lake Waikare “culprit” identified
• Council responds to effluent concerns in South Waikato
• Teaming up for Halo
• Opinion: Why we can’t turn a blind eye to environmental crime
• Drought’s effects still lingering
• Landowners impressed with council clean-up
• Electors vote against proposal to alleviate flooding
• Floodway improvement works to go ahead at Graham’s Creek
• Passenger rail service to be considered in transport plan reviews
• Council to rate rural landowners for national TB programme
• Boost to services while rates increase held below one per cent
• Independent advice ensures WRC finances stay in good shape
• Views align on rivers health
• Regional issues discussion at dairy and dry stock meeting
• Rust never sleeps and it can fly across the Tasman
• Technical experts line up to help water quality
• Waikato fleet day launch-pad for online safe driver system
• School bus routes to continue until end of 2015
• Regional council to consider its support for tourism
• Excellent end to fishy tale
• Regional council supports spatial plan development
• Hunters urged to clean equipment between waterways
• Ruben shares his road safety tips in Raglan
• Extension for applications to assist regional council
• Forum clarifies position on 'user pays' for water
• Dam consenting role affirmed
• Councils advised to consider water company
• Earthquake bill could unnecessarily sting Waikato
• Rain sparks recovery but things remain fragile
• Council helping with big post-storm clean-up near Te Aroha
• Landcare networking field day in Raglan
• Proactive response to Taupo erosion
• Leading edge procurement policies praised
• Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora workshops underway
• Whitebait partners look for solutions
• Mayoral Forum has good process for future
• Paint spill “environmental eyesore”
• New survey aimed at helping farmers and growers manage waste
• Real people talk about real impacts of drink driving: new video
• $45,000 fine for water ‘theft’
• Regional council and partners contain diesel spill
• Getting batty about bats at fun day will help to protect them
• Public transport plan moving ahead
• Tui Mine remediation delivers excellent stream improvements
• How to avoid effluent pond failure
• Help sought for $34 million regional council business
• Stakeholders, strategy and technical excellence drive changes
• Strains of Waikato drought bite deeper
• Farmers turnout in record numbers for Effluent Expo
• New stream damage investigation launched
• Regional council partnering with others to stop spread of kauri dieback
• Council offers helping hand to suppliers
• Latest Hikuai weed clearance underway
• Be driven for free to the Night Glow
• Waikato part of new water website
• New stock truck effluent facility to open
• Road ahead clearing for Mayoral Forum
• Council investigates lime spill at Waikino
• Waikato Civil Defence prepares as formal severe weather warning issued for Lusi
• Record turnout to provide timely tips
• Waikato Civil Defence tracking Lusi closely
• Council and partners watching dry weather closely
• Research will help to protect New Zealand’s whitebait populations
• Student with passion for the environment wins award
• ‘Drive sober’ campaign asks: What’s a good number?
• Investment fund returns grow steadily
• Keeping the local in local government
• Interim chair of Collaborative Stakeholder Group appointed
• Fresh concerns over turtles at Taupō
• Donation takes Honda past $220,000 in Waikato
• Rock with Ruben the Road Safety Bear at Children’s Day
• Free rugby shuttles operating for Chiefs and All Blacks games
• Mayoral Forum OKs next stage in new plan for region
• Life saving Raglan bar crossing course for boaties
• Free bus travel to Teddy Bears Picnic
• Fresh fanworm find at Coromandel harbour
• Service levels up for just 0.3 per cent more
• MarineMate top sports app in New Zealand
• Extra precautions needed by boaties on west coast waters
• Restructuring proposal to boost council effectiveness
• Spray drift reminder issued after complaints
• Hamilton’s buses now fully wheelchair and pram accessible
• Continuing caution urged after weed spray spill
• Caution urged after weed spray spill
• Sea Change-Tai Timu Tai Pari stakeholder process moves ahead
• Regional council monitoring elevated waterways on Coromandel
• Keeping Coromandel kauri ka pai
• Second erosion event in Pueto catchment
• Greater community role in rivers protection group
• Bach owners urged to provide lifejackets and safe boating info
• It’s less fuss to travel by bus
• Mercury Bay bus beach hop
• Creating ‘breathing space’ on Waikato roads can save lives
• Cleaning station replaced after ‘selfish’ theft
• Waipa acts to save Shakespeare Rd kauri
• Leamington residents urged to ‘sit back and leave the driving to us’
• Top 5 ‘must dos’ for safe summer boating
• Taupo erosion highlights need for careful planning
• Water still top Waikato issue
• Price of City Explorer bus ticket to drop in 2014
• Taupō Connector bus fares to rise
• Fare adjustments for Northern Connector and Pukekohe buses
• Council decides on committee structure and membership
• Changes to councillor allowances supported
• Free new smartphone app the best ‘first mate’ for boaties
• Fast boat asked to move off river
• New chair for Waikato Mayoral Forum
• Privet trial aimed at understanding impacts
• Jet skier thought he was dying
• Consents granted for landfill at Glen Afton
• Second award for council IT system
• Big turnout at Raglan bar day
• Powhiri for new regional council CEO
• Boat refloated after sinking
• Regional council responds to pleasure boat sinking
• Teaming up for Halo
• ‘Have a go’ day on buses a confidence booster
• Waikato shares in software excellence award
• Lowering blood alcohol limit will save lives in the Waikato
• WRC signals plan to get in shape for challenges ahead
• TV TakeBack starts in the Waikato
• Regional council elects new chair and deputy
• Life saving Raglan bar crossing course for boaties
• Safer rides on Waikato roads
• Final results for 2013 elections
• Big turnout at Sea Change forums bodes well for future
• Consents granted for coal mine at Mangatangi
• Boost farm profits and the environment
• Record fine for deliberate dairy pollution
• Council “bent over backwards” for farmer fined $47,000
• Strategy aims to unleash potential
• Eight new councillors for regional council
• Extra care needed following small Coromandel diesel spill
• ‘Menace on the water’ could have killed people
• New manager for Taupo and Upper Waikato
• Community reps sought for plan change group
• Review of bus network to inform route improvements
• Regional council helping voters have their say
• Group consenting first under Variation 6
• Caution urged over Waikato’s kauri dieback results
• Tsunami risk info underlines need to be prepared
• Two big wins for environmental projects
• Storm highlights need for enduring solutions
• Boost for regional council awareness and approval ratings
• 10-year pest plan adopted, successes celebrated
• Council signs off on a successful year
• Council approves funding for long-term fix of leaky old roof
• Regional council and DOC sign new MoU
• Tyre burner aggressive towards Fire Service
• High wind alert extended to Eastern Waikato
• Wind and rain alert for Coromandel
• Hamilton buses re-routed due to road construction
• Huntly’s services to operate seven days a week
• Pokeno developer wins site of year award
• Mostly steady view from Waikato communities
• Bus, walk, cycle or carpool next week
• Boosting farm profits and the environment
• Tairua mangrove consent granted
• Weed dumping disheartening
• Farmer in court for taking water
• Council decides against MRP consent review
• Collaboration in action for rivers
• Sea change underway for Hauraki Gulf
• Rescued tui chick flying high
• Major Huntly river bank planting project completed
• Forum seeks further alignment
• Helping hold the line on mangroves
• Coromandel township planting day
• Council agrees to fund Buffalo Beach project
• Community planting day at Tui Mine site
• WRA funding major Huntly planting project
• Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan leadership now in place
• Tairua mangrove consent update
• ‘Love birds’ shot wins Halo photo contest
• Independent audits give council processes tick of approval
• 38 people to contest Waikato Regional Council seats
• Positive year-end result funds building and beach fixes
• Public event to draw candidate names from hat
• Council funding for events to reduce waste to landfill
• Turtle capture in Lake Taupō prompts warning
• Free rugby shuttles operating for Waikato and All Blacks games
• Mixed picture for Waikato waterways
• New pamphlets to help manage flood risk
• Just two weeks left to lodge candidate nominations
• 1200 student-grown trees to be planted along Waikato cycle way
• Legal studies and volunteer work focus for scholarship winners
• Making better use of land to lift environmental and economic performance
• BUSIT to this weekend’s rugby semi-final
• Bike rack to be trialled on Taupō bus
• Clean machines help stop weed spread
• Help shape Waikato’s future
• Air quality breach triggers restrictions in Taupo
• New riparian tax breaks welcomed
• Waikato coordinates herbicide monitoring tender
• Hamilton Halo shining beyond the Waikato
• Vanuatu seeks Waikato geothermal advice
• Committee agrees to slip remediation contribution
• Tsunami work at Tairua-Pauanui well on track
• New dairy accord a ‘positive step’
• Derelict pontoon removed in joint operation
• What’s growing in your backyard?
• Winter a good time to spend learning new water safety rules
• Campaign to create greater awareness of the road’s ‘elephants’
• Prizes offered for best bird view
• Make sure you’re enrolled to vote
• Taupō Connector bus changes to improve patronage and reliability
• Te Puru flood protection works rate decided
• Waikato economic strategy on move
• Elephants bring in the alligators
• Annual plan adopted, 1.3 per cent rates increase confirmed
• Eager skiers urged to take care on Waikato’s roads
• Big turnout at Cooks Beach drop-in day
• Major new Waikato River agreement signed
• Waikato makes ripples for a better environment
• Council funding for project to prevent kauri dieback spread
• Funding support for NZ falcons research in Waikato forest
• Collaboration key to future success, says new chief executive
• New lifejacket rule aims to save lives
• Waikato involved in leading edge water project
• PM10 exceedances trigger restrictions for Hamilton
• Flood risk for Firth of Thames coast
• Plan delivers better services at less cost
• Fresh menus on offer at Fieldays
• Former postie wins engineering scholarship
• Good ‘Gypsy day’ planning key to cutting effluent spills on Waikato roads
• Fanworm cleared up at Coromandel Harbour
• Auckland snarl-ups cost Waikato money
• Hundreds of thousands spent too late for company
• Mangrove trials proving promising
• Council’s website wins top national award
• Reduce your crash risk – be seen, day and night
• Plan to reduce Waikato’s crash rates backed by regional committee
• Forum updates MPs and iwi
• Te Kopia possum control results continue to shine
• Fanworm investigation at Coromandel
• Complex Tui Mine clean-up a first for New Zealand
• Final update: Sunken vessel successfully salvaged
• Luck of the draw decides order of voting papers
• Update: Sunken vessel poses navigational hazard
• Update: Diesel flow from stricken vessel blocked
• Booms deployed to contain diesel leaking from stricken vessel
• Council advises neighbours about repairs
• Beach replenishment planned for Kuratau
• Funding promise protects Lake Taupō for all New Zealanders
• Regional council rebuts fish farming claims
• Hopes rain will ease pressure on river flows
• Boatie convicted over bridge collision
• One hour bus transfer time to remain unchanged
• Give people options to tailor local government to future needs
• Coastal watch needed as pressures grow
• Onemana Beachcare’s ‘coastal champion’
• Proposed RMA changes could drive up costs, regional council warns
• Be driven for free to the Night Glow
• Freight story helps partners reduce the cost to do business in New Zealand
• Historic Waipa River agreement signed at Te Kuiti Pa
• Collaboration over restoring and protecting rivers
• Region’s pest plan signed off for public feedback
• Rivers ‘central to Waikato lifestyle’
• Effluent expo turnout ‘very healthy’ sign
• Internationally-renowned peat dome under the microscope
• Smart technology choices a key to improving road safety
• Working together for Waikato
• Tairua bar crossing course
• ‘Magic’ partnership to reduce drink-driving crashes
• New air quality monitoring in Waipa district
• Landcare networking field day
• Expert ‘alliance’ to help with river health
• University, regional council to work together for benefit of region
• Long awaited rain increases crash risk
• New mangrove clearance due to start next week
• Proposed 2013/14 budget includes 2.6% drop in general rates
• Chief executive job to be advertised
• Minimise risk, maximise value
• Tui project looking to future
• Waikato drought declaration
• MPI grants Waikato Regional Council $340,000 for aquaculture
• Proposed possum control changes could generate major savings
• Significant alligator weed outbreak south of Hamilton
• Spotlight on key road safety messages for truck drivers
• Drought declaration sought for Waikato and South Auckland
• Funding agreement formally ended
• Te Puru rating options confirmed for draft annual plan
• Significant wetland victim to delays
• Council confirms CEO pay
• Waikato Regional Council first to receive increased maritime powers
• Multi-agency drought committee formed in Waikato
• Community working hard for the environment
• Regional council welcomes new efforts from dairy sector
• New road safety campaign targets teachers of learner drivers
• New road safety campaign targets teachers of learner drivers
• Further steps towards major savings for regional ratepayers
• Top university science student wins council prize
• Physical inactivity costs almost one per cent of GDP
• Course to help boaties cross the notorious Raglan bar
• Variation 6 roll out for Lower Waikato and West Coast catchments
• Rain helps but not enough
• Floodway improvement works to be revisited following strong community feedback
• Council to take another look at fairer way to pay for flood protection
• Judge slams Coromandel forestry offending
• Cows’ udders dragging in effluent
• Waterways hit minimum flow levels
• Value for money focus of 2013/14 budget talks
• Highly successful possum control at Te Kopia
• Regional council monitoring dry conditions
• Community meeting for Graham’s Creek property owners
• Big turnout at Pauanui bar crossing day
• Tyre win timely for Hamilton rider
• Million tyres dumper does a runner
• Baby detected in boat at Whitianga without lifejacket
• Drop-in for more info about Te Puru rating options
• Boat sinks, lifejackets save lives at Karapiro
• Skippers urged to avoid alcohol following boat crash
• Coromandel Peninsula campers urged to move to higher ground
• Bar crossings – be safe not sorry
• Waikato’s summer holiday motorists urged to ‘plan your trip’
• BUSIT festive season changes
• Tairua mangrove removal consent application lodged
• Care urged over kauri dieback in Waikato region
• Waikato River smash reinforces need for care on the water
• Proposed boating rules released for public comment
• Ringing in New Year changes to BUSIT
• Te Puru rating system proposal fairer on community
• Huntly farmer fined $15,000 for damaging wetland
• Coromandel bar crossing courses
• Green light for leaky building fix
• Successful start to Whangamata mangroves clearance
• Tui Mine tailings collapse ‘no longer a threat’
• Early start to mangrove removal at Whangamata
• Purangi unconsented moorings targeted
• Variety of punishments for polluting dairy farmers
• 40th birthday for flood scheme that delivers big benefits
• Track safety improvement options for Waharoa
• Possum and rat control aims to protect rare birds and plants
• Staged water programme enables better solutions
• More concerns over rowing safety in Hamilton
• Collaboration working well over Hikuai restoration
• Recognition for council pest control contractor
• Demand for courses strong sign of safety message getting through
• Council gives wings to translocation of 30 North Island robins
• Project to aid biodiversity protection given funding boost
• Rowing mishap highlights river dangers
• Tauwhare farmer fined $34,000 over effluent discharges
• Waikato well-advanced on land and water issues
• Dame Te Atairangi Kaahu scholarship winners aiming high
• No noticeable effects expected from Awakino Gorge tanker crash
• Tanker crash in Awakino Gorge
• Council expects no long-lasting effects from truck crash
• Special summer holiday bus services to Raglan
• Fish trap and digester nearing start-up
• RPS protects environment to help grow economy
• St Peter’s first Waikato Enviroschools ‘green-gold’ recipient
• Retired Maungatautari trustees honoured by regional council
• Rule breakers ‘causing near misses’
• Course to help boaties cross the notorious Raglan bar
• Top tips for improving motorcycle safety on Waikato roads
• Be driven to BUSIT’s new website
• Good progress on protecting Lake Taupō
• Care needed with maize cultivation
• ‘Safer speeds’ solution to Waitomo’s fatal SH3 intersection
• Waharoa rail track safety concerns to be investigated
• Nominees sought for Coromandel catchment liaison subcommittee
• Waikato Regional Council delivers positive financial and service delivery results
• Farmers and others encouraged to have their say
• ‘Waikato solutions to Waikato issues’
• Navigation safety bylaw review
• Orbiter bus service changes to improve reliability
• Council appalled by deliberate dairy discharge
• Honda donations crack $200,000 mark in Waikato
• Community initiatives fund proves popular against pests
• Biodiversity projects to receive funding boost
• Region’s bus fares to rise to meet Government targets, cover costs
• Report native birds for Conservation Week
• Hamilton City praised for swift environmental response
• United bid secures significant transport investment for Waikato
• Savings and efficiency aim of new dairy farm consents process
• Possible kauri dieback check in Hamilton
• Strong local and regional governance needed in Waikato
• Call for patience over Tairua mangroves
• New effluent monitoring system aims to help fix problems
• Iwi and councils to sign Upper Waikato River agreements
• Ban on use of newly installed open fireplaces in Te Kuiti
• Council wants change to spell out regional and local difference
• Farming companies fined $60,000 over illegal earthworks
• New process to look at improving health of rivers
• Council decides new boundaries
• Building a better Waikato
• New full-time Group controller for Waikato Civil Defence
• New waste stocktake to help identify regional opportunities
• Prospect of up to 100mm of rain in short time
• Coromandel and Kaimai heavy rain watch for weekend
• New severe weather watch for Coromandel
• Waikato playing key role in aquatic weed spraying efficiency move
• Rainfall continues on Coromandel and Kaimai Ranges
• Severe weather warning for eastern Waikato ranges
• Possibility of further heavy rain remains for weekend
• Waikato best served by strong regional and local governance
• Councillors appointed to new Hamilton public transport body
• Historic draft plan change process approved by sub-committee
• Possibility of further heavy rain on Coromandel and Kaimai Ranges
• Rivers starting to recede from peaks
• Focus on Piako, Waihou, Waitoa and lower Waikato rivers
• Company fined $37,000 over New Year’s trade waste discharge
• Rain eases overnight but rivers still swollen
• Roads projects win regional council awards
• Waikato’s big wet set to continue
• Waikato’s big wet set to continue
• Council on alert after fresh rain
• Flood risk eases after recent downpours
• Regional council watching river levels closely
• Flood warning for Waipa River and west coast catchments
• Regional development to follow ‘green growth’ path
• Regional council pays tribute to Maori leader
• Committee agrees open discussion necessary on local government reform
• Council on track to achieving long term strategic goals
• Legendary truck drivers taking on board road safety messages
• Feedback sought from Taupō Connector bus passengers
• A passion for pursuing pests
• Route change brings new bus stops in Cambridge town centre
• Plans underway to reduce Waikato’s road death and trauma rates
• Tenders sought for strategic review of Waikato’s bus network
• Watch out for tui (and bellbirds) this winter
• Bat survey major step for conservation
• Council’s pest work protects Waikato environment and economy
• Grants of more than $14,000 awarded to schools and kindergarten
• Council backs New Chums Beach protection
• Prudent plan to deliver regional environmental and economic benefits
• Waikato UNISA members join forces on upper North Island freight study
• Te Awamutu company fined nearly $32,000 over effluent discharge
• Support for Maungatautari visitor centre development
• Te Puru flood mitigation works completed
• Mangrove removal planning in full swing
• Call for catchment liaison subcommittee nominations
• Cause of oil spill identified, investigation continues
• Clarification over Maori seats
• Update on Waikato River oil spill near Claudelands Bridge
• Source of oil in river near Claudelands Bridge located
• Updated details for major oil spill exercise for Coromandel
• Tairua marina development issues being closely managed
• Tokoroa air quality breach means ban on new fireplace use
• Regional council focus on water at Fieldays 2012
• Thames flood protection set for boost
• Plan delivers regional environmental and economic benefits at less cost
• Cycling centre meets funding conditions
• Detergent spill source identified
• Representation review aims to enrich local democracy
• Regional council backs decision to disband public transport committee
• Plan for Waikato transport projects worth $1.1 billion adopted
• Grants help local projects from around Waikato
• New Whatawhata to Hamilton bus service to be trialled
• ‘Gypsy week’ planning essential to minimise effluent on Waikato roads
• Major oil spill exercise for Coromandel
• Free heating upgrades still available for Tokoroa homeowners
• Whitianga beach erosion issues being addressed
• Source of diesel in Waikato River identified
• Successful start to big King Country pest control operation
• Historic Waikato River agreement signed at Pikitu Marae
• Public transport committee votes in favour of disbanding
• Spending of $1.1 billion on Waikato transport projects backed
• Pest fish funding confirmed from Waikato River Authority
• Boaties urged to light up to be safe on the water
• Agreement reached on mangroves
• Jet boat pair sentenced after collision near Matamata
• Huntly power station resource consents granted in under six months
• Be in quick for a free heating upgrade
• Duck shooters urged to stay safe and avoid spreading pests
• Waikato River agreement between Raukawa and regional council
• One week left to have your say on 10 year plan for the region
• Entries sought for Hamilton Halo’s first schools competition
• Waikato Regional Council responds to AHB
• Council urges caution to hunters using dogs
• Waste to resource strategy to cut waste and boost Waikato’s economy
• Waikato road safety ‘truck legends’ campaign launched
• Regional council passes dam consents audit with flying colours
• Tsunami strategy being extended to Pauanui and Tairua
• BUSIT for free during the Hamilton ITM400
• Eighty clean heat appliances to be installed in region’s homes
• Large number of dairy consents expected to be “relatively simple”
• Debris comes ashore at Tairua
• Headlights on day and night reduces the crash risk
• Hikuai wetland restoration underway
• Council to work further with Kawhia community after spill
• Prudent plan to deliver regional environmental and economic benefits
• Lagoon fish deaths may have been result of overheating
• US expert joins discussion on Waikato’s future
• More safety courses available for boaties
• Hamilton Halo model ‘could be replicated’
• Possum control targets high value native forest
• Major possum control savings mooted
• Tui Mine water quality testing show promising results
• New Waikato local government alliance to drive regional development
• Kawhia diesel spill investigation
• Hopes that effects of Kawhia diesel spill will be limited
• Reported diesel spill at Kawhia
• ETS reminder to hundreds of forest owners
• Rail investment boost
• Public transport governance review
• Sailing down the river
• Another strong turnout at Effluent Expo
• Finance committee chair says staff increases justified
• Get batty in Hamilton’s Hammond Park
• Free heating still available in Te Kuiti
• Beefed up committee takes on environmental and monitoring role
• Council makes it easy for ratepayers to reduce rates and avoid penalties
• New building lease option saves $1 million over 10 years
• Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel districts pay fair share
• Course to help boaties cross the Raglan bar
• Capsizing shows even experienced skippers can get caught out
• Regional council gives assurances over ONFLs and SNAs
• Council pleased with Opus settlement
• Stock truck effluent disposal site to open at Morrinsville
• Fish farming effects will be managed through consenting process
• Students with passion for the environment win awards
• Planning underway for farming water take consents
• Whangamata mangrove appeal backed
• ‘Good clean dairying’ promotion to feature at expo
• More regional services to boost environmental and economic bottom line
• New building tipped to be solid investment - but what do ratepayers want?
• Two charged following jet boats collision
• Enjoy the thrills but know the rules
• HCC to be prosecuted over Pukete sewage spill
• BUSIT free for a day on 8 Frankton route
• Expo exhibitor numbers well up on last year
• Staff make recommendations over proposed regional policy
• Purple loosestrife in Tokoroa
• Giant knotweed discovered in Waihi
• Waikato farmer faces $73,000 fine for “not stopping for anyone”
• Waikato’s east coast being closely monitored for signs of Rena oil, debris
• Diesel spills prompt reminder for extra care from boaties
• Extra vigilance needed on Waikato waterways following serious incidents
• Top ten tips for safe boating this summer
• Discover more with the City Explorer
• Boat naming a must
• Variation 5 funding deadline looms for larger land owners
• BUSIT festive season changes include free Christmas Day buses
• Coromandel’s summer shuttle services make day trips hassle free
• Council responds to third diesel spill, public help requested
• Driven to shop? BUSIT will get you to the bargains
• Alligator weed found at Ruapuke Beach
• Rigorous process to be applied to Coromandel fish farm tenders
• Council funds new Aotea Beach walkway
• Waikato schools granted funds for environmental projects
• Help needed over dead eels
• Council spells out conditions for cycling centre funding
• Don't have false sense of security on lakes
• Action over central plateau volcanic threats
• New tsunami preparedness and response recommendations
• Feedback sought on Waikato’s funding priorities for transport
• Changes to Raglan bus services
• Green schools celebrated at Hamilton ceremony
• Regional council satisfied with Variation 6 decision
• Consent for mangrove removal at Whangamata
• Award over major information systems savings
• New Waikato Civil Defence draft plan adopted
• Direction for cleaner, healthier air adopted
• Route changes for Orbiter and 9 Nawton bus services
• Waikato River Authority and council sign partnership agreement
• Committee agrees to end role in prosecutions
• Council declines to fund passenger rail but keeps option alive
• Young leaders win Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships
• Lynden Court bus stop a go
• Waikato Regional Council helps clean up air in Taupo, Tokoroa and Te Kuiti
• Boaties urged to stick to the rules and stay safe over summer
• DoC gets renewed Tokaanu pools consents with stricter conditions
• Waikato farmer fined nearly $50,000 over effluent discharges
• Affco granted water outfall consents
• Council gives Waikato dairy farmers a pat on the back
• Rena oil spill community meeting at Whangamata
• Latest Hamilton bus services advice
• Council receives final recommendations on Hamilton to Auckland rail service
• Council votes to establish Maori seats
• Milk pick up situation continues to improve in Waikato
• Council active in helping manage gas issues in Waikato
• Farmers urged to keep milk out of waterways
• ‘Significant’ phase of Tui Mine clean-up underway
• Funding now available for Taupo small landowners
• Course to help boaties cross the Raglan bar
• Lifejackets essential for safer summer boating
• Latest flight confirms lower trend
• Regional council continues preparation for oil off Waikato coast
• Council to review councillor role in prosecutions
• Council staff preparing for possible oil clean-up on Coromandel beaches
• New bus stop speeds up journey
• More regional council staff helping after ship grounding
• Variation 5 wins RMLA award
• Weeds 4 Natives events to run in Coromandel
• Waikato bus passenger satisfaction at 98 per cent
• Regional council team ready to help after ship grounding
• Arapuni factory appeal resolved
• Waikato Regional Council team monitoring ship grounding
• Thunderstorm warning for Waikato
• Thousands of rugby supporters use ‘fan-tastic’ free shuttle buses
• Council welcomes turning of first sod for new section of expressway
• Waikato Regional Council comments on national water report
• Council’s stock truck effluent strategy wins award
• BUSIT! to the next Rugby World Cup match
• Truckies urged to ‘Give me 5’ to improve heavy vehicle safety
• Boating safety courses at Raglan and Kawhia
• Regional rate for harbour management works considered
• Deadline set for peat lakes funding commitment
• Tokoroa milk drying plant gets quicker consent
• Committee confirms application of surplus
• Council praises dairy sector’s efforts to lift environmental game
• Council votes to fund national cycling centre of excellence
• Regional council ready for role in new aquaculture zone
• Pest control successes highlight of strategy report
• Variation 5 advice for Taupō small block owners
• Public help requested to identify spill source
• Waikato river users urged to follow the rules
• Hamilton residents with eye on the sky urged to get snapping
• Report identifies substantial energy savings through inland freight hubs
• Council receives legal advice on upcoming cycling centre decision
• Correct storage vital in ongoing effluent compliance push
• Expressway alliance wins top earthworks award
• Swap weeds for natives week at Raglan
• Results show community divided over bike bid
• Council grants awarded to environmental groups
• Senior policy advisor selected for climate change fellowship to US
• 180 submissions on Whangamata mangroves plan
• Rail working party makes final recommendations on Hamilton to Auckland service
• Wetlands restoration work receives $40,000 grant
• Grant awarded to school children attending international conference
• More than 120 people have their say on land and water in the Kaimai catchments
• $42,000 fine over chicken effluent “lahar”
• Waikato residents asked to report sightings of pest rooks
• Strategy for improving air quality
• Politicians and rail advocates experience Hamilton-Auckland train service
• Contract awarded for final phase of work on contaminated Tui mine site
• Positive year-end result funds remediation projects
• Plan to protect and enhance Waikato’s marine areas
• Key water policy awaits court ruling
• Numbers of Waikato residents prepared for a disaster on the rise
• Councils tackling Tokoroa’s poor air quality
• Honda makes fresh tree planting contribution
• Helicopter monitoring due to start for 2011-12
• Regional rate supported for construction of effluent dumping sites
• Iwi and resource management experts advise on key policy
• National cycling centre of excellence proposal open to public comment
• Improvements made to Glenview and Mahoe bus services
• Plea issued for pedestrians to take extra care on region’s roads
• Regional council concerned about proposed government subsidy cuts for transport
• Collaboration the key to handling big land and water issues
• Vigilance needed around the region’s swollen rivers and streams
• Too many children not wearing lifejackets: boat survey results
• National air quality standards breached at busy Hamilton intersection
• Waikato farmers make gains for environment
• Boaties urged to take extreme care on seas off Waikato coasts
• Regional council concerned about direction of national plantation forestry standard
• Waikato CDEM group to remain on alert
• Waikato CDEM group activates after earthquake
• Waikato CDEM group activates after earthquake
• New-look waste exchange website goes live
• Free public seminar on changing climate
• New Whangamata mangroves consent application lodged
• Beef gets environmental ‘tick’ for restaurant trial
• Have your say on regional public transport
• ‘Bloody important’ road safety campaign launched
• Council confirms 2011/12 rates
• Abundance of winter flowers expected to attract bellbird and tui to Hamilton city
• Regional council to consult public on Home of Cycling funding proposal
• Lake Taupo consent rules to take effect next month
• Monitoring to continue after Awakino spill
• Bird response ramped up at Awakino
• Awakino oil spill clean-up makes further progress
• Final update for Thursday on Awakino oil spill
• Council hopeful spill’s impact will be limited
• Oil extraction underway at Awakino
• Oil spill containment operation underway
• Oil spill prompts environmental protection moves
• Further submissions sought
• Strategic direction for Waikato regional development
• New Waikato Civil Defence draft plan approved for consultation
• Region’s dune restoration programme delivers a wave of benefits
• New road map for land and water
• Council to seek further information on Home of Cycling proposal
• Caring locally, competing globally
• Boaties urged to light up to be safe on the water
• Strong interest in tsunami strategy
• Community environmental projects given $208,500 funding boost
• Waikato weather warning for Queen's birthday weekend
• Waikato District Lakes and Wetlands agreement to be signed
• Council’s annual plan finalised with rates rise of 2.6 per cent to existing ratepayers
• Stop “dirty and dangerous” effluent spills
• New upper North Island council alliance aims to drive economic growth