Regional transport planning and services. It's what we do.

Our public bus transport services are clocking over 3.7 million passenger trips a year.

  • We’re responsible for planning and funding land transport initiatives within the Waikato region, including public transport, road infrastructure, and managing regional land transport plans in collaboration with the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.

    Our affordable public transport services give access to jobs, education, healthcare, supermarkets, recreational and social activities, and community events. They also give an alternative to private vehicle travel, provide for the transport disadvantaged and rural communities, and support urban growth objectives.

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What else do we do?

Improving water quality, enhancing the health of our coastal and marine ecosystems, protecting and restoring our unique native plants and animals and the ecosystems they live in, keeping people safe on our roads and waterways as well as from floods and other hazards, and providing passenger transport services.

We do all this, and more.

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Every decision made by councillors significantly impacts the lives of Waikato residents, today and for the future. Elected members have the responsibility to represent the interests of all residents and ratepayers in the region, going beyond their immediate constituencies.

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Waikato Regional Council has co-governance and co-management arrangements with several iwi partners. 

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