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Waikato Biodiversity Accord
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Effluent management
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Lake Taupō catchment
Nitrogen cap (N cap)
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What lives in geothermal areas?
Geothermal glossary
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Land and soil: monitoring and reporting
Land use in the Waikato
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Rivers and streams: monitoring and reporting
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Lakes and wetlands: monitoring and reporting
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Groundwater: monitoring and reporting
Fresh water wetlands
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Shovel ready projects
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Flood resilience programme
Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) reports
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Procurement
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Careers at Waikato Regional Council
Careers at Waikato Regional Council
Current job vacancies
Summer Student Programme
Contact us
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Visitor parking at our Hamilton office
Antenno
Waikato People's Panel
Policies and Plans
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Air quality strategy
Coastal policies and plans
Policies and plans - the consultative process
Freshwater Policy Review
Hazard and catchment management policies and plans
Long term plan, annual plan, annual report and community outcomes
National directions and national planning standards
Navigation Safety Bylaw
Regional Coastal Plan (RCP)
Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan
Regional Land Transport Plan
Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP)
Waikato Regional Plan
Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1 (PC1)
Waikato Regional Policy Statement
Regional Public Transport Plan
Review of WRC’s policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams and flood-prone dams
Significance and Engagement Policy
Transport policies and plans
Waikato regional fresh water discussion
Waikato Biodiversity Accord
Waikato Regional Biodiversity Strategy
Economy
Hapori
Community
Hapori
Community
What's happening?
What's happening?
Your voice matters
News
Fieldays 2025
Council meetings - agendas and minutes
Government review of Overseer
Smart water use
Policy submissions from Waikato Regional Council
Public notices and tenders
Rangatahi voices
Tairua Harbour sandbar
Waikato Data Portal
Waikato OneView
About the Waikato region
About the Waikato region
Regional economy, growth and development
Social and economic indicators in the Waikato
Waikato Progress Indicators Tupuranga Waikato
Your community
Your community
Iwi
Boaties and recreational water users
Schools and education
Pass it on
Waikato Regional Heritage Forum
Funding and scholarships
Funding and scholarships
Summer student - Coromandel catchments (in memory of Arthur Hinds)
Regional Emergency Services Fund
Natural Heritage Fund (NHF)
Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF)
Small Scale Community Initiatives Fund (SSCIF)
Enviroschools Fund
Dr Stella Frances Scholarship
Roger Harris (Waihou Valley Scheme) Scholarship
Tuia mentoring programme
Community Transport Grant Fund
Ratonga
Services
Ratonga
Services
Report environmental incidents
Online services
Online services
Making a payment
Maps
Maps
Terms of use - Spatial information and environmental data
Publications
Pest plants and animals
Biosecurity
Biosecurity
Plant and animal pests
Clean below? Good to go
Project Yellow
Kauri protection
Consents and compliance
Consents and compliance
Dams, safety requirements and consents
Resource consents
Fast-track approvals
Data Catalogue
Data Catalogue
Other data sites and information
Terms of use
User guide
Education
Education
Enviroschools
Kura Waitī Ki Kura Waitā
Resources for teachers
Integrated catchment management (ICM)
Integrated catchment management (ICM)
Catchment management zones
Coastcare
Flood protection - asset management
Land drainage
Landcare groups
River management guidelines
Sustainable Infrastructure Decision-making Framework (SIDF)
Investigation and enforcement
Transport
Transport
Public transport
Speed management
Road safety
Guidelines for electric vehicle supply equipment on council land
Maritime services
Maritime services
Contact the Maritime Services team
Navigation Safety Bylaw
Rules and Safety information
Bar crossings
Boat naming
Maritime services - courses and training information
Dive flags
Events on waterways
Jet skis and personal watercraft
Lifejackets
Moorings
Moorings for sale or rent
Navigation hazards
Paddle craft
Skipper safety equipment checklist
Towing on the water
Vessel lighting requirements
Vessel speeds (5 knot rule)
Waterproof communications
Regional economy, growth and development
Regional economy, growth and development
Aquaculture strategy
Future Proof
Waikato Regional Energy Strategy
Trends of the Waikato economy
Upper North Island Strategic Alliance (UNISA)
Regional hazards and emergency management
Regional hazards and emergency management
Current projects - regional hazards and emergency management
Waikato Regional Hazards Portal
Flood room
Natural hazards
Coastal erosion
Coastal flooding (inundation)
Coastal inundation tool
Drought
Earthquakes
Geothermal activity
Landslides
Marine oil spills
River flooding
Subsidence
Tsunami
Volcanic activity
Managing and adapting to natural hazard risk
Policy and planning, stakeholders and collaboration
Understanding natural risk
Waste, hazardous substances and contaminated land
Waste, hazardous substances and contaminated land
Waste reduction in the Waikato region
Circularising Organics Project
Circular economy internships
Hazardous waste and disposal
Contaminated land
Taiao
Environment
Taiao
Environment
State of the Environment 2022
Environmental data hub
Environmental data hub
Environmental maps and data
Environmental indicators
Freshwater recreational water quality report
Low flow consent restrictions
Data Catalogue
Air
Air
Air: monitoring and reporting
Air contaminants
Airsheds
Home heating and air quality
Industry and air quality
Livestock farming and air quality
Motor vehicles and air quality
Odours and air quality
Outdoor burning and air quality
Ozone depletion
Pressures on local air quality
Spraying activities and air quality
Weather and air quality
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Our biodiversity
Biosecurity
Bats
Native birds
Biodiversity: monitoring and reporting
Forest fragments
Planting guides
Indigenous biodiversity programme
Kahikatea Green Wheel
Karst ecosystems
Stream and river life
Scrub vegetation
Threats to native plants and animals
Use and harvest of native plants and animals
Waikato Biodiversity Accord
Waikato Regional Biodiversity Strategy
Climate change
Climate change
Carbon Calculator for planted native forests
Waikato Regional Climate Change Hazards and Risks
Waikato regional greenhouse gas inventory
Coastal and marine
Coastal and marine
Monitoring coastal and marine ecosystem health
Monitoring coastal recreational water quality
Monitoring coastal hazards
Coastal and marine indicators
Coastal and marine research
Coastal and marine factsheets
Farmers' hub
Farmers' hub
Effluent management
Farm environment planning
Farm Menus
Freshwater Farm Plans
Forestry
Intensive winter grazing
Lake Taupō catchment
Nitrogen cap (N cap)
Nutrient management
Planting, waterways and wetland management
Reduce farm and rural waste
Soil management and erosion control for farmers
Water takes
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal: monitoring and reporting
Geothermal resources
Geothermal Systems map and information
Classifying geothermal systems
Energy and extraction
Changing land use
Geothermal tourism
What lives in geothermal areas?
Geothermal glossary
Land and soil
Land and soil
Land and soil: monitoring and reporting
Land use in the Waikato
Managing land and soil
All about soil
Erosion
Water
Water
Algal blooms
Rivers
Rivers and streams: monitoring and reporting
Lakes
Lakes and wetlands: monitoring and reporting
Groundwater
Groundwater: monitoring and reporting
Fresh water wetlands
Urban stormwater management
Water allocation and consents
Water allocation calculator
Other water enquiries
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Ā mātou mahi
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