Displaying items by tag: Waikato Regional Council
Planting trees for the future
Waikato farmers John and Maria van Heuven believe in leaving their 164ha property in a better condition than when they bought it 20 years ago.
Council secures WRA funding
Waikato Regional Council has secured $2.17 million in funding for three catchment-scale projects and the Council’s new Māori medium environmental educational programme.
Soil health - back to basics
Decline in soil physical properties takes considerable expense and many years to correct, and can increase the risk of soil erosion by water or wind.
Landowners retire close to 6,000ha of unproductive land in five years
Waikato landowners, supported by Waikato Regional Council, have retired the equivalent of 21 average-sized farms of unproductive land and planted over 3 million trees in the past five years.
Companies fined for damaging stream
A farming company and an earthworks contractor have been fined $76,500 for unlawfully excavating a north Waikato stream.
'Highly careless' forestry harvest results in convictions
Convictions and fines totalling over $100,000 have been imposed for environmental damage caused by a “highly careless” pine woodlot harvest and associated earthworks on a farm in northern Waikato.
Funding boost for 44 small scale community pest control projects
Waikato Regional Council has given 44 pest animal and plant control projects $150,000 in funding in the latest round of its Small Scale Community Initiatives Fund (SSCIF).
Bridge to bridge project ends
A three-year community-led project to replant the riparian margins of the Waitoa River between the Puketuku and Station Road bridges near Matamata has been completed.
Report provides snapshot of region's overall wellbeing
An annual report on the Waikato region’s state of wellbeing notes some significant trends for the 2022 update.
Good Moving Day planning key
Waikato Regional Council is reminding farmers to ensure machinery, vehicles and equipment are cleaned ahead of Moving Day.