Displaying items by tag: Waikato Regional Council

Tuesday, 01 November 2022 10:55

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.

Published in General News
Monday, 31 October 2022 15:25

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.

Published in Management
Thursday, 20 October 2022 12:55

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.

Published in Management

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.

Published in Management
Thursday, 13 October 2022 14:25

Companies fined for damaging stream

A farming company and an earthworks contractor have been fined $76,500 for unlawfully excavating a north Waikato stream.

Published in General News

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.

Published in General News

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).

Published in General News
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 07:55

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.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 07 September 2022 16:55

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.

Published in General News
Monday, 23 May 2022 11:07

Good Moving Day planning key

Waikato Regional Council is reminding farmers to ensure machinery, vehicles and equipment are cleaned ahead of Moving Day.

Published in General News
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