Displaying items by tag: Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council is taking Te Aroha piggery farm to court following an investigation into the discharge of effluent into a stream.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 August 2023 12:25

Piggery effluent polluting stream

Waikato Regional Council has sought an interim Enforcement Order from the Environment Court to stop piggery effluent from entering a waterway north of Te Aroha.

Published in Management

Farming company JB Thomas and Sons Limited has been convicted and fined $71,250 for unlawfully discharging dairy effluent into the environment at its Reporoa farm in November 2021.

Published in General News

A prosecution by Waikato Regional Council against a dairy farming operation in Ngaroma, near Ōtorohanga, has resulted in numerous convictions, significant fines and the imposition of an Enforcement Order.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 28 June 2023 07:55

Climate change head meets councillors

Climate Commission chair Dr Rod Carr recently shared the commission's views - and some personal ones - with the Waikato Regional Council Climate Action Committee.

Published in General News

Waikato Regional Council has secured $2.8 million from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Hill Country Erosion (HCE) Programme in the latest round of funding announced on Sunday.

Published in General News

Reports of effluent being illegally dumped from trucks in three locations in Waikato have prompted calls for trucking companies and farmers to improve their practices.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 04 April 2023 14:55

Focus shifts to wellbeing and climate change

Waikato Regional Council has updated its strategic direction to focus on wellbeing and responding to climate change.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 14 December 2022 13:55

Save our soil

Waikato Regional Council senior technical advisor Bala Tikkisetty says soil is the most important resource to any nation, more importantly for farmers.

Published in Agribusiness
Tuesday, 15 November 2022 11:55

Council chair pledges to work alongside farmers

Waikato Regional Council’s new chair, Pamela Storey, says the relationship between the council and farmers in the region has improved over the past three years.

Published in General News
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