Displaying items by tag: Waikato Regional Council
Eye-in-sky back in Waikato
Waikato Regional Council has resumed aerial monitoring of ‘at risk’ farms by satellite imagery, drones, fixed wing aircraft or helicopters.
Rusty helps sniff out velvetleaf
Landowners and rural contractors are being urged to watch for pest plants.
State funding to protect waterways
The Waikato Regional Council is getting $1.6 million in state funding to help protect waterways.
‘Barriers’ help keep streams clean
The age-old practice of building barriers is useful in the modern context of protecting Waikato’s waterways, especially as we collectively move to beef up our guardianship of lakes, rivers, streams and groundwater.
Water plan myths laid to rest
A couple of myths need correcting over the proposed plan change for cleaning up the Waikato and Waipa rivers.
River clean-up submissions top 1000
At least 1000 submissions have been received on the proposed controversial Waikato Healthy Rivers plan change.
Farmers river clean-up spend is working
A recent NZ Herald article indicated that collaboration over Waikato Regional Council’s Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora Plan Change 1 has cost ratepayers in the Waikato $14.8 million, to date.
Call for river plan rethink
One of the problems with the proposed Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change One is that it is mind bogglingly expensive to implement, says scientist Doug Edmeades, of agKnowledge.
Remind inspectors about farm safety
Dairy farmers bracing for unannounced visits by Waikato Regional Council staff are reminded by a Feds spokesman to enforce health and safety rules onfarm.
1000 submissions on Healthy Rivers plan
Waikato Regional Council has received a record over 1000 submissions on Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1.