Funding helps plant a native forest

28/2/25 - Ian has retired 38 hectares of steep country by planting 90,000 native plants, including timber species for a continuous cover forestry regime.

Recovery continues two years after weather events

29/01/25 - Two years on since the North Island wet weather events hit an already saturated Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato Regional Council is still rebuilding catchment and community resilience against flooding.

‘Little Dracula’ pest plant vanquished from Kopuatai

20/1/25 - A pest plant, which is a major threat to agriculture and biodiversity in some countries such as Africa, is being dug up and buried onsite near Kopuatai Peat Dome.

Consultation opens on annual plan proposals

Waikato Regional Council has opened for community feedback on rating for public transport and a new programme of work to improve the Wharekawa Coast’s resilience to extreme weather events.

02/04/2025

Prize awarded to student with interest in ‘all things water’

A University of Waikato student’s love for water science, sparked from a series of childhood moments enjoying the creek below her family home in the Hauraki Plains, has been rewarded.

 27/03/2025

Council extends Chief Executive contract

Waikato Regional Council has extended the contract of Chief Executive Chris McLay for another two years.

27/03/2025