Email us      Site Map    Hints

Home > News and events > Media releases

Media releases

 

Subscribe now!

You can receive email updates of our latest media releases direct to your inbox by registering and subscribing to the media releases.

Search Media Releases:

There is also an archive of media releases available to browse through.

EW welcomes commission’s proposed Auckland boundaries

November 20, 2009 Environment Waikato has welcomed the Local Government Commission’s proposal to adjust Auckland’s southern boundary to enable better management of the Waikato River and the Firth of Thames.

Farms look like they will cope with new Lake Taupo rules

November 19, 2009 Many farms around Lake Taupo look as though they will cope comfortably with new Environment Waikato rules aimed at protecting water quality in the iconic lake, a key national tourist attraction.

River settlement could lead to tighter EW regulatory processes

November 19, 2009 The signing of the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claim River Settlement Bill is likely to mean Environment Waikato will need to tighten its regulatory processes to protect water quality in the Waikato River, says EW chairman Peter Buckley.

‘Specialness’ of Kawhia and Aotea to be preserved

November 18, 2009 The special qualities of Kawhia and Aotea harbours are now a step closer to being preserved, with a number of actions to manage change in these catchments to be implemented.

Help shape the future

November 12, 2009 Environment Waikato is strongly encouraging people to have their say over how development occurs in the Future Proof area of Hamilton city and Waipa and Waikato districts.

EW floats ideas for protecting water quality

November 11, 2009 Ideas for new water quality objectives in a working draft on Environment Waikato’s next Regional Policy Statement (RPS) reflect community expectations for the health of the region’s lakes and waterways. The council today agreed to start circulating the working draft to iwi partners and key stakeholders next month as part of an ongoing discussion about significant resource management issues to be addressed in a formal proposed RPS next year.

Course to help boaties cross the bar

November 09, 2009 Coastguard Raglan, with support from Environment Waikato, is helping to educate boaties on how to cross the notorious Raglan bar and to be generally safer at sea.


The media releases listed on this page cover the past month, and are updated every week.

Copyright Waikato Regional Council © 1999-2007
Date Printed: 20 September 2007
Page: www.ew.govt.nz/index.asp
Environment Waikato:   Box 4010 Hamilton East   Fax 07 859 0998   Freephone 0800 800 401

www.ew.govt.nz
www.ew.govt.nz


Environment Waikato    Box 4010 Hamilton East  3247   Fax (07) 859 0998     Freephone 0800 800 401

Copyright Waikato Regional Council ©1999-2007    Conditions of Use    Contact Us