Environmental information
Welcome to Environment Waikato’s web pages on the Waikato region’s environment. You will find information about the state of our environment and issues affecting it. You will also find out about our environment from a Maori perspective.
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Find out about the people, economy and natural environment of the Waikato region. Information on our region's coasts, coastal pressures, coastal ecosystems, coastal water quality, natural character, people's views on the coast and a Maori perspective. Information on our region's geothermal resources, locations, plant and animal life, energy and extraction, geothermal tourism and a Maori perspective. Hazardous substances and contaminated sites Information about hazardous substances and contaminated sites in the Waikato region, including the safe use, transport and disposal of industrial and household hazardous substances and agrichemicals. Information on natural hazards in the Waikato region, including flooding, weather, volcanic activity, lahars (mudflows), earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, coastal erosion and tsunami. Regional inventory of environmental information Find out about some of the information and datasets held by Environment Waikato. River and catchment management Information on the co-ordination of flood control, soil conservation and river management and works and benefits proposed in catchments within the Waikato region. Information about solid waste in the Waikato region, including waste disposal and its effects, what you can do to reduce waste and community views about waste. |
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Information on air in our region, including air pollution, contaminants, air quality, weather, climate change, ozone depletion and a Maori perspective. Environment Waikato develops environmental indicators to report on changes in our region's environment and why these changes are important. Information on our region's groundwater use, the effects of land use on groundwater and groundwater contamination in the Waikato region. Learn about land and soil, our native plants and animals, Maori and the land and check out our information for farmers. Information about the plant and animal pests threatening our region, how to identify and control them, and how to contact your animal pest contractor or plant pest officer. Information on the Waikato region's rivers, lakes, wetlands and groundwater resources, the plants and animals that live in them, algal blooms and our Clean Streams Project. The latest river level and rainfall readings from around the Waikato region (updated every three hours) and information on river flow and flooding. |
