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About us
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Elected members
The mahi (work) we do
Executive leadership team
Our organisation
Strategic Direction 2023 - 2025
Local Governance Statement
Shovel ready projects
Feedback and complaints policy
Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) reports
Health and safety
How we’re performing
Procurement
Requests for official information (LGOIMA)
Privacy of your information
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Advisory Committee for the Regional Environment (ACRE)
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Careers at Waikato Regional Council
Careers at Waikato Regional Council
Current job vacancies
Contact us
Contact us
Visitor parking at our Hamilton office
Antenno
Waikato People's Panel
Policies and Plans
Policies and Plans
Coastal policies and plans
Policies and plans: The consultative process
Essential Freshwater
Freshwater Policy Review
Hazard and catchment management
Long term plan, annual plan, annual report and community outcomes
Policy effectiveness reports
Regional Coastal Plan (RCP)
Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan
Regional energy strategy
Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP)
Waikato Regional Plan
Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1
Waikato Regional Policy Statement
Review of WRC’s policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams and flood-prone dams
Rules and regulation
Significance and Engagement Policy
Transport policies and plans
Waikato regional fresh water discussion
Economy
Hapori
Community
Hapori
Community
What's happening?
What's happening?
Your voice matters
Council meetings - agendas and minutes
News
Government review of Overseer
Smart water use
Policy submissions from Waikato Regional Council
Public events
Public notices and tenders
Rangatahi voices
Waikato Data Portal
Waikato OneView
About the Waikato region
About the Waikato region
Regional economy, growth and development
Social and economic indicators in the Waikato
Measuring and Reporting Community Outcomes (MARCO)
Your community
Your community
Iwi
Farmers
Boaties and recreational water users
Schools and education
Lake Taupō
Pass it on
Funding and scholarships
Funding and scholarships
Summer student - Coromandel catchments (in memory of Arthur Hinds)
Regional Development Fund
Regional Emergency Services Fund
Natural Heritage Fund
Environmental Initiatives Fund
Enviroschools Fund
Small Scale Community Initiatives Fund (SSCIF)
Dr Stella Frances Scholarship
Roger Harris (Waihou Valley Scheme) Scholarship
The Kudos Science Trust – Kudos Awards
Tuia mentoring programme
Warm Homes Clean Air ‘On the House’ Programme
Waikato Progress Indicators Tupuranga Waikato
Waikato Progress Indicators Tupuranga Waikato
WPI Scorecard
WPI - air quality
WPI - building activity
WPI - coastal ecosystem health
WPI - community engagement
WPI - community pride
WPI - crime
WPI - cultural respect
WPI - educational attainment
WPI - employment
WPI - environmental attitudes
WPI - greenhouse gases
WPI - housing affordability
WPI - income
WPI - income inequality
WPI - indigenous vegetation
WPI - life expectancy
WPI - life satisfaction
WPI - perceived health
WPI - perceptions of safety
WPI - physical activity
WPI - public transport
WPI - recycling
WPI - regional GDP
WPI - residential expansion onto highly productive land
WPI - river water quality
WPI - road safety
WPI - social connectedness
WPI - soil quality
WPI - te reo Māori speakers
WPI - voter turnout
WPI - waste
WPI - water use
Ratonga
Services
Ratonga
Services
Report environmental incidents
Online services
Online services
Making a payment
Maps
Maps
Terms of use - Spatial information and environmental data
Publications
Plant and animal pests
Biosecurity
Biosecurity
Plant and animal pests
Clean below? Good to go
Project Yellow
Kauri protection
Consents and compliance
Consents and compliance
Dams, safety requirements and consents
Resource consents
Data Catalogue
Data Catalogue
Other data sites and information
Terms of use
User guide
Education
Education
Enviroschools
Kura Waitī Ki Kura Waitā
Resources for teachers
Integrated catchment management (ICM)
Integrated catchment management (ICM)
Coastcare
Flood protection - asset management
Land drainage
Landcare groups
River management guidelines
Investigation and enforcement
Transport
Transport
Passenger transport
Speed management
Road safety
Transport Activity Procurement Strategy 2015 - 2018
Guidelines for electric vehicle supply equipment on council land
Maritime services
Maritime services
Contact the Maritime Services team
Navigation Safety Bylaw
Rules and safety information
Bar crossings
Boat naming
Maritime services - courses and training information
Dive flags
Events on waterways
Jet skis and personal watercraft
Lifejackets
Moorings
Moorings for sale or rent
Navigation hazards
Paddle craft
Skipper safety equipment checklist
Towing on the water
Vessel lighting requirements
Vessel speeds (5 knot rule)
Waterproof communications
Regional economy, growth and development
Regional economy, growth and development
Future Proof
Upper North Island Strategic Alliance (UNISA)
Aquaculture strategy
Regional hazards and emergency management
Regional hazards and emergency management
Current projects - regional hazards and emergency management
Flood room live
River flooding
Marine oil spills
Waikato Regional Hazards Portal
Natural hazards
Coastal erosion
Coastal flooding (inundation)
Drought
Earthquakes
Geothermal activity
Landslides
Subsidence
Tsunami
Volcanic activity
Policy and planning, stakeholders and collaboration
Other regional services
Other regional services
Iwi
Integrated catchment management (ICM)
Waste, hazardous substances and contaminated land
Taiao
Environment
Taiao
Environment
State of the Environment 2022
Environmental data hub
Environmental data hub
Environmental maps and data
Environmental indicators
Low flow consent restrictions
Data Catalogue
Air
Air
Air: monitoring and reporting
Air contaminants in the Waikato
Airsheds
Home heating
Industry
Livestock farming
Motor vehicles
Pressures on local air quality
Spraying activities
Outdoor burning
Odours
Ozone depletion
Weather and air quality
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Our biodiversity
Biosecurity
Bats
Native birds
Biodiversity: monitoring and reporting
Forest fragments
Planting guides
Indigenous biodiversity programme
Kahikatea Green Wheel
Karst ecosystems
Stream and river life
Scrub vegetation
Threats to native plants and animals
Use and harvest of native plants and animals
The Willis reports
Waikato Unwrapped
Climate
Climate
Carbon Calculator for planted native forests
Regional climate change risk assessment
Waikato regional greenhouse gas inventory
Coastal and marine
Coastal and marine
Coasts: monitoring and reporting
Monitoring coastal and marine ecosystem health
Monitoring coastal recreational water quality
Monitoring coastal hazards
Coastal and marine research
Coastal and marine factsheets
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal: monitoring and reporting
Geothermal resources
Geothermal Systems map and information
Classifying geothermal systems
Energy and extraction
Changing land use
Geothermal tourism
What lives in geothermal areas?
Geothermal glossary
Land and soil
Land and soil
Land and soil: monitoring and reporting
Land use in the Waikato
Managing land and soil
All about soil
Erosion
Water
Water
Algal blooms
Rivers
Rivers and streams: monitoring and reporting
Lakes
Lakes and wetlands: monitoring and reporting
Groundwater
Groundwater: monitoring and reporting
Fresh water wetlands
Urban stormwater management
Water allocation and consents
Water allocation calculator
Other water enquiries
Ā mātou mahi
What we're doing
Ā mātou mahi
What we're doing
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2024-2034 Long Term Plan | Mahere Whānui
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Community outcomes - they state what we intend to achieve to maintain and improve wellbeing of the region
