Ā mātou mahi | What we're doing

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Ā mātou mahi | What we're doing

Fairfield gully restoration grows environmental education

The Fairfield Project, which received a grant from Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund in 2025, is turning thousands of students into citizen scientists.
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Kaitiaki of the bush

After much soul-searching over two years, and with help from Waikato Regional Council, the Sudarshanaloka Buddhist community near Thames decided to begin trapping the pests that were decimating precious bush and destroying birdlife on their 87-hectare property.
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Planting programme turning drains into ecosystems

Heavy flooding had left the Waihou-Piako drainage network badly damaged. Waikato Regional Council is addressing the significant bank erosion by planting native sedges to reduce maintenance requirements and improve water quality.
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Pānui pāpaho | Media releases

3 March 2026: Second interim decision released, Plan Change 1 moves a step closer to completion
27 February 2026: Strategic direction sets Waikato Regional Council up for future change
26 February 2026: Council holds the line on budget for 2026/27
25 February 2026: Te Huia trial to continue another 12 months
19 February 2026: Committee charts pathway for stronger, more resilient Waikato economy
19 February 2026: Waikato Regional Council welcomes Te Huia trial extension
16 February 2026: Regional leadership and local voice critical for Waikato under proposed local government reforms
4 February 2026: Highly careless effluent discharge results in large fine

Ngā takunetanga | Events

Upcoming council meetings and workshops

11 March, 9.30am: Environmental Performance Committee
16 March, 9.30am: Risk and Assurance Committee
18 March, 1pm: Integrated Catchment Management Committee
25 March, 9.30am: Strategy and Policy Committee

26 March, 9.30am: Full council meeting
30 March, 10am: Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Joint Committee
8 April, 10am: Waikato Raupatu River Trust and Waikato Regional Council Co-Governance Committee

All meetings are held in chambers at the council office, 160 Ward Street, Hamilton, unless otherwise stated. Meetings and workshops are also live streamed. Agendas, minutes and livestream links can be accessed online here .

Tūrangawaewae Regatta 2026

We'll be at the Tūrangawaewae Regatta on 21 March, 8am-4pm, with biosecurity kaupapa about invasive freshwater clams and kauri protection. Come along and check out our stands, try out our kauri VR experience, take part in some games and competitions, and talk to staff about what you can do to help protect our awa and kauri.