Council profile
Environment Waikato is a regional council that manages land, water, soil, air, coastal and geothermal resources in the central North Island of New Zealand.
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Find out about the structure and funding of Environment Waikato.
Check out the boundaries of Councillors’ constituencies and find out more about Environment Waikato's local authority elections including our requirements for membership and constituencies.
Our work includes:
- environmental regulation, education, consultation and co-ordination
- managing water quality, river control and coastal activities
- controlling possums and other pests
- preparing for civil defence emergencies
- co-ordinating land transport in the Waikato area.
Relevant legislation
You can check out information on the following statutes at Government New Zealand's online Legislation NZ:
- Resource Management Act 1991
- Local Government Act 2002
- Land Transport Act 1998
- Biosecurity Act 1993 and others.
For a full list see Section two: Environment Waikato (Page 34) of the LTCCP.
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management's website has information on the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.
Our mission:
We work with communities to develop ways of living that will sustain our region for generations to come.
Our goals:
Our goals are to:
- provide leadership within our legislative functions
- take into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
- provide excellent customer services
- be a cost effective and consultative organisation operating in an open and accountable manner
- be an employer of a motivated and skilled workforce.