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Low Flow Water Level Notification System Coming Back Online
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 2:45 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Regional Council’s system to notify water consent holders of low flow water levels will be back online from Wednesday 11 October 2023. This comes as an El Niño weather pattern has developed in the Pacific, with an increased risk for dry conditions ... More >>
Silt Recovery Taskforce Funding Boost, Work To Continue Into October
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 8:22 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Central Government has provided the Silt Recovery Taskforce an additional $10 million of funding which will allow sediment and debris collection and management to continue into October. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby says that while ... More >>
Government Makes $12 Million Available For Silt; Regional Council Says Work Will End Next Week
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 12:04 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says that Government has made $12 million of funding available for the Silt Recovery Taskforce, however clean-up work will continue to slow down and stop at the end of this month. Today, the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins ... More >>
Silt Recovery Taskforce Moves Huge Amount Of Silt, Work To Slow
Friday, 1 September 2023, 6:53 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Silt Recovery Taskforce has been working hard to clean up Hawke’s Bay, with contractor productivity making great headway in the Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up. Taskforce contractors have been asked to slow work down while further funding is confirmed. ... More >>
Regional Council Review Will Hear Communities' Concerns; Media Conclusions Cause Concern
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 9:22 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The people of Hawke’s Bay have raised lots of concerns around the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle which is why it is so important that the review of Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s flood scheme and river management is independent. The Terms of Reference ... More >>
Community Working Together To Build Tamatea-Central Hawke’s Bay’s Climate Change Resilience
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 12:21 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Consent has been granted for a Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) pilot in Central Hawke’s Bay, which will see mana whenua, landowners and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council working together to build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Funded by both the ... More >>
Review Of Hawkes Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management To Get Underway
Monday, 28 August 2023, 3:34 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The contract for an independent review of the performance of the Hawkes Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) response to Cyclone Gabrielle has been signed. The contract was awarded to Bush International Consulting and will be led by Mike ... More >>
Commercial Fund Cap Increases To $400k, Closes 31 August
Friday, 25 August 2023, 3:52 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Government has announced an increase on the total amount claimable under the Commercial Debris fund from $250,000 to $400,000. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby says the funding cap has increased to recognise the significant ... More >>
Regional Council Acknowledges Resource Management Reform Legislation
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 10:29 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council acknowledges two new key pieces of resource management reform legislation – the Natural and Built Environment Act (NBEA) and the Spatial Planning Act - in force from today. Regional Council Policy and Regulation Group ... More >>
Regional Council Exploring Flood Mitigation Options For Land Categorisation Areas
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 6:17 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is focused on developing flood resilience options where possible for communities in Category 2. Regional Council Asset Management Group Manager Chris Dolley says Regional Council have already released eight Category 2C ... More >>
GoBay Reinstates Key Bus Services
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 10:58 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Popular GoBay bus routes and extensions will be reinstated on Monday 28 August, after being parked since Cyclone Gabrielle. The well-used 12N and 12H services, Napier to Hastings return via EIT and Hawke’s Bay Hospital, will offer hourly services ... More >>
Disaster Relief Fund Pays Out Final Grants
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 3:53 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Trust (DRT) decision panel had its final meeting yesterday following the closure of Phase Two applications in early July – 238 applications were approved and $928,491.38 was paid out. The trustees include the mayors of Hastings, ... More >>
Planning For Flood Protection Solutions Underway For Hawke’s Bay
Friday, 11 August 2023, 9:13 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
As part of the cost-sharing package provided to Hawke’s Bay’s five councils, the Government have confirmed $203.5 million toward flood protection for the region. The funds will be provided to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council specifically to support ... More >>
Flood Protection Funding Package A Significant Step For Wairoa
Friday, 4 August 2023, 6:23 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Community leaders have welcomed the funding package from Central Government which includes a $70 million injection for a much-needed flood protection scheme for Wairoa. Wairoa District Council, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Tātau Tātau o te Wairoa ... More >>
Review Terms Finalised For Hawke’s Bay’s Flood Protection And Drainage Systems In Response To Cyclone Gabrielle
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 3:25 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The terms of reference for a review into the performance of Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s flood scheme assets and river management programmes have been finalised and accepted by the Council. This signals the start of the review. Regional Council ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Confirms Lower Rates Increase Alongside Recovery Charge For 2023-2024
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 2:30 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has today confirmed its rate increase which strikes a balance between keeping rates increases contained where it could, as well as resourcing for unplanned cyclone work. It has confirmed an average rates increase of 6 percent ... More >>
Threatened, Native Fish Discovered In Hawke's Bay
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 10:42 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A potential new population of Shortjaw kōkopu, one of the five whitebait species, has been discovered in Northern Hawke’s Bay. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2307/5e85b0c7ae226dfd0b85.jpeg" width="720" height="405"> Image courtesy of DoC Hawke’s ... More >>
Land Categorisations Continue To Provide Clarity For Hawke’s Bay Communities
Monday, 24 July 2023, 3:09 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
More than half of the residents located in provisional Category 2 and Category 3 areas across Hawke’s Bay have been moved to Category 1, less than two months after the land categorisations were first announced on 1 June. Hawke’s Bay ... More >>
Hawke's Bay Regional Council Welcomes National Policy Statement For Indigenous Biodiversity
Friday, 7 July 2023, 2:56 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council welcomes the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) as an important way to support the region’s recovery and build resilience in rural areas. The NPS-IB, which comes into force on 4 August 2023, ... More >>
Regional Council Welcomes Delay Of Regional Freshwater Regulations
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 2:09 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council welcomes the delay of the roll-out of the Freshwater Farm Plans (FW-FP) regulations for the region by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE). With the new roll-out timetable, it is likely that Hawke’s Bay won’t start ... More >>
