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Keep It Clean This Boating Season

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 10:59 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Pest Management Plan includes a ‘clean hull’ rule, requiring vessels entering regional waters to have a sufficiently cleaned and anti-fouled hull, with no more than a slime layer or goose barnacles present. More >>

Make It Plain Sailing This Summer

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:49 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby says, “Boating is a fantastic way to enjoy the summer, but safety must always come first. While out on the water, let’s look after one another and make sure we come home safe.” More >>

Ready, Set…check!

Monday, 16 December 2024, 10:12 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council teams are busy sampling water weekly at 37 rivers, beaches, and estuaries from Mahia to Pōrangahau from mid-November to mid-March, providing the community with the latest information on water quality. More >>

Land For Life Receives $995,000 To Tackle Erosion And Enhance Climate Resilience

Thursday, 5 December 2024, 5:44 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chair, Hinewai Ormsby says, “This funding will allow us to expand our initial trial from 12 farms to 100 farms, with the potential to extend the programme to other regions in the future." More >>

Silt Recovery Taskforce Wins National Award For Collaboration Excellence

Monday, 25 November 2024, 2:40 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

A joint initiative of Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Hastings District Council, the taskforce demonstrated exceptional teamwork and industry collaboration in managing silt and debris recovery across Hawke's Bay. More >>

Respect And Protect Coastal Reefs

Thursday, 7 November 2024, 11:19 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Regional Council Team Leader Freshwater & Marine Science Becky Shanahan says fragile coastal reefs are under threat from motor vehicles, and their protection is top priority. More >>

GoBay Passenger Survey Now Open: Have Your Say

Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 3:11 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Transport Manager, Russell Turnbull, is keen to hear from the community: “We’re always looking for ways to improve our services. The passenger survey is a great way to hear from people about how we’re doing and how ... More >>

Councils And Awatoto Businesses Enter Into Agreement On Enhanced Flood Resilience

Friday, 4 October 2024, 11:46 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Work already in the pipeline to benefit the wider Awatoto industrial and residential area includes upgrades to pump stations, with permanent on-site backup power generators, seismic strengthening and improved telemetry systems to allow remote monitoring and ... More >>

Bridging The Gap On Popular Hawke’s Bay Trail

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:17 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The completion of this new bridge marks a significant milestone for the Hawke’s Bay Trails Great Ride rebuild - connecting Puketapu School students and the community and allowing visitors and locals to cycle between Taradale and Puketapu for shopping, ... More >>

Regional Council Welcomes New Crown Manager For Wairoa

Saturday, 10 August 2024, 5:48 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council welcomes the appointment of Lawrence Yule as a Crown Manager to assist the Regional Council and Wairoa District Council in achieving flood protection for the community as quickly as possible. Regional Council Chair ... More >>

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Receives Independent Flood Review

Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:04 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The report of the Hawke’s Bay Independent Flood Review into Cyclone Gabrielle and its impacts on Hawke’s Bay was officially received today (Wednesday, 24 July) by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. More >>

Regional Council Adopts Three-Year Plan

Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 11:57 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Today the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council adopted its 2024-2027 Three-Year Plan - Supporting Our Community’s Resilience to Future Events. More >>

Regional Council Adopts New Dam Regulations

Monday, 8 July 2024, 10:25 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has adopted the Policy on dangerous, earthquake prone and flood prone dams at a recent Council meeting. The policy has been notified and no submissions were received. Council adopted this policy on 26 June 2024. More >>

Latest Stage Of Waipawa Gravel Extraction Underway

Friday, 21 June 2024, 2:29 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Council contractors started work downstream from the Waipawa Bridge on the Waipawa River this week, with more extraction to start upstream later this month. More >>

Regional Council Financial Outlook Stable; AA Credit Rating Released

Thursday, 30 May 2024, 10:13 am | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has been given a strong bill of financial health by one of the world’s largest independent credit rating agencies, Fitch Rating Services. More >>

Regional Council To Seek Community Views On Three-Year Plan

Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:27 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will be asking the community to have their say on its draft Three-Year Plan, opening for consultation on Monday 15 April. More >>

Funding Available For Region's Biodiversity

Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 2:52 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Environmental Enhancement contestable fund opens on Thursday 28 March to support individuals and groups with projects to advance the region’s biodiversity. Thanks to a funding injection by Hawke’s Bay Regional ... More >>

Biosecurity Restrictions End For Gravel Extraction

Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 12:47 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Tukituki Controlled Area Notice 2023 will expire at the end of the month and will not be renewed. The Controlled Area Notice was put in place to allow for controlled gravel extraction from the Tukituki and Waipawa Rivers after Cyclone Gabrielle to ... More >>

Te Wairama Munro Appointed As Regional Council Te Pou Whakarae

Friday, 15 March 2024, 12:44 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has appointed Te Wairama Munro as the Te Pou Whakarae - Group Manager, Māori Partnerships to support staff and councillors in engagements with Mana Whenua. Ms Munro is of Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Hinepua, ... More >>

NIWA Data Shows Significance Of Cyclone Gabrielle Flooding

Friday, 8 March 2024, 1:15 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Scientific analysis of Cyclone Gabrielle’s flooding has underlined the extraordinary magnitude of the event. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) undertook analysis of the flood flows that occurred at 20 river gauge sites ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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