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Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Lowering Beach Crest Of Wairoa River Bar
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 2:48 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
By lowering the beach crest, water will be able to exit the river more effectively during high flows or flood events — reducing the risk of flooding and the need for reactive openings of the bar. More >>
Bus-Wheelchair Crash In Taradale
Friday, 13 June 2025, 9:05 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Cr Martin Williams, Chair of the Hawke's Bay Regional Transport Committee, said the accident was a deeply distressing event for everyone involved. More >>
Bus-Wheelchair Crash In Taradale
Friday, 13 June 2025, 3:42 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Go Bus, the operator, has it’s manager on-site now to operationally manage the incident. Regional Council manages the bus service in Hawke's Bay. More >>
Green Light For 17 Community Groups
Friday, 6 June 2025, 12:04 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Earlier this year, ECCT contributed an additional $60,000 to the fund, complementing Regional Council’s $50,000 investment to support community-led biodiversity efforts across the region. More >>
Environment Court Confirms 19 Outstanding Water Bodies In Hawke’s Bay
Friday, 30 May 2025, 8:36 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A water body that is classified as ‘outstanding’ holds a cultural, spiritual, recreational, landscape, natural form and character, or ecological values that are conspicuous, eminent, or remarkable within Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Regional Council Shapes 2025–26 Annual Plan With Community Input
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 7:14 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
This plan is about more than the next year, says Chair Ormbsy, it’s about building long-term resilience for our region. More >>
Community Feedback Sought As Flood Mitigation Makes Progress
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 11:47 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Flood Protection Works Order 2024 covers eight locations across Hawke’s Bay, including Wairoa, and sets out a streamlined resource consent process for flood mitigation works to help enable Councils to move Category 2C properties ... More >>
New Plan For Wairoa River Mouth Will Improve Resilience For The Wairoa Community
Friday, 23 May 2025, 9:08 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Intermediate Management Plan for the Wairoa Bar, led by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council in collaboration with Wairoa District Council and Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa, outlines a proactive approach to managing flood risks. More >>
Outdoor Burning Ban In Place
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 10:22 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Outdoor fires are allowed outside of the airshed, provided certain rules are followed. These include only burning untreated wood, paper, cardboard, or vegetation, and ensuring that the fire isn’t impacting neighbouring properties. More >>
Duck Shooters, There’s Another Target This Season
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 11:36 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Duck shooters are urged to check, clean, and dry their gear and equipment to help stop this invasive weed, particularly at Lake Whatumā in Central Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Whirinaki Flood Mitigation Project Gets Green Light: Major Funding Package Announced
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:18 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Over the past six months, Regional Council has explored options to reduce the project’s costs, which had escalated to more than $34million from the original $11million budget, creating a $12million funding gap. More >>
The Trees Are Doing The Mahi And Now The Science Proves It
Friday, 11 April 2025, 2:59 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Analysis from 50 farm sites showed that tree-covered land experienced 1,895 fewer landslides — a seven percent reduction, with nine percent less sediment flowing into rivers. More than 250,000 hectares of hill country in Hawke’s Bay is considered ... More >>
Bike Racks To Be Reinstated On Public Transport Buses Following Safety Review
Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:57 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Following a thorough assessment, and with the appropriate technical resolution now in place, the decision has been made to reinstate bike racks on buses. This means passengers will once again be able to bring their bikes on board, helping support ... More >>
Further Progress For Wairoa Flood Mitigation – Refined Option 1c+ Impacts Less Whenua Māori And Fewer Houses
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 5:03 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Crown Manager, Lawrence Yule, says the Council’s decision to progress Option 1C+ demonstrates the continued commitment to the project’s shared kaupapa. More >>
Wairoa's Long-awaited Flood Resilience Infrastructure Reaches Milestone
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 4:14 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Option 1C+ has also been supported by the Wairoa District Council through a letter of endorsement from Mayor Craig Little, and a letter of recommendation for the revised alignment to be adopted from the Crown Manager. More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Flood Map Now Available
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 9:09 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Local councils from across the region provided information for the map and were consulted on the results. It shows only the extent of the flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle, not the depth of the flooding. More >>
$70 Million Government-funded Project Advances To Next Phase
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 12:28 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Today’s milestone advances the $70 million Central Government-funded infrastructure project, which will see the construction of comprehensive flood mitigation measures including a spillway and strategic stopbank placements. More >>
Hawke's Bay: State Of The Environment - January 2025
Monday, 10 February 2025, 6:56 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
River flows were mostly below average except for two sites in the north and groundwater levels have returned to normal. Soil moisture levels at most sites are near normal for the time of year. More >>
Whirinaki Flood Resilience Project Scales Up: Additional Central Government Funding Sought
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 7:17 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The upgrades will enhance flood protection for Pohutukawa Drive residents while safeguarding key industrial sites, including Pan Pac Forest Products, Transpower, and Contact Energy. More >>
Heavy Rain Helps Restore Soil Moisture Levels
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 11:40 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke's Bay received a significant amount of rainfall in December, with the region getting about 180 percent of its usual rainfall for the month. Northern Hawke’s Bay saw even more, with rainfall at three times the average. Hawke’s Bay Regional ... More >>
