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Sustainable Homes Programme Recommend By Ventilation User
Friday, 1 October 2021, 11:35 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Sustainable Homes programme is helping whānau with ventilation which means dry, healthier homes that are warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Brooke Menhennet’s home was hard to keep warm in winter and had a problem ... More >>
Dust storm a reminder to use good land management practice
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 11:23 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A recent dust storm in Hastings is a strong reminder to Hawke’s Bay landowners to make sure they’re using good land management practices. The dust storm early this month started southeast of Hastings and grew to cover rural and urban areas, ... More >>
Council launches free drought indicator web app
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 10:05 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is today launching a free easy-to-use drought indicator web app for the region’s rural community. The Regional Council designed the tool – the first of its kind in New Zealand - to build drought resilience in ... More >>
Wetland restoration in CHB
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 2:45 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A restoration wetland project in Central Hawke’s Bay is already showing improvements to the health of centuries old kahikatea trees and endangered tadpole shrimp. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has been working in partnership with The Conservation Company, ... More >>
HBRC Hastings By-election Vote Extended Until 24 September
Saturday, 28 August 2021, 4:04 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
It has been decided to extend the election period for the current Hastings By-election so that postal votes can now be accepted until midday on Friday 24 September 2021. The decision was made by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Electoral Officer Leeanne ... More >>
Second year of braided river bird survey encouraging
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 11:31 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A recently completed survey of Hawke’s Bay river birds is encouraging, and shows that shorebirds continue to thrive on rivers in the region. More >>
Regional Council Acknowledges Government's Overseer Review
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 3:43 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Government today released a review of the nitrogen modelling tool known as Overseer, prepared by a Scientific Advisory Panel, which found limitations in how the tool estimates nitrogen leaching on farms. The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council acknowledges ... More >>
Fine For Illegal Burning In Clive
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 9:52 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s hard line on illegal burning continues, with its eighth successful prosecution this year. David Cowan, who owns a property in Clive, pleaded guilty in the Hastings District Court to burning a fire containing ... More >>
Regional Council Steps Up To Lead Coastal Strategy
Monday, 2 August 2021, 4:13 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has agreed in principle to lead work on the next phase of the Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazard Strategy 2120. This move follows a recent report which found that the Regional Council is the best placed local government ... More >>
Illegal Burning Not Okay
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 2:33 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says its seventh successful prosecution this year sends a strong message that illegal burning will not be tolerated. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2107/99b5ec6914646f2a7b0a.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> The illegal fire at Mr Glasgow's ... More >>
$2 Million Boost For Biodiversity In Hawke's Bay
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 11:43 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Around 423 hectares of critically threatened native bush in Hawke’s Bay will be fenced and protected over the next three years, thanks to a $2 million funding partnership between the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, QEII National Trust (QEII), Department ... More >>
Regional Council Welcomes Government's Freshwater Regulation Consultation
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 9:55 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council supports the Government consultation on its proposed Freshwater Farm Plans and stock exclusion regulations as part of a push towards integrated farm planning. The Government’s consultation will run from 26 July to 12 September ... More >>
Three In The Running For HBRC Hastings Seat By-election
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 1:36 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Three nominations have been received by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to fill a vacancy for the Hastings constituency seat. Nominations to be elected to the Hastings seat were received for Tom Belford, Jacqueline Taylor and Joe Walding-Karaitiana. ... More >>
Living Wage For Bus Drivers
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 1:44 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay goBay drivers will be paid the Living Wage of $22.10 per hour from 1 July 2021. The pay increase will be funded jointly by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Waka Kotahi. Regional Council Group Manager Policy and Regulation, Katrina ... More >>
Step Up In Environmental Work - Long Term Plan 2021-31 Adopted
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 12:36 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has today formally adopted its Long Term Plan 2021-31. The plan sets the course for a further step up in the environmental work accelerated in 2018. The new chair of the Regional Council Rick Barker says this ... More >>
Rick Barker Elected Chair At HB Regional Council
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 3:01 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Councillor Rick Barker was today elected to the position of chair at Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. “I came to the Regional Council to bring about positive reforms in the economy and environment of Hawke’s Bay, and I’ll continue to give my strong ... More >>
Update On Clive River Dredging – Consent Delay
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 11:23 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says the dredging of Clive River will next occur in 2022. Group Manager Asset Management Chris Dolley says the Regional Council is currently seeking resource consent for the Clive River dredging from the Regulatory ... More >>
Te Karamū Hits Project Targets, With More Planned
Friday, 25 June 2021, 3:57 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is celebrating improvements to Te Karamū Stream corridor and habitat after five years of mahi with the community, and is looking to expand the project. Regional Councilor Craig Foss says work done along Te Karamū ... More >>
Regional Council Seeks New Councillor For Hastings Seat
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 9:31 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Following the resignation of councillor Rex Graham, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is holding a by-election to fill the vacancy created in its Hastings constituency. Nominations for the Regional Council’s vacant seat in Hastings open on 17 June. ... More >>
A Smoky Issue Hurting Wairoa
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 3:10 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
There’s concern that air quality in Wairoa during winter has been progressively declining in recent years. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has been monitoring air quality in Wairoa for the past two years. The town exceeded national air quality ... More >>
