Hawkes Bay Regional Council - Latest News [Page 17]
Waitangi takes out top award
Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 2:07 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay’s Waitangi Regional Park and Atea a Rangi Star Compass has taken out the coveted landscape architecture Te Karanga o te Tui award. More >>
Give black-billed gulls a wide berth
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 9:10 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Napierites have a lovely unexpected gift for the end of spring in the form of a nesting black-billed gull colony. More >>
Hawke's Bay Regional Council Turns 30
Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 2:43 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Back in 1989, the Local Government Act pared 21 local bodies in Hawke's Bay down to just five Councils for the region. More >>
September cranked out spring weather right on cue
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 3:31 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Temperatures swung, westerlies blew, the rain came and then mostly went. Rainfall, temperatures and soil moisture levels were all within the normal range but it was a rollercoaster ride to get there. More >>
Technology driving Predator Free Hawke’s Bay success
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 9:45 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Predator Free Hawke’s Bay has caught over 8,000 predators since 2011 thanks to trapping technology, enhancing the region’s native biodiversity and inspiring national conservation efforts. More >>
Regional Council Welcomes Essential Freshwater Package
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 12:10 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Chief executive James Palmer says the package reinforces that freshwater quality is everyone’s responsibility; including regional councils, primary industries, central government, as well as rural and urban communities. More >>
Studying the relationship between community and environment
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 4:36 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A new Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and University of Waikato role will study the relationship between our communities and our environment, and how best to care for both. More >>
Completion of Napier Port IPO Good for Hawke's Bay
Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 11:47 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says the successful completion of the initial public offer (IPO) of shares in Napier Port, is good for the future of the Port, the Hawke’s Bay region and the Regional Council. More >>
20 Regional candidates stand for Hawke's Bay Election
Friday, 16 August 2019, 2:26 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Twenty candidates are stepping up for one of nine available Hawke’s Bay Regional Council seats in this year’s local government elections. More >>
Making it easier to get a healthier home
Wednesday, 14 August 2019, 3:38 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Regional Council has now made it easier for homeowners to make their homes healthier and more efficient. More >>
Maori Committeee Chair Steps Down After 8 Years
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 2:45 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
After eight years on Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Māori Committee, this week was Mike Mohi’s last meeting as committee Chair and representative for Tamatea Taiwhenua. More >>
Spraying responsibly this season
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 9:54 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Spring brings with it horticultural spraying and the Regional Council reminds anyone working on production land to spray responsibly this season. More >>
Regulating outdoor burning ban
Friday, 26 July 2019, 11:48 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Since 1 May this year, the Regional Council has lodged two prosecutions, and issued 47 infringement notices and four abatement notices for illegal burning. More >>
Winter Compliance Flights to Monitor Farm Operations
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 11:00 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will next week carry out winter compliance flights, to monitor the region’s farming operations for evidence of over-stocking or where winter grazing practices don’t meet land use rules. Regional Council Group Manager ... More >>
Planting to Protect Land Loss to the Sea
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 12:32 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Eskdale father and son Tom and Dave Clark know the importance of looking after their land for future generations. More >>
Pest control to protect our biodiversity
Monday, 22 July 2019, 3:42 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
To celebrate Biosecurity Week, the Regional Council is highlighting the good mahi going on round the region. More >>
Cold and smoky weekend made our air unhealthy
Monday, 1 July 2019, 2:50 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The average level of very small particles in the air over Hastings, measured at St John’s College, was five and three micrograms per cubic metre of air above the acceptable level of 50 mg on Saturday and Sunday respectively. More >>
The Changing Face of Horticulture
Monday, 24 June 2019, 2:49 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Come and hear this country’s largest farm operator talk about the changing face of horticulture in New Zealand. More >>
Regional Council Supporting Riparian Planting on Farms
Friday, 21 June 2019, 12:18 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Patoka farmer Jeremy White is planting to protect Hawke’s Bay waterways, by adding 1,600 native plants to his property this year. More >>
Hawke's Bay Support for Climate Emergency Declaration
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 1:58 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
There is strong support for Hawke’s Bay to join other councils around the country in declaring a climate emergency. At today’s Regional Council Environment & Services Committee meeting councillors voted to recommend the full council declare a climate ... More >>
