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Youth Lead The Way With Hawke’s Bay Sustainable Spring Swap
Monday, 29 September 2025, 10:54 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The event is being organised by the Youth Environment Ambassadors with support from the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) Environmental Education team. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Community To Help Shape Flood Resilience Future
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 10:32 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Regional Council’s Group Manager - Asset Management Chris Dolley says: “Extreme weather is one of the biggest climate challenges in Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Adopts Future Development Strategy
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 3:42 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The strategy – a requirement under the Government’s National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) – now heads to Napier City Council for final adoption as a single, consolidated document. More >>
Cabinet Decision Brings Wairoa Flood Mitigation Closer To Construction
Monday, 25 August 2025, 10:57 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Crown Manager, Lawrence Yule, says the decision demonstrates continued Government commitment to delivering flood mitigation for Wairoa. More >>
Hawke's Bay Trails Fully Reopened After Two-Year Rebuild
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 12:35 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby says she’s incredibly proud of the effort that’s gone into restoring the entire trail network. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Councils Progress Towards Finalising Regional Water Services Plan
Friday, 22 August 2025, 2:34 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Revised financial modelling since community consultation confirms that the regional approach remains the lowest cost option for each council. More >>
New Report Reveals State Of Hawke’s Bay’s Environment
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 1:50 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has released its 2021 – 2024 State of the Environment (SOE) Report, a three-yearly check on the health of the region’s environment. Based on data collected before and after Cyclone Gabrielle, the report highlights several ... More >>
Regional Council Advances Water Security Action Plan
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 2:49 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The transition of the project to local community interests would protect HBRC’s role as consenting authority and environmental regulator and fully protect ratepayers from any future costs. More >>
Heretaunga Water Storage Project To Move Into New Delivery Entity
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 4:36 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The project would store peak winter flows for release into Heretaunga’s waterways and aquifer during periods of peak summer water demand. More >>
Regional Council Votes For Development Strategy With Important Caveats
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 4:16 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby says the Council is committed to supporting growth, but not at the expense of people’s safety or the future resilience and well-being of communities. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Begins Community Conversations About Boosting Flood Protection
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 4:01 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
From now through to 2027 when the next Long Term Plan is decided, the Regional Council will work closely with communities to explore engineering solutions – such as spillways, drains, stopbanks, and seawalls – and consider what’s needed in different areas ... More >>
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 >>
