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HBRIC Ltd Update
Friday, 29 January 2016, 10:45 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Finalising the investor mix for the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme is the current focus for the Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment Company Limited. More >>
1931 Earthquake Survivors’ Afternoon Tea This Weekend
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 2:24 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
This weekend, the afternoon tea for the survivors of the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake will be a very special occasion with Hon Nikki Kaye, Minister of Civil Defence, attending as the guest speaker. More >>
Greater Heretaunga and Ahuriri group gets refresh
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 3:15 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s latest arrival will be taking a fresh look at the group collaborating to develop a plan change for Heretaunga Plains and Ahuriri water resources. James Palmer, HBRC’s new Group Manager for Strategic Development ... More >>
Genuine water purity calls in Hastings-Napier
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 2:50 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council confirms that commercial calls concerning water filter sales to local residents of Napier and Hastings are genuine. HBRC yesterday distributed a media release stating that public should be wary of bogus phone calls. More >>
Bogus Water Testing Calls Ring Alarm Bells
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 4:05 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Bogus Water Testing Calls Ring Alarm Bells Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is concerned for the security of local homeowners. HBRC has this week received calls from residents of Napier and Hastings properties. People have been contacted and asked to commit ... More >>
Potentially Toxic Algal Bloom in Lake Tūtira
Monday, 18 January 2016, 2:48 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
An algal bloom sampled in Lake Tutira last week has been found to contain potentially toxic cyanobacteria. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council environmental science staff sent water samples from the lake to the Cawthron Institute. “Cawthron has assessed that ... More >>
Stopping the Silt is Council’s Focus
Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 10:27 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
There is ongoing public concern over the silt discharge into the Waiau River and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s is enforcing an abatement notice requiring the Eastland Group to stop the discharge from its Waihi Dam. More >>
Greater Heretaunga and Ahuriri group at a crossroads
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 5:03 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A stakeholder group brought together by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to set limits for managing water in the Greater Heretaunga and Ahuriri catchment is at a crossroads. More >>
HBRIC Ltd Update
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 4:43 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment Company Ltd (HBRIC Ltd) is confident it can confirm a preferred investor mix for the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme before the end of the year. More >>
Scottish zoology student reports on Napier bird recovery
Monday, 14 December 2015, 12:09 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
An academic paper lead by a Scottish zoology student has given a positive report on the process and results of the Napier Hill urban possum control programme. More >>
Biosecurity Operations an Overall Success
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 10:56 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The overall success of the region’s possum control operations was reported to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Environment and Services Committee (Wed 9 Dec) in the Biosecurity annual report for 2014/15. More >>
Plans for Waitangi Estuary get star treatment
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 12:40 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Environment and Services (E&S) Committee recommended today to commit $311,000 to kick-start ambitious plans to enhance the Waitangi Estuary. More >>
Algal Blooms Start
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 12:15 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council have had an alert that a severe algal bloom is in Lake Tūtira at present. More >>
Further research on deep well drilling
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 10:07 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has asked staff to further investigate the options for a deep monitor well drilling programme for the Heretaunga Plains Aquifer. A report to today’s Regional Council meeting concluded that while further deep well drilling ... More >>
Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme Update from HBRIC Ltd
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 3:17 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment Company Ltd (HBRIC Ltd) says confirmation it has a financially viable design and construction contract for the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme is another major step forward. HBRIC Ltd told today’s Hawke’s Bay Regional ... More >>
Getting young Hawke’s Bay drivers on the road
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 5:20 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is championing an initiative to make it easier for young Hawke’s Bay people to gain a driver’s licence. HBRC Chairman Fenton Wilson says research shows learner drivers in Central Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa have to travel ... More >>
October was dry and temperature having a dabble each way
Monday, 9 November 2015, 2:32 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
October worked hard to distance itself from September and tried to establish a polar opposites theme… starting with rainfall, which fell close to half measures compared to the double dosing of the month before. More >>
Hon. Steven Joyce at East Coast Hill Country Conference
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 12:13 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hon. Steven Joyce, Minister for Economic Development, has been confirmed as a key note speaker at the East Coast Hill Country Conference. More >>
Sister City delegation visits Hawke’s Bay
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 10:37 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Environmental protection and wastewater treatment are the focus for a Chinese delegation visiting Hawke’s Bay tomorrow (Friday 9 October). The group is from the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s sister city, Xuzhou in China and will be hosted by the Council’s ... More >>
Website shows Shared Service wins
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 9:02 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay people can now see the growing range of services where all five councils are working together to drive operational efficiencies and reduce costs. More >>
