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Funding For Fight Against Alligator Weed
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 6:39 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Efforts to eliminate Alligator weed at Lake Whatumā in Central Hawke’s Bay will have greater focus after funding was approved by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Environment and Integrated Catchments Committee (EICC) today. More >>
Aggressive Pest Plant Discovered In Hawke's Bay
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 8:55 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has identified Senegal tea in Te Awa Mokotūāraro (Clive River) and the Karamu Stream – marking the first time the pest has been found in the region. More >>
Our Region's Air Quality Has Improved - But More Needs To Be Done
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:04 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Land and, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) has released its air pollution stocktake of the country’s air quality, including Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Woody Debris In Tukituki River To Be Cleared
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 5:39 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Woody debris left behind by Cyclone Gabrielle in the lower Tukituki River will be burned starting Friday 7 June. More >>
Outdoor Burning Ban For Napier And Hastings
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 10:14 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Group Manager Policy & Regulation Katrina Brunton says outdoor burning is banned in some urban areas during winter to protect air quality for now and future generations. More >>
Silt Recovery Taskforce's Approach To Clean-up Wins National Award
Friday, 31 May 2024, 11:56 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Silt Recovery Taskforce lead Darren de Klerk speaking at the awards. (Photo supplied) The Silt Recovery Taskforce’s sustainable approach to clean up silt and debris after Cyclone Gabrielle has been recognised by New Zealand’s waste minimisation ... More >>
Biodiversity Set To Benefit
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 4:14 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Thirteen conservation groups have been announced as recipients of Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay’s Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund to protect native species, preserve local ecosystems, and promote regional environmental restoration. More >>
Council Investment Arm Expected To Work Harder
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 1:51 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
HBRC councillor and HBRIC Director Neil Kirton says the investment company has appointed Debbie Birch and Jonathan Cameron as new independent directors and is changing its investment approach. More >>
Walker Road Gravel Extraction Exceeds Targeted Volumes
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:34 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Gravel extraction from the Upper Tukituki catchment has already surpassed its initial targeted volume goal of 800,000m3, with more extraction work to come. The recently completed Walker Road project allowed for gravel to be extracted from sections where ... More >>
Youth Roadsafe Expo Underway
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:50 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The event is a joint safety initiative between Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Roadsafe Hawke’s Bay, Hato Hone St Johns, Fire and Emergency NZ, and NZ Police. Over 2,000 Year 11-12 students from around the region will attend through their schools. More >>
Duck Shooters Urged To Keep It Clean
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 8:54 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Duck shooters are being encouraged to check, clean, and dry their gear and equipment to help stop the spread of alligator weed. More >>
New Harbourmaster For Hawke's Bay
Friday, 19 April 2024, 12:21 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Mr Wright officially started as Harbourmaster on 11 April 2024 and takes over from Martin Moore who recently retired after being in the role since 2016. More >>
Youth Fare To Be Introduced On GoBay Services
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 6:38 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will introduce a youth fare in its upcoming 1 May fare changes. It will be automatically applied to users with a Bee Card whose date of birth shows them as between the ages of 5 and 18. More >>
Dam Safety Policy To Be Reviewed
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 2:18 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is in the process of reviewing and updating its policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams and flood-prone dams. The Council seeks public submissions as part of the consultation period, open from 28 March to 28 April ... More >>
Latest Greenhouse Gas Emission Assessment: More Work To Be Done
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:52 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, as part of the Joint Committee on Climate Action, this week released the latest greenhouse gas emissions assessment for the region. This is the fourth annual assessment released and shows that emissions are not declining ... More >>
Regional Council Readies For Consultation On Its Long Term Plan 2024-27
Friday, 16 February 2024, 9:54 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is getting ready to take its proposed three-year Long Term Plan out for consultation. In the Corporate and Strategy Committee meeting on Wednesday 21 February, a project update will be provided, showing the headwinds ... More >>
Flights To Check State Of Tukituki
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 1:40 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Flights will begin today to cover about 87 randomly selected sites in the Tukituki Catchment. It is part of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council's State Of the Environment monitoring which informs our regional riparian management policy, and is not a compliance ... More >>
Boat Partially Sinks Near Port Of Napier Breakwater
Friday, 2 February 2024, 8:20 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A 10.5m wooden recreational craft was struck by a submerged log near the Port of Napier breakwater and started to sink Friday afternoon. The incident happened at approximately 3:30pm on Friday. The Port of Napier pilot boat, a Coast Guard vessel, ... More >>
Likely Source Of Substance Found On Haumoana Beach
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 1:01 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Following testing of the substance found on the beach at Haumoana on 1 December, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council believes it is most likely to have come from the Hastings District Council wastewater outfall. The previous day Hastings District ... More >>
Algal Bloom Off Cape Coast
Friday, 22 December 2023, 10:44 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A bright, rust coloured algal bloom has appeared along the shoreline near Te Awanga and Haumoana. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Environmental Information Team took samples on Thursday afternoon to determine if the algal bloom is toxic. Results from ... More >>
