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Rainfall Data Shows Intensity Of Cyclone Gabrielle
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 10:13 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) rainfall figures show Cyclone Gabrielle was one of the most significant weather events to impact the region on record. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/a81b50898c02f159808c.jpeg" ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Emergency Relief Fund Now Accepting Applications
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 7:05 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Residents and ratepayers of the Hawke’s Bay region who have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle can now apply for assistance from the Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Fund. The fund, organised by the Hawke’s Bay mayors and chair, offers one-off hardship ... More >>
Temporary Stop Bank Work Holds Up In Most Recent Rain Event
Monday, 27 February 2023, 2:05 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Rapid work by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) staff and contractors last week (20-25 Feb.) to shore up stop bank breaches on four rivers held up during the most-recent rain event. In the first stage of the Rapid Rebuild programme Council staff prioritised ... More >>
Regional Council Working Hard To Restore Public Transport
Sunday, 26 February 2023, 4:32 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is working hard with its contractor and operator of GoBay and MyWay to get services re-established in Napier and Hastings. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Group Manager of Policy & Regulation Katrina Brunton ... More >>
River Levels Dropping And Work Resuming To Restore Flood Infrastructure
Saturday, 25 February 2023, 2:40 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says the region received less rain than forecast overnight and most large river levels didn't rise significantly. Regional Council Asset Group Manager Chris Dolley says due to less than forecast rainfall, small increases ... More >>
Latest On Rain Forecast And Precautionary Evacuations
Friday, 24 February 2023, 1:11 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The MetService have issued an orange heavy rain warning for Hawke’s Bay, with significant rain expected in some areas recently affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence has issued an evacuation order for people in the Esk Valley with ... More >>
Heavy Rain Warning For Hawke's Bay
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 2:56 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
MetService has now issued a heavy rain warning for Hawke’s Bay from 10am Thursday to 10am Saturday. Regional Council is closely monitoring the situation, alongside Civil Defence and MetService. Regional Council Group Manager Asset Management Chris ... More >>
Dealing With Waste From Cyclone Gabrielle
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 2:26 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Council has identified a number of waste types and these will need to be dealt with in different ways. The aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle has resulted in large volumes of waste. In most instances residential waste will be dealt with by your ... More >>
Two Rain Watches For Hawke's Bay For Friday And Saturday
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 11:12 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
MetService has issued two weather watches for Hawke’s Bay through Saturday and the Regional Council is monitoring the situation. They are for possible severe weather Friday and Saturday. The possible Friday afternoon rain locations are still quite ... More >>
Regional Disaster Relief Fund Now Open For Donations
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 6:43 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Mayors and Chair have activated the regional Disaster Relief Trust, making it easy for people from anywhere in New Zealand to donate to the region’s Cyclone Gabrielle recovery effort. Donations can be made online at https://www.hbrc.govt.nz/relief-fund-donations ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Greatly Exceeded Modelling Forecasts
Monday, 20 February 2023, 1:48 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke's Bay Regional Council's priority is the immediate response to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2302/06bec071fc1c106ed6a2.jpeg" width="720" height="539"> Pakowhai bridge following Cyclone ... More >>
Hawke's Bay Regional Council Focused On Providing Critical Support To The Community
Monday, 20 February 2023, 6:34 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is working hard to support the community and those affected by the floods, and restore vital infrastructure. Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby, who also chairs the Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Trust Receives $1m Boost From Government Mayors United In Leading Region
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 2:22 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Trust has received a $1m cash injection from Government, following Friday’s visit to the region by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty. Hinewai Ormsby, Chair of Hawke’s Bay Regional ... More >>
Low Dissolved Oxygen Levels From Algal Bloom May Have Caused Sea Animal Deaths
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 2:26 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says low dissolved oxygen levels from an algal bloom may be the cause behind the deaths of sea animals washing up on shore in Napier. Science manager Anna Madarasz-Smith says that this is the current strongest working ... More >>
Sources Of Driftwood On Hawke's Bay Beaches And In Near-shore Waters
Friday, 3 February 2023, 3:24 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Sources of unusually large amounts of driftwood in the water and on several Hawke’s Bay beaches is not yet clear, but the materials appear to be small and of mixed origin and not from recent forestry operations. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2302/ae4dc2207d5849fd14eb.jpeg" ... More >>
Regional Council Highlights Regional Wetlands On World Wetlands Day
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 3:15 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
World Wetlands Day is a great opportunity to highlight the amazing and unique flora and fauna that live in these special areas in Hawke’s Bay. Regional Council Terrestrial Ecologist Annabel Beattie says it’s important we protect wetlands and the plants ... More >>
Go Bus Advises Disruption To Services
Friday, 20 January 2023, 7:06 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Go Bus, the provider of the GoBay bus service has advised us of a number of additional cancellations in place next week due to a combination of driver shortage, scheduled operations, and annual leave. We understand that this will be a great inconvenience ... More >>
Political Advertising On Go Bus Vehicles
Friday, 13 January 2023, 6:38 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has become aware that its bus contractor Go Bus, operator of the service Go Bay, has accepted political advertising from the National Party in Hawke’s Bay and other places. Regional Council General Manger Policy and ... More >>
Wettest Six Months Since Records Began
Thursday, 12 January 2023, 10:14 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s rainfall monitoring figures released today shows this has been the wettest last six months since records began. Regional Council Team Leader Air, Marine and Land Science, Dr Kathleen Kozyniak says “December was our ... More >>
Stopbank Work Boosts Flood Resilience
Monday, 12 December 2022, 11:47 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has completed a significant stopbank upgrade in Taradale to protect local communities and prepare the region for climate change as part of its Resilient River Community project. Resilient River Communities is a joint initiative ... More >>
