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Hawkes Bay Regional Council - Latest News [Page 41]

Irrigation bans coming back on in Hawke's Bay

Friday, 20 January 2012, 11:42 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Bans on water takes for irrigation were lifted following the heavy rain at the New Year which boosted river and stream flows. More >>

Public urged to alert Council to new ant infestations

Thursday, 5 January 2012, 10:46 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is calling on locals to alert them to new infestations of the invasive ant species, Argentine ants now found in parts of Hawke’s Bay. More >>

Safety at the forefront of Navigational Bylaw Changes

Thursday, 15 December 2011, 2:56 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The safety of all water users is the main driver behind a review and subsequent changes to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Navigation Safety Bylaws. More >>

Residents urged to comply with summer irrigation ban

Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 3:01 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Waimarama residents urged to comply with summer irrigation ban Waimarama residents are being urged to pay serious attention to a ban on irrigation this summer. More >>

HBRC The state of our environment

Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 5:13 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The last month of spring brought changeable weather typical of the time of year. Winds flicked between hot nor’westers and cool southwesterlies - one day temperatures were nudging 30°C and the next day sitting in the mid-teens. More >>

Hawke's Bay: Land & Water Symposium Reveals Strategy

Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 10:24 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will be holding a Regional Land and Water Symposium tomorrow, Wednesday 30 November. The symposium will introduce the new Land and Water Management Strategy which developed out of the regional water symposium the Regional ... More >>

Hawke's Bay Regional Council - the state of our environment

Friday, 4 November 2011, 6:55 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

October was notable for being a showery month with the occasional downpour and rumble of thunder – typically during the bike ride home from work it seemed. More >>

Hawke’s Bay Trails Unlock Opportunities

Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 12:44 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has already constructed part of the Hawke’s Bay Trails, but is some months away from completing the entire project which now includes a Water Ride, Landscape Ride and Wineries Ride. More >>

New look environmental action awards open soon

Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:06 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

New look environmental awards for Hawke’s Bay will open for applications on 26 September for anyone involved in environmental projects and sustainability programmes. The Environmental Action Awards have been designed to reflect the upsurge in mainstream ... More >>

Freehold Info Shop Successful

Monday, 19 September 2011, 2:06 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s shop front information centre in Marewa, earlier this month, was successful, making it easier for 51 more people to discuss freeholding their leasehold land. The shop front idea put Council’s finance officer John Keenan ... More >>

More Bus Services Between Napier and Hastings

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:33 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Four new buses will be added to the public transport goBay network from Monday 12 September and this will double service frequency between Napier and Hastings. More >>

New Group Manager for Regional Council

Monday, 5 September 2011, 2:00 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Iain Maxwell will be taking the role of Group Manager Resource Management at Hawke's Bay Regional Council. More >>

Single Dam Site Has Most Potential

Monday, 22 August 2011, 5:15 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The most recent results from the Ruataniwha water storage project feasibility study have identified that the best route forward is to concentrate on a single dam site. Expert international advice gained through engineering consultants Tonkin & Taylor ... More >>

New Group Manager for Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence

Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 4:41 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A new Group Manager for the Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management office has been appointed. Ian Macdonald will take up this newly created role and will also serve as the primary Group Controller in a regional scale event. More >>

Spray Hormone Herbicides Before Spring

Friday, 12 August 2011, 1:41 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council and Hawke's Bay Winegrowers are urging anyone who needs to use hormone herbicides to spray now during winter before bud burst in vineyards and orchards. More >>

Discounts Agreed for Leasehold Sales

Thursday, 28 July 2011, 12:33 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has agreed to offer a 17.5% discount to residential leaseholders wanting to freehold. Leaseholders who are occupying their properties can take advantage of the 17.5% discount on the purchase price of freeholding their ... More >>

Trial Bus Service for Ahuriri and Westshore

Thursday, 28 July 2011, 9:47 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has approved a trial bus service to serve the areas of Ahuriri and Westshore. More >>

Registering Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme

Monday, 18 July 2011, 11:42 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Forest owners intending to enter the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) need to register and identify their forest extents. More >>

Views Sought on Provisional Leasehold Land Decision

Friday, 15 July 2011, 9:50 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Councillors are keen to hear from both leaseholders and ratepayers on their provisional decision to freehold more leasehold land. More >>

Wastewater Plan Change Better targeted

Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 5:00 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Changes to rules for discharging domestic wastewater on private land are being proposed by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. The proposed plan change aims to place a stronger focus on locations where on-site wastewater could be a risk to the environment and ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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