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Hawkes Bay Regional Council - Latest News [Page 44]

Karamu Community Plantings Stolen

Friday, 9 July 2010, 12:06 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

About 75 trees and 200 wetland plants recently planted alongside the Karamu Stream around Anderson Park in Havelock North have been stolen this week, spoiling the work of many school children and families. More >>

Severe Weather Warning - Situation Update 0800 hrs

Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 9:33 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

State Highway 2 Napier to Wairoa is closed due to major slips in the Devils Elbow and Waikouau Hill areas and minor slips elsewhere. More >>

Cycle Trail Funding Approval for Hawke’s Bay

Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 5:27 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Venture Hawke’s Bay are excited that the bid for government funding for the ‘Landscape Trail’ through the scenic Tukituki Valley south of Hastings has been successful. More >>

Severe Weather Warning - Situation Update 1500 hrs

Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 3:40 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

State Highway 2 Napier to Wairoa has reopened as debris was cleared to improve drainage from Lake Tutira. However any heavy rainfall periods may boost water levels in Lake Tutira and cover SH2 again. More >>

Severe Weather Warning: Hawke's Bay

Monday, 5 July 2010, 4:16 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A heavy rain warning for Hawke’s Bay from Tuesday and Wednesday means that flooding and slips are likely, advises Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. The region’s soils are already wet, so rivers are expected to rise quickly. More >>

Air quality standards exceeded

Friday, 18 June 2010, 2:13 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A drop in overnight temperatures resulted in air quality standards being exceeded overnight in both Hastings and Napier. More >>

Statement from Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Friday, 18 June 2010, 12:22 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

With the future of the Napier/Gisborne East Coast rail line at stake, an important meeting will be held in Gisborne on the 24th of this month. More >>

Environmental Award Open with New Categories

Wednesday, 9 June 2010, 4:22 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The 2010 Hawke’s Bay Environmental Awards are open for entries, and this year there are four award categories. More >>

Venture Hawke’s Bay Changes

Monday, 24 May 2010, 4:54 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

After two years as general manager of the region’s economic development agency, Venture Hawke’s Bay, Janet Takarangi is stepping away from the organisation happy that Venture Hawke’s Bay is in a stronger, better-structured and more capable position. More >>

Economic & Tourism Development Rate Fairly Divided

Monday, 17 May 2010, 3:57 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council puts confusion over the cited ‘increase’ in the new Economic and Tourism Development rate for Hastings and Napier ratepayers down to a misunderstanding of how the rate is calculated. More >>

First Chief Soil Conservator Honoured at Tutira

Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 1:41 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

New Zealand’s first chief soil conservator and a past teacher at Napier Boys’ High School, Mr Douglas Campbell, has been honoured with the installation of a bench seat in Tutira Country Park. More >>

CHB’s floating wetlands to feature on rural TV

Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 12:41 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s trial of ‘floating wetlands’ on the Tukipo River in Central Hawke’s Bay will feature on Television One’s Rural Delivery programme this Saturday at 7.30am. More >>

Council Concerned About Dry Hawke’s Bay Conditions

Monday, 10 May 2010, 5:06 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is predicting worsening conditions for farmers and growers in the next few weeks, as there is little sign of a significant break in the dry weather. More >>

Cold Snap Increases Air Pollution

Monday, 10 May 2010, 4:42 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Still, cold autumn weather conditions this weekend meant that air pollution from home fires got off to an early start. More >>

Bus Fare Concession Misuse To Stop

Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 4:35 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council today resolved the issue of the beneficiary concession misuse on the GoBay bus service. More >>

Regional Council Draft Annual Plan Submissions

Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 4:06 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

People wanting to make a submission on any aspect of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s draft annual plan and budget for 2010/11 have until 5pm on Monday May 11 to get their view to the Council’s Napier office. More >>

Dry Conditions Extending in Hawke’s Bay

Friday, 23 April 2010, 4:40 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is concerned that combination of three months of dry conditions combined with the predicted seasonal winds means that river flows and low soil moisture levels in the region are likely to drop further. More >>

HAIL List Action

Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 5:06 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Following the release of the Hazardous Activities and Industries List (HAIL) in October last year, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has been working with property owners to confirm and update their land use register listings. More >>

Ruataniwha Plains Water Storage Project Launched

Monday, 19 April 2010, 3:55 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A briefing last week has set the groundwork for the project leadership group for the feasibility study into the Ruataniwha Plains water storage project, and identified some specific targets for the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council staff team to meet. More >>

Water take warning in dry autumn

Friday, 16 April 2010, 4:28 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Irrigation bans that were lifted briefly after rain after Easter are back on water takes from the Waipawa and Tukituki Rivers. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council warns the mostly fine weather conditions are due to continue with only a few showers forecast. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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