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 >>
