Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Licence needed for work use Start Free Trial
 

Hawkes Bay Regional Council - Latest News [Page 48]

New flood scheme proposed for Wharerangi – Tuirau

Thursday, 23 April 2009, 2:42 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has this week agreed in principle that a new flood control and drainage scheme be established in the Wharerangi – Tuirau area behind Poraiti near Napier, and that the beneficiaries of the proposed scheme be formally ... More >>

Justice Williams to talk about Treaty in HB

Thursday, 23 April 2009, 11:31 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hon Justice Joe Williams will speak about the promises of the Treaty of Waitangi (Tiriti o Waitangi) at Hawke's Bay Regional Council’s breakfast meeting in Hastings on 1 May. Justice Williams (Ngati Pukenga and Te Arawa (Waitaha, Tapuika)) was appointed ... More >>

Water Quality Report Fits With Council Strategy

Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 4:39 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A report on water monitoring programmes in Hawke’s Bay has recommended more investigations to gain further understanding about water quality. Following public concern about the state of the Tukituki River, a review of water monitoring programmes was commissioned ... More >>

Sir Peter Blake Environmental Students

Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 2:03 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Three Hawke’s Bay secondary school students have been selected for the Sir Peter Blake Trust Youth Environment Forumbeing held in Wellington from 19 – 24 April. More >>

Irrigation Bans Due To Dry Autumn

Friday, 3 April 2009, 12:23 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Irrigation bans are coming back on in Hawke’s Bay.  There has been some rainfall in the last week from the Esk catchment north, but further south there has been very little.  More >>

Kirton Appointed as HB Inc Chairman

Monday, 30 March 2009, 11:46 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has confirmed Neil Kirton as Chairman of Hawke’s Bay Inc. Mr Kirton has been in the acting Chairman for the regional development agency since 1 December 2008 after Ross Bramwell retired from the position. Council confirmed ... More >>

Regional Council Declines Aramoana Woolshed

Thursday, 26 March 2009, 5:30 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has decided that it will not purchase the Aramoana woolshed property or adjacent coastal land in Central Hawke’s Bay. More >>

Council Committee To Consider Air Submissions

Thursday, 26 March 2009, 3:10 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has decided that the Hearings Committee will hear and consider submissions to the air quality plan change proposals. The policy proposals, aimed at increasing healthy homes in Hawke’s Bay and meeting the government’s ... More >>

$20,000 fine for Central Hawke’s Bay Dairy Farm

Friday, 20 March 2009, 3:18 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Stockade Pastoral Farms in Waipawa, Central Hawke’s Bay, was sentenced in the Napier District Court today following a defended hearing of a charge of discharging dairy effluent onto land in circumstances where the contaminant entered water. More >>

Port Of Napier Shares

Friday, 20 March 2009, 1:17 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Recent media coverage may give people the impression that there is a present proposal by the HB Regional Council to sell off its shares in the Port of Napier Ltd. More >>

Rain brings some relief to irrigators

Friday, 13 February 2009, 11:20 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has lifted irrigation bans on the Ngaruroro River as a small fresh is boosting river flows. More >>

Some CHB irrigation bans lifted

Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 4:56 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council today lifted irrigation bans off the Tukipo River and the Tukituki River. More >>

Swimming Risk at Mahia

Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:36 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council Harbourmaster Charlie Rycroft says someone will be hurt or worse, if people keep swimming at the boat access lane at Mahia Beach when boats are moving through the lane. More >>

Further Irrigation Bans After Hot Weekend

Monday, 2 February 2009, 5:17 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

After souring temperatures this weekend, river levels have dropped further and more irrigation bans have been placed by Hawke's Bay Regional Council on rivers in Central Hawke’s Bay. More >>

More irrigation bans and warnings

Friday, 30 January 2009, 5:27 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

More irrigation bans and warnings have been put in place by Hawke's Bay Regional Council as the dry weather sets in. More >>

Regret at Chairman’s Resignation

Thursday, 29 January 2009, 12:49 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Acting Chairman Christine Scott says that the resignation of Rex McIntyre as Chairman of Hawke's Bay Regional Council and Wairoa constituency Councillor is regrettable. More >>

Existing burners exempt for now

Friday, 23 January 2009, 1:19 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has confirmed that the new air quality rules do not have immediate effect for landowners who had a solid fuel burner in place at the time the new rules were notified. More >>

Waipawa River Ban and River Warnings

Friday, 23 January 2009, 10:15 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Up to 18 millimetres of rain has fallen in parts of the Hawke’s Bay ranges, but little has reached the plains areas in the past week. Bans remain on some areas within the Ngaruroro River catchment but again, little rain is forecast over the coming ... More >>

goBay Arrives

Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 4:15 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Starting from Monday 2nd February, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council introduces its new-look, urban bus service for people who live and travel in and between Napier and Hastings. It’s simply called goBay. More >>

Clean Heat Not Up In Smoke

Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 12:25 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has requested a meeting with the Minister for the Environment and expects to meet Hon. Dr Nick Smith during February to ask that the date for implementing the Government’s requirement to improve the region’s air ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL