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Hawkes Bay Regional Council - Latest News [Page 49]

Boaties and Jetskiers – Watch your Speed

Friday, 16 January 2009, 10:17 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Harbourmaster Charlie Rycroft is urging operators of powered craft to watch their speed.  Recreational boatiesmay be warned once, but fined for further infringements as a harder line is taken by authorities. More >>

Motorbike Users Should Have Fun…

Thursday, 15 January 2009, 3:58 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

…but respect the areas they’re visiting and the personal safety of other river area users at this busy time of year. That’s the message from Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Engineering Officer for Rivers, Vince Byrne. More >>

Research into Ruataniwha Water Quantity

Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 2:13 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council science staff will be carrying out hydrological monitoring of streams and rivers on the Ruataniwha Plains each month throughout 2009, the first in a number of such surveys to be conducted across the region this year. More >>

Tukipo River Ban and River Warnings

Thursday, 8 January 2009, 5:05 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

An irrigation ban has been placed on the Tukipo River for the 150L/sec low flow limit. At the same time, other rivers in the region are dropping close to low flow levels. More >>

Waipawa River Still Outside Ban

Thursday, 11 December 2008, 4:34 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The Waipawa River flow is still above low flow limits this week thanks to rainfall in the catchment, so remains at a warning status. More >>

Didymo Awareness Not Diminishing

Thursday, 11 December 2008, 10:27 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The summertime didymo education programme has started again and a student has been contracted by Hawke's Bay Regional Council to reinforce the message of Check Clean Dry along our favourite recreational rivers. More >>

Dairy farm fined for excess effluent disposal

Friday, 28 November 2008, 2:54 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Environment Court Patoka Dairies was fined $3000 in the Environment Court in Napier today for excess effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator. More >>

Irrigation Bans Start

Friday, 28 November 2008, 12:30 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has put irrigation bans in force as the dry weather affects flows in streams and rivers. More >>

Fun Day Out Planned at Tutira Country Park

Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:20 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The Tutira Country Park Open Day will be held on Sunday 30 November from 11am to 3pm and, with the long range weather forecast looking good, there will plenty for all the family to enjoy. More >>

Clive Bridge to Ngaruroro Bridge Pathway to Start

Thursday, 20 November 2008, 11:15 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Work will begin at the end of this week work on the final river crossing connection between the Napier pathway and the Hastings Pathway. More >>

New Horse Trail Alongside Pathway

Thursday, 20 November 2008, 11:11 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A new horse trail has been developed by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council alongside the Rotary pathway between the Clive River boat ramp and River Road on the Tukituki River. More >>

Clive Kids Get BMX Track

Thursday, 20 November 2008, 11:00 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A BMX track has been created at Clive near the boat ramp and is the result of a positive campaign by local young people. The BMX track at the end of Hicks Lane over the stopbank has been created by the Clive Community Group on Hawke's Bay Regional Council river ... More >>

Air quality proposals going to Council

Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:55 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will be deciding on measures to improve the winter air quality in Napier and Hastings at their meeting on Wednesday 26 November. More >>

Council Expecting Action at Mill Site

Friday, 14 November 2008, 10:48 am | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council wants to be certain that actions planned or currently being taken by Carter Holt Harvey to manage the former sawmill site at Waikoau progress quickly. More >>

Judging of HB Environment Awards entries underway

Friday, 15 August 2008, 3:40 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Councillors from the three supporting Councils are visiting around 30 entries which come from all parts of the region, from as north as Waikaremoana to south in Waipukurau. More >>

$75,000 of Targeted Assistance Funding

Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 5:32 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has committed $75,000 in targeted assistance funding, supporting the development of important local education and arts programmes. More >>

Record Environmental Fine

Saturday, 2 August 2008, 4:30 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

A record fine has been handed down by the Environment Court in Napier today to the Crafar Group dairy operation, Taharua Farm, for breaching its resource consent. Taharua Farm has been fined $37,500 after Hawke's Bay Regional Council laid charges for the ... More >>

Rivers Rising in Storm Conditions

Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 1:58 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

While no significant problems are being experienced at this stage along Hawke’s Bay rivers due to the current storm, Hawke's Bay Regional Council warns that the region’s rivers are rising and will continue to rise overnight. More >>

Annual Plan Adoption Makes Changes

Thursday, 26 June 2008, 2:25 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

In adopting its Annual Plan for 2008/09 yesterday, Hawke's Bay Regional Council made some changes as a result of public submissions. More >>

EIT to Provide Civil Defence Training

Thursday, 19 June 2008, 3:59 pm | Hawkes Bay Regional Council

The Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Group will be working closely with the Eastern Institute of Technology in Napier, in a move aimed at meeting the specific training needs for staff and volunteers working in a disaster. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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