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Hawke's Bay Regional Council

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Hawke's Bay

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Hawke's Bay Regional Council has the role of managing and safeguarding the land, water, soil, air, and coastal resources for Hawke’s Bay. We also manage land transport and biosecurity.

 




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Friday, 18 March 2011
Travel 8:21AM
Free flights to Hawkes Bay for Christchurch residents are to end

HAWKE'S BAY — Hawke’s Bay council’s offer of free flights to the region for Christchurch residents, who are struggling in the aftermath of the earthquake, is to end.

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Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Council 1:04PM
Cr Fenton Wilson Elected as Regional Council Chairman

HAWKE'S BAY — Cr Fenton Wilson has been elected by fellow Councillors as Chairman of Hawke's Bay Regional Council and sworn in today at the inaugural Council meeting.   Cr Ewan McGregor (Hastings) has been elected as Deputy Chairman.

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Thursday, 22 July 2010
Council 2:18PM
Local Government Elections Nominations Open

HAWKE'S BAY — This week, nominations open for candidates wanting to stand in this year’s local authority elections.

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Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Economy 7:18AM
Good News for HB Economic Development Projects

HAWKE'S BAY — New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has allocated $356,000 in grants for 5 Hawke’s Bay economic development projects in the coming year.

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Thursday, 15 July 2010
Water 9:46AM
Regional Council Taking Firmer Approach on Water Users

HAWKE'S BAY — A staff report to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council Environmental Management Committee yesterday (Wednesday 14 July) has emphasised the importance of accurate water use data from consent holders to enable Council to make sound water management decisions.

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Thursday, 8 July 2010
Crime 9:12AM
Karamu Community Plantings Stolen

HAVELOCK NORTH — 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.

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Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Cycling 7:37AM
Cycle Trail Funding Approval for Hawke's Bay

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.  They were advised today that funding of $1.89 million for the Landscape cycle trail has been approved by the Minister for Tourism.

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Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Weather 3:23PM
Severe Weather Warning - Situation Update 1500 hrs, 6 July 2010

HAWKE'S BAY — Roads State Highway 2 Napier to Wairoa has reopened as debris was cleared to improve drainage from Lake Tutira.

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Monday, 5 July 2010
Weather 4:00PM
Severe Weather Warning

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Water 9:05AM
Geological Studies Shortlist Potential Dams

HAWKE'S BAY — A report on the geological studies for the potential sites for water storage dams on the Ruataniwha Plains has assisted both Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and the project leadership group to assess the viability of several sites.

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Friday, 25 June 2010
Real Estate 12:47PM
Leasehold Sales Trends

HAWKE'S BAY — Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has been seeing the trend in recent years of people purchasing leasehold property and quickly freeholding it.

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Friday, 18 June 2010
Environment 2:58PM
Air quality standards exceeded overnight in Hastings and Napier

HAWKE'S BAY — A drop in overnight temperatures resulted in air quality standards being exceeded overnight in both Hastings and Napier.

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Friday, 11 June 2010
Environment 8:25AM
Air-Quality Standard Reprieve Likely for HB Homes and Business

HAWKE'S BAY — Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule is applauding the recommendations of a review of Air Quality Standards that put homeowners under pressure to replace fireplaces and potentially limited the growth of local business.

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Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Environment 3:39PM
Environmental Award Open with New Categories

HAWKE'S BAY —   The 2010 Hawke’s Bay Environmental Awards are open for entries, and this year there are four award categories.

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Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Environment 4:00PM
Home Heating Survey

HAWKE'S BAY — A five-yearly survey which aims to measure how Hawke’s Bay residents heat their homes gets underway this week.

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Friday, 28 May 2010
Water 1:03PM
Rainfall eases drought

HAWKE'S BAY — Hawke’s Bay Regional Council hydrologists confirm the benefit from this week’s rain.

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Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Council 10:48AM
Information Sessions Being Held on Proposed Holding Company

HAWKE'S BAY — Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will be holding two public information sessions on the proposals to set up a holding company for regional investments.

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Monday, 24 May 2010
Council 4:30PM
Venture Hawke's Bay changes

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Tourism 1:30PM
Sunday Drive Showcases Local Tourism

HAWKE'S BAY —   Remember the classic Sunday drive, usually ending with an ice cream no matter what the weather?  A joint tourism marketing approach is offering Hawke’s Bay people a Sunday Drive with a difference on 30 May.  Local people will have the opportunity to explore some of the attractions and activities in Napier and Ahuriri that they might not normally get to.

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Monday, 17 May 2010
Council 7:28PM
Economic & Tourism Development Rate Fairly Divided

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Agriculture 4:17PM
First Chief Soil Conservator Honoured at Tutira

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Environment 12:57PM
CHB's floating wetlands to feature on rural tv show

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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Monday, 10 May 2010
Weather 4:28PM
Regional Council concerned about dry Hawke's Bay conditions

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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Environment 4:27PM
Cold snap increases air pollution

HAWKE'S BAY — Still, cold autumn weather conditions this weekend meant that air pollution from home fires got off to an early start.

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Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Council 7:39AM
HPUDS Consultation to Close Soon

HASTINGS — Hawke’s Bay councils collaborating on the Heretaunga Urban Plains Development Strategy (HPUDS) are encouraging anyone with a view on the future development of the Plains to put their submission in before the closing date, Friday May 14.

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Friday, 30 April 2010
Cycling 9:49PM
Atkins claims under-19 honours in RaboPlus national club cycling

HAWKE'S BAY — Canterbury cyclist Josh Atkins showed he is on form for the upcoming world junior track championships when he won the under-19 road title at the RaboPlus New Zealand Club Championships in Hawkes Bay today.

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Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Council 5:02PM
Regional Election Promotion Preferred

HAWKE'S BAY — Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will be proposing a joint election promotion campaign to electoral officers at the city and district councils.

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Transport 4:50PM
Bus Fare Concession Misuse To Stop

HAWKE'S BAY — Hawke’s Bay Regional Council today resolved the issue of the beneficiary concession misuse on the GoBay bus service.

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Saturday, 24 April 2010
Weather 9:46AM
Dry Conditions Extending in Hawke's Bay

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Environment 4:19PM
HAIL list action

HAWKE'S BAY — 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.

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