Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Hawke's Bay locals fuming over Ruataniwha consent fees deferral
Money was slapped on the table during a fiery meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council yesterday.
Some locals are fuming after the council allowed a private company to continue to defer paying… Audio
Council wants to sell 49% of Napier Port
Hawke's Bay Regional Council is warning residents that rates could go up by 50 percent if it's not able to sell 49 percent of Napier Port to pay for its development. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
Rissington demands action after two floods in three months
Residents living in the small Hawke's Bay settlement of Rissington have been flooded twice in three months and say lives are at risk unless a stop bank is built and the river is cleared of debris to… Audio
Ruataniwha irrigation take concerns regional council boss
The head of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council is concerned about a major increase in the amount of water farmers may be able to access for irrigation from an aquifer in the Ruataniwha Basin. The Board… Audio
Ruataniwha dam plan near death as council pulls support
As Hawke's Bay Regional Council expects to pulls its support for the Ruataniwha Dam project this morning, the controversial scheme is all but dead in the water. Local farmers now say they doubt it… Audio
Fed Farmers says Ruataniwha Dam still a possibility
Farmers have been left disappointed by a Supreme Court ruling halting the proposed Ruataniwha Dam but Hawke's Bay President of Federated Farmers, Will Foley says the dam could still be built once land… Audio
Foss accused Regional Council of adding to public uncertainty
The local MP, Government minister Craig Foss, has accused the Hawke's Bay Regional Council of adding to public uncertainty about the contamination of Havelock North's water supply. Audio
Ruataniwha dam 'doomed' - Greenpeace
Plans to build the Ruataniwha dam must be ditched for the sake of the environment and the economy, Greenpeace says.
Plans being made to halt sediment discharge
It's been three months since sediment started pouring into the Waiau River, but Hawke's Bay Regional Council hopes it will only be another two weeks before the issue is solved.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council accused of vetting job applicants
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is being accused of vetting job applicants based on their opinion of the proposed Ruataniwha Dam -- and getting rid of existing staff members who question it. Audio
Discontent over funding of Hawke's Bay Dam
Listening to that was Hawkes Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson. Audio
Regional Council allows borrowing for Ruataniwha Dam
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has voted to allow its investment company HBRIC to borrow 2-million-dollars to keep the Ruataniwha Dam project alive. Audio