1-Feb 2012 Independent Members of Investment Company Transition Board Appointed 1-Feb-2012

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has appointed three independent members to the transition board set up to establish a new investment company for the organisation. The company will manage some of HBRC’s larger and future investments in infrastructure around the region, including HBRC’s interests in future potential investments such as the Ruataniwha Water Storage Project, currently in the feasibility stage. ...

1-Feb 2012 Submissions Deadline Reminder 1-Feb-2012

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is reminding interested organisations and members of the public that there are two proposed planning documents currently available for comment that have a deadline looming. ...

30-Jan 2012 Popularity of public transport continues to rise in Hawke’s Bay 30-Jan-2012

The popularity of public transport in Hawke’s Bay is continuing to increase according to a report to last Wednesday’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Corporate and Strategic Committee meeting. Last year the goBay bus services carried 616,198 passengers, which is an average of 51,350 per month, up more than 20 percent on 2010. ...

27-Jan 2012 CHB wastewater resource consents to be publicly notified 27-Jan-2012

The public now has an opportunity to comment on proposed plans by the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council (CHBDC) for a new wastewater treatment scheme. ...

25-Jan 2012 Massey University and HBRC formalise partnership 26-Jan-2012

A growing relationship between Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Massey University has been formalised today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The two organisations have been in discussion over the last 18 months to explore collaborative projects. ...

25-Jan 2012 Government funding boost for dam feasibility study 25-Jan-2012

The feasibility study into the Ruataniwha water storage dam in Central Hawke’s Bay has been given a major funding boost as the first project in the country to receive funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Irrigation Acceleration Fund....