Karamu Dig In for World Environment Day

Dig in for World Environment Day! Get your family, firm or friends involved in planting a stream side area and create a new bush park to enjoy in the future.  Register for a Te Karamu Community Planting Day  3 - 7 June.  Find out more …

Draft Annual Plan – Meetings & TVHB Programme

The Draft Annual Plan for 2008/09 is now available outlining the work programmes, budgets and rating of the Council.  Submissions close on 19 May 2008.  Copies are available on request from the Council ph 833 8082 and can be downloaded here.

Public meetings
Hawke's Bay Regional Council Chamber, Napier, 5.30pm Thursday 1 May
Civic Theatre, Waipukurau, 5.30pm Tuesday 6 May
Hastings District Council, 5.30pm Thursday 8 May.

All welcome – this is your opportunity to ask questions and find out more about what the Council does and plans to do in the future for your community.

TVHB Programme
To make it easier for you to learn about the draft Annual Plan, we have made a television programme with TVHB interviewer Eva Bradley talking about some of the key points of the draft Annual Plan with Chairman Rex McIntyre, Deputy Chairman Christine Scott and Chief Executive Andrew Newman.

Broadcast times are 7.30pm Thursday 1 May (repeats at 7.30am and 12.30pm the next day) and rebroadcast on Monday 5 May.  Broadcast on UHF Channel 51 or Stratos on Sky 89 and Freeview 21.

Let’s Talk Tukituki - meetings

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has presented two “Let’s Talk Tukituki” public meetings recently - at Havelock North on 12 March and Waipawa on 15 April.

We wanted to provide the public with information on the management of the Tukituki River system to encourage a better understanding in the community of the river and its management.  There has been concern raised about a number of issues.  The public have asked questions and, so that more people can be informed about the issues, both questions and answers are included here.

• A more detailed Council presentation can be viewed.
• Questions asked before and at the Havelock North meeting have answers posted here.
• Questions asked at the Waipawa meeting will have answers posted shortly.