Hawke's Bay Regional Council Homepage

Irrigation Bans Finally Lifted

The last irrigation bans on two Hawke’s Bay streams were lifted on Monday 6 July, after a dry summer and autumn.

Bans on the Poukawa Stream (Douglas Rd monitoring site) and Karewarewa Stream (Pakipaki & Turamoe Rd monitoring sites) were lifted today as flows are sufficiently high.

Poukawa was first placed on an irrigation ban in 27 November 2008 which was lifted on 26 March after rains. It was then back on ban on 7 May when it was getting dry again around the region.

The ban on the Karewarewa Stream was placed on 24 November 2008 and it is usually the first to be put under irrigation bans and the last to be lifted.

Return to Previous Page

This media item was current at its release date. The facts or figures it contains may have changed since its original publication.

Previous Press Releases

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009


19-Nov-2009	Watch Out For Chilean Needle Grass

18-Nov-2009	Free Family Picnic at Pakowhai Country Park

18-Nov-2009	Regional Funding Boost for Regional Projects

12-Nov-2009	Taharua/Mohaka Strategy Agreed

5-Nov-2009	Taharua/Mohaka Water Interests Taking Action

4-Nov-2009	More People On Buses Leads To Expanded Services

4-Nov-2009	Air quality submissions being heard this week

3-Nov-2009	Hawke’s Bay Environmental Award Winners Announced

2-Nov-2009	Software Solutions Approved by Council

21-Oct-2009	Pekapeka Wetland Moving Ahead

20-Oct-2009	Council Cuts (Hair!) for Child Cancer

12-Oct-2009	Disaster Awareness Week, 11 - 17 October 2009

9-Oct-2009	Lists of Hazardous Sites Provided

30-Sep-2009	Further tsunami waves

30-Sep-2009	Tsunami Alert

24-Sep-2009	Taharua Catchment Action Being Taken

16-Sep-2009	Environment Trends Reported

2-Sep-2009	Regional Transport Committee Chairman Unhappy with New Transport Funding Policy

2-Sep-2009	Council Moving on Air Quality

28-Aug-2009	Listen to the Radio in Emergencies

28-Aug-2009	Clifton Funding from Regional Council

28-Aug-2009	Planting Gets A Year Ahead At New Tutira Block

18-Aug-2009	Hawke’s Bay Environmental Awards Judging Underway

11-Aug-2009	Air Quality Exceedences in Hastings and Napier

10-Aug-2009	Unverified Potentially Hazardous Sites

7-Aug-2009	Shoeless for Telethon Appeal

23-Jul-2009	Independent Commissioners for Mahanga Consents Hearing

7-Jul-2009	Irrigation Bans Finally Lifted

2-Jul-2009	Still Time To Get In Entries For HB Environmental Awards

1-Jul-2009	Flood Control Scheme Not To Go Ahead

1-Jul-2009	Heating Package A Plus For Hawke’s Bay Homes

19-Jun-2009	Geisha Salvage Completed

18-Jun-2009	Huge Increase in Bus Use

17-Jun-2009	Oil Removed from Abandoned Vessel

16-Jun-2009	Watch For Woolly Nightshade

16-Jun-2009	Further Air Quality Submissions Opportunity

12-Jun-2009	Council at Top of RMA Survey

8-Jun-2009	Win Win Solution Proposed for CHB Wastewater

5-Jun-2009	New Water Information Service

5-Jun-2009	Congratulations to Taradale Soil Specialist

5-Jun-2009	Regional Council Purchase to Show Land Use

19-May-2009	Better Water Data From Irrigators

18-May-2009	Roys Hill Landfill Minimal Risk

14-May-2009	Port Gets Top Safety Approval

14-May-2009	Oxidation Ponds Hearing Adjourned

7-May-2009	WELFARE CENTRE SET UP

4-May-2009	Waipawa River Bans Lifted

4-May-2009	Ngaruroro River Flows Up

30-Apr-2009	Youth Environment Forum On

28-Apr-2009	China Earthquake Focus of Public Presentation

23-Apr-2009	Irrigation Bans Back on Ngaruroro River

23-Apr-2009	New flood scheme proposed

23-Apr-2009	New flood scheme proposed

23-Apr-2009	Justice Williams to talk about Treaty in HB

22-Apr-2009	Regional Council Plan on TV

17-Apr-2009	Further Irrigation Bans

16-Apr-2009	Pekapeka Project Gains New Support

16-Apr-2009	Water Transfers Monitored

14-Apr-2009	Water Quality Report Fits With Council Strategy

8-Apr-2009	Sir Peter Blake Environmental Students

7-Apr-2009	Wairoa Constituency voting paper correction

3-Apr-2009	Irrigation Bans Due To Dry Autumn

30-Mar-2009	Kirton Appointed as HB Inc Chairman

26-Mar-2009	Regional Council Decline Aramoana Woolshed Purchase

26-Mar-2009	Council Committee To Consider Air Submissions

20-Mar-2009	$20,000 fine for Central Hawke’s Bay Dairy Farm

20-Mar-2009	PORT OF NAPIER SHARES

20-Mar-2009	Tsunami Warning Lifted

5-Mar-2009	Six Standing for Wairoa By-Election

5-Mar-2009	More irrigation bans lifted

19-Feb-2009	Bus Smartcards from Monday

11-Feb-2009	Bridge Pa Residents to Get Drinking Water as Aquifer Drops

10-Feb-2009	Swimming Risk at Mahia

3-Feb-2009	New Regional Council Chairman Elected

2-Feb-2009	Irrigation Bans

30-Jan-2009	Regional Chairman Election Date

29-Jan-2009	Regret at Chairman’s Resignation

23-Jan-2009	Existing Burners Exempt For Now

23-Jan-2009	Waipawa River Ban and River Warnings

22-Jan-2009	Easier Bus Fares and Zones

21-Jan-2009	Urban School Bus Services for Term One

20-Jan-2009	goBay Arrives

20-Jan-2009	Clean Heat Not Up In Smoke

16-Jan-2009	Boaties and Jetskiers – Watch your Speed

15-Jan-2009	Ngaruroro River Bans and River Warnings

15-Jan-2009	Motorbike Users Should Have Fun…

14-Jan-2009	Research into Ruataniwha Water Quantity

13-Jan-2009	Tukipo River Ban and River Warnings

12-Jan-2009	Council Ensures School Buses For Term One