Introduction
Annual state of the environment summaries provide a record of environmental events during the year as well as specific investigations carried out.
This is the second annual State of the Environment (SOE) summary report in the 5 year reporting cycle. This is like an annual report card on the natural resources of Hawke's Bay. While it highlights some case studies of particular focus in the past year, it is largely business as usual. reporting on continuous monitoring programmes put in place to track changes over a long period of time.
Each resource section of the state of the environment reports highlights the key points, trends, work the Council is doing (including further research investigations), and ways the community can help protect and enhance our natural resources.
The summaries are prepared by Council scientists and other staff based on research reports, which can be useful for business and resource use planning.
The interim reports ensure the information being gathered is being reviewed on a regular basis, and to ensure that any information gaps that are identified can be filled in subsequent years through the Council’s long term community consultation planning process and ten year plan. State of the Environment Reports have been produced since 1997