Pōrangahau

Latest update - August 2024

This month, the project team reviewed a more detailed design for the preferred solution. This design incorporates the recent drone survey information, community feedback, and updated flood modelling that accounts for climate change effects. We identified limited access for a stopbank around Pōrangahau School, so we added retaining walls in this location in the updated design.

We continue to work with CHBDC to understand stormwater issues and make sure the proposed stopbank design works well with the current stormwater network.

The more detailed design allows for more substantial conversations with landowners within the proposed footprint. We’re working to identify these landowners and find the best contact details, as well as details for landowners of 2A properties to the South of the river.

Unfortunately, we are missing details for some properties or haven’t received responses due to out-of-date contact details. We would appreciate it if the community could share these updates and encourage any owners or residents to contact us. They can email us, fill in our contact form, call 0800 108 838, or pass details through other members of the community.

We have been engaging with Ngāti Kere Authority to enter a Memorandum of Understanding for the project which will see close partnership between HBRC and mana whenua as the project progresses with appointed representatives and a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA).

About the Pōrangahau project

The solutions being considered and developed include a stopbank and the raising of some properties. This work will ensure that Pōrangahau’s Category 2A properties can move to Category 2C, followed by a move to Category 1.

Negotiated funding outcomes for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Project timeline

The work can be broken down into phases, as shown in our timeline diagram below.

Questions or feedback?

If you have any questions or feedback on this or any other project, you can fill in our information request form.