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Green light for 17 community groups Seventeen local community groups have been named recipients of the first 2025 funding round from the Biodiversity H...
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Environment Court confirms 19 Outstanding Water Bodies in Hawke's Bay This ensures the region’s most exceptional water bodies have the highest level of protection.
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Regional Council shapes 2025-26 Annual Plan with community input We are preparing for the bigger conversation around future investments required.
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Green light for 17 community groups
Seventeen local community groups have been named recipients of the first 2025 funding round from the Biodiversity H...
6 June 2025
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Environment Court confirms 19 Outstanding Water Bodies in Hawke's Bay
This ensures the region’s most exceptional water bodies have the highest level of protection.
30 May 2025
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Regional Council shapes 2025-26 Annual Plan with community input
We are preparing for the bigger conversation around future investments required.
28 May 2025
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New plan for Wairoa River mouth will improve resilience for the Wairoa community
The plan outlines a proactive approach to managing flood risks.
23 May 2025
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Waipawa stopbank upgrade confirmed
The Central Hawke’s Bay township of Waipawa has got a boost with the confirmation of a
$9 million joint funding...
5 May 2025
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Outdoor burning ban in place
Outdoor burning is banned from 1 May until 31 August for all properties in the Napier and Hastings airsheds.
1 May 2025
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Duck shooters, there’s another target this season
Duck shooting season is almost here, and while hunters are lining up their sights, there's another target to keep a...
29 April 2025
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Bus fares to rise due to increased costs, government mandate
Fares on goBay bus services in and around Hastings and Napier will rise on Sunday 4 May 2025.
23 April 2025
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Whirinaki flood mitigation project gets green light: Major funding package announced
The community’s post-cyclone Category 2C properties are a step closer to moving to Category 1 status.
14 April 2025
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Bike racks to be reinstated on public transport buses following safety review
Bike racks back on buses to support sustainable journeys.
11 April 2025
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The trees are doing the mahi and now the science proves it
New scientific findings show that trees and native plants, when planted strategically, are helping reduce erosion a...
11 April 2025
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Stopbank work reclassifies Waiohiki to Category 1
Progress on a new stopbank sees 45 Waiohiki homes now on safer ground.
10 April 2025
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Hawke's Bay Schools Climate Challenge now open
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is excited to announce the launch of the Hawke’s Bay Schools Climate Change Challe...
31 March 2025
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Proposed Annual Plan 2025-26 open for consultation
The proposed Annual Plan includes an average rate rise of 9.9 percent – a significant change from the 18.3 percen...
26 March 2025
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Funding opens for local biodiversity projects
Applications for the Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund open on Thursday 27 Marc...
24 March 2025
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Waitangi Regional Park celebrates triple milestone
At dawn this morning, Waitangi Regional Park marked three major milestones with a special karakia hosted by Ātea a...
21 March 2025
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RoadSafe Hawke's Bay unveils fresh new look
RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay has just unveiled a fresh, contemporary new look and launched a region-wide advertising camp...
27 September 2023
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Update: Cyclone Gabrielle 14 February 2023
The unprecedented weather event that is Cyclone Gabrielle is stretching resources across the various councils in Ha...
14 February 2023
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