Resource Consent Application for Flood Mitigation Works – Pākōwhai

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) and Hastings District Council (HDC) have received applications for resource consents from Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Project Team, for the construction of the flood protection mitigation works at Pākōwhai in accordance with the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Hawke's Bay Flood Protection Works) Order 2024 (Order In Council (OIC)).

Applicant’s details:

Applicant: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

HBRC resource consent application number: APP-131669
HDC resource consent application number: RMA20250446

Find out more on the Pākōwhai: project page 

Details of resource consent proposed activities

• To undertake flood protection works under the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Hawke’s Bay Flood Protection Works) Order 2024, with associated diversion of flood waters
• To construct a new stopbank/ flood wall of approximately 8,930 m in length and generally between 1 – 4 m in height (eastern side of Tūtaekurī-Waimate Stream and Waiohiki Drain)
• To construct floodwalls, retaining walls, flood control spillway, various road crossings, access ramps and stormwater drainage culverts and swales
• To construct stormwater culverts and outlets through the stopbank
• Vegetation clearance and soil disturbance
• Discharge of dust associated with construction works
• Discharge of drainage water (if required as part of construction)
• The take and use of surface water or groundwater (relating to the ‘take’ of drainage water if required as part of construction and the taking and use of water from the Tūtaekurī-Waimate Stream for construction and dust suppression purposes)
• Discharge of sediment laden water to land or water
• Discharge of solid contaminants within 20 m of a surface waterbody
• The diversion of a section of the Tūtaekurī-Waimate Stream
• Works within the Waiohiki Drain, including culvert removal
• Planting and other activities
• Riverbed and lake disturbances in Waiohiki Drain
• Diversion and discharge of stormwater into water, or into land where it may enter water
• Cut and fill measures
• Disturbance of soil under the National Environmental Standards for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (NESCS)
• Earthworks not meeting General Performance Standards and Terms of the Hastings District Plan
• Removal offsite of more than 25m3 of material
• An activity within Wāhi Taonga W13 identified in Part 1 of Appendix 50 of the Hastings District Plan

The area covered by the OIC is a Controlled activity and the area outside the OIC is a Discretionary activity (See Figure 3 of Resource Consent Application for flood mitigation works Pākōwhai). Consent documents can be found below.

Activity location

The area of works is alongside the Tutaekuri-Waimate Stream between Links Road and the Ngaruroro River south of Hogson Road, as shown in Figure 1. 

 Figure 1: Location of Proposed Works

Supporting documents:

• Appd 3_ Archaeological Assessment.pdf

• Appd 4_Pakowhai Ecology Scoping.pdf

• Appd 5_Landscape Scoping Assessment.pdf

• Appd 6_ PSI Report.pdf

• Appd 7_DSI Report.pdf

• Appd 8_DSI Addendum.pdf

• Appd 9_Preliminary Design Report and Plans Part 1.pdf

• Appd 9_Preliminary Design Report and Plans Part 2.pdf

• Appd 10_Works Outside the OiC

• Appd 11_Proposed Conditions.pdf

• Appd 13_Consequential Flooding Assessment TT.pdf

• Appd 14_Consequential Flood Assessment Beca.pdf

• Appd 15_Geotechnical Assessment Report Part 1.pdf

• Appd 15_Geotechnical Assessment Report Part 2.pdf

• Appd 16_Traffic Impact Assessment.pdf

• HBRC Form A - Pakowhai OiC.pdf

• RC_ Application Pakowhai.pdf

Comments on application

The summary of comments and response to those comments is included in each council's s42A Report as provided below:

• HBRC s.42A Report.pdf
• HDC s.42A Report.pdf

A decision on the Pakowhai OIC was made 4 February 2026

• Hearings Commisioner Decision.pdf