Press Release – Hawkes Bay Regional Council Rural residents are facing water bans as river levels continue to drop in the dry conditions. Regional Council chief executive James Palmer says water restrictions are common for this time of the year, and it is a difficult time when consent holders …
Rural residents are facing water bans as river levels continue to drop in the dry conditions.
Regional Council chief executive James Palmer says water restrictions are common for this time of the year, and it is a difficult time when consent holders aren’t able to take water.
There are currently restrictions and bans on taking water from five rivers and 11 streams across Hawke’s Bay, with the prospect of further restrictions.
Friday, 29 January 2021, 3:17 pm
Rural residents are facing water bans as river levels
continue to drop in the dry conditions.
Regional
Council chief executive James Palmer says water restrictions
are common for this time of the year, and it is a difficult
time when consent holders aren’t able to take
water.
There are currently restrictions and bans on
taking water from five rivers and 11 streams across
Hawke’s Bay, with the prospect of further
restrictions.
“While the river levels are dropping,
and this is a concern, we do want to assure people that the
overall dry conditions in our region aren’t unusual for
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 12:00 pm
Hawke’s Bay councils will start reviewing future
economic development models this week, in a bid to improve
support structures for the region’s business community,
which enable them to prosper and succeed.
The
region’s councils are ready to begin the conversation with
local partners as they seek to progress recommendations from
the
. A
recommendation from the report is the development of a new
non tourism regional economic development agency to lead
activities, and the opportunity to co-design and embed a
partnership with Māori in the new model.
The
councils commissioned the review in August 2020 recognising
Press Release – Hawke’s Bay Regional Council The Hawkes Bay Regional Council says a $14,000 fine for an orchard that allowed an illegal agrichemical spray drift sends a strong signal to the horticulture sector that poor practice will not be tolerated. Johnny Appleseed Holdings Ltd pleaded guilty …
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says a $14,000 fine for an orchard that allowed an illegal agrichemical spray drift sends a strong signal to the horticulture sector that poor practice will not be tolerated.
Johnny Appleseed Holdings Ltd pleaded guilty to discharging agrichemicals into the air in breach of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Resource Management Plan.