Press Release – Hawkes Bay Regional Council Around 423 hectares of critically threatened native bush in Hawkes Bay will be fenced and protected over the next three years, thanks to a $2 million funding partnership between the Hawkes Bay Regional Council, QEII National Trust (QEII), Department … Around 423 hectares of critically threatened native bush in Hawke’s Bay will be fenced and protected over the next three years, thanks to a $2 million funding partnership between the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, QEII National Trust (QEII), Department of Conservation and landowners. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Team Leader Principal Advisor Biosecurity and Biodiversity Mark Mitchell says the investment is a huge win for biodiversity in the region.