Press Release – Hawkes Bay Regional Council Hawkes Bay Regional councillors today received an update on progress with the regions water security programme. The Regional Council has received funding from the Provincial Growth Fund to investigate three water security initiatives: development … Hawke’s Bay Regional councillors today received an update on progress with the region’s water security programme. The Regional Council has received funding from the Provincial Growth Fund to investigate three water security initiatives: development of a comprehensive regional water assessment, investigation of potential small to medium-scale water storage initiatives in the Heretaunga region, and a Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot in Central Hawke’s Bay.