News & MediaNgā pitopito kōrero me te hunga pāpāho
New Harbourmaster for Hawke's Bay Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has appointed Adrian Wright as the Hawke’s Bay Harbourmaster.
Read more
Regional Council to seek community views on Three-Year Plan Have your say, Hawke's Bay. We need your feedback by 8pm on Wednesday 15 May 2024.
Read more
Youth fare to be introduced on GoBay services Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will introduce a youth fare in its upcoming 1 May fare changes. It will be automatic...
Read more
Latest News
Read through the latest news from Council, you can also easily filter to find news that interests you.
New Harbourmaster for Hawke's Bay
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has appointed Adrian Wright as the Hawke’s Bay Harbourmaster.
19 April 2024
Read more
Regional Council to seek community views on Three-Year Plan
Have your say, Hawke's Bay. We need your feedback by 8pm on Wednesday 15 May 2024.
10 April 2024
Read more
Youth fare to be introduced on GoBay services
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will introduce a youth fare in its upcoming 1 May fare changes. It will be automatic...
3 April 2024
Read more
Air Pollution Records
The National Environmental Standard (NES) for air quality has been exceeded during 1-31 March 2024. The limit is a ...
3 April 2024
Read more
Biosecurity restrictions end for gravel extraction
The Tukituki Controlled Area Notice 2023 will expire at the end of the month and will not be renewed.
27 March 2024
Read more
Funding available for region's biodiversity
The Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Environmental Enhancement contestable fund opens on Thursday 28 March to support ind...
27 March 2024
Read more
Te Wairama Munro appointed as Regional Council Te Pou Whakarae
Ms Munro will begin the role on 1 April this year
15 March 2024
Read more
Latest greenhouse gas emission assessment
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, as part of the Joint Committee on Climate Action, this week released the latest...
14 March 2024
Read more
Public Notice: NZ Powerboating Event
There will be a reserved area for the NZ Offshore Powerboat Race on Saturday March 16th, 2024.
13 March 2024
Read more
NIWA data shows significance of Cyclone Gabrielle flooding
Scientific analysis of Cyclone Gabrielle’s flooding has underlined the extraordinary magnitude of the event.
8 March 2024
Read more
Public Notice for The Hawke's Bay Navigation Safety Bylaw
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council adopted the Hawke's Bay Navigation Safety Bylaw 2024 on 13 December 2023, followin...
8 March 2024
Read more
Possum control by landowners crucial to reduce populations
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is reminding landowners that possum control remains their responsibility as the move...
7 March 2024
Read more
Flood protection work in Hawke's Bay a step closer
Cabinet has agreed to engage on a proposal for a temporary change to legislation to speed up the delivery of flood ...
7 March 2024
Read more
Air Pollution Records
The National Environmental Standard (NES) for air quality has been exceeded during 1-29 February 2024. The limit is...
4 March 2024
Read more
Council adopts Revenue and Financing Policy
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council on Wednesday voted to adopt several changes to its Revenue and Financing Policy and ...
28 February 2024
Read more
Regional Council readies for consultation on its Long Term Plan 2024-27
Consultation is due to begin in mid-April and run for four weeks
16 February 2024
Read more
Public notice: Change of start time for Risk and Audit Committee Meeting
Please be advised that the following meeting start time has changed and the meeting is
now confirmed:
Thursday, 1...
13 February 2024
Read more
Flights to check state of Tukituki
Flights will begin today to cover about 87 randomly selected sites in the Tukituki Catchment. It is part of the Ha...
13 February 2024
Read more
Councillors hear from the public
Hawke’s Bay Regional Councillors held public hearings about its Revenue and Finance Policy on Tuesday. Eleven mem...
13 February 2024
Read more
Boat partially sinks near Port of Napier breakwater
A 10.5m wooden recreational craft was struck by a submerged log near the Port of Napier breakwater and started to s...
2 February 2024
Read more
Public notice: Resource Consent Application for Realignment of State Highway 2
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) has received applications for resource consents from the New Zealand Transpor...
2 February 2024
Read more
Marine Parade woody debris clean-up due to fire risk
Southern Marine Parade will be cleared of woody debris over the next month following a spate of fires along the bea...
30 January 2024
Read more
Yellow water lily eradicated in Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay Regional Council has eradicated the invasive pest plant, the yellow water lily, from all known Hawke's ...
29 January 2024
Read more
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
Read more
View all news articles
The above articles are just a snippet of all of our published news. You can view our archive if you would like to see all of our news & media articles from years gone by.
Media Contact
Please email comms@hbrc.govt.nz
Jenny Keown
+64 27 202 4679
Our Environment
Stay up to date with our latest news in 'Our Environment'!
March issue Our Environment
Receive occasional updates from us on the work we are doing direct to your inbox, including a copy of 'Our Environment' by simply signing up below.
Sign up here
Disclaimers and Copyright
