Lobby group Don't Frack the Bay will hold a public meeting in Takapau later this month to raise awareness of rural communities about the issues and threats associated with oil and gas exploration.
Don't Frack the Bay said in a statement that its seventh public meeting would be held at the Takapau RSA at 7pm on Wednesday, November 27.
The group's chairwoman, Sarah Cates, said the meetings had been successful in contributing to the public debate in Hawke's Bay.
The main speaker for the Takapau meeting will be Donald James, a farmer from southern Hawke's Bay who has personal experience of the effects of oil and gas exploration on his local community.
"It's important for rural communities to stand together or [they] risk being divided by the oil companies," Mr James said.