Latest from Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Category 3 list finalised: Mixed response to Hawke’s Bay cyclone milestone

The milestone means the buyout process can soon begin. It has drawn a mixed response.

Dry horrors: Why Hawke’s Bay’s next drought could be its worst

Region needs to properly prepare for the realities ahead of it, a councillor is warning.

The phone call they'd waited for: Family win fight to save home

Their home didn't flood during the cyclone, but it had sat in the red zone for months.

Kia Rite - Time to act: Four lanes good, six lanes better

OPINION: Pippa McKelvie Sebileau on what an expressway of the future might look like.

Going with the flow as Hawke’s Bay councils back FPP voting in local elections

The Napier council was the last to vote on the FPP vs STV issue.

Pressure put on council over $400k debt decision

Water company accepts it has to pay but disputes higher amounts.

Council appeals over Ngāruroro dam clarification

Could a Water Conservation Order disrupt plans to build a dam on a Ngāruroro tributary?

GoBay’s bus timetable fails online on first day of new Hawke’s Bay schedule

Online technical glitch sparks apology from council.

Pea gravel v sea: Homeowners say their protection from the ocean isn’t winning

There wasn't even a warning out for big seas when half a metre of water rushed in.

Cyclone Gabrielle: CHB mayor wants to give people closure

Changes could be under way for Hawke's Bay's disaster response model.

Regional council data reveals multi-billion-dollar cost of cyclone for Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Regional Council data shows the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle so far is over $5b.

‘We’ve had a gutsful’: Frustrations grow as Tūtira water levels do the same

HBRC said it had made asset assessments, but access has been a challenge.

'Would cause great anger': Council considering wiping farming group's $400k consent debt

So far $100 has been paid - in the form of two $50 notes thrown towards council leaders.

Water meters, moving business to Wairoa? Hawke's Bay prepares for dry future

The council releases its regional water assessment, showing a possible huge shortfall.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence response review could take until December

Terms of reference have been agreed for a review into the Bay's cyclone response.

‘The poor cousin’: Heightened angst in Wairoa after flood zone decision

A 2A classification is creating uncertainty around future living - as winter hits.