The Silt Recovery Taskforce has moved close to 900,000 cubic metres of silt around Hawke’s Bay, completing over half of the 977 logged jobs in the process. Silt Recovery Taskforce Lead Darren de Klerk says unless more money comes in by the end of October, .
The Regional Council’s system to notify water consent holders of low flow water levels will be back online from Wednesday 11 October 2023. This comes as an El Niño weather pattern has developed in the Pacific, with an increased risk for dry conditions .
Central Government has provided the Silt Recovery Taskforce an additional $10 million of funding which will allow sediment and debris collection and management to continue into October. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby says that while .