Council chairperson Hinewai Ormsby told Nine to Noon decisions about opening the Wairoa bar were made on the best information available at the time. "The difficulty and the challenge, which has ...

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has come under fire for the bar's management and has admitted Wairoa would have flooded less if a channel to let the rising river release into the sea was dug sooner.

Council chairperson Hinewai Ormsby told Nine to Noon decisions about opening the Wairoa bar were made on the best information available at the time. "The difficulty and the challenge, which has ...

An aerial view of the lower part of Wairoa township and the Wairoa River mouth and bar, 10 days after the floods. Photo / Paul Taylor Work to open the bar at the Wairoa River mouth went ahead as a ...

The purpose of the report is to “urgently assess” the basis for decision-making and the current framework for management of the Wairoa River bar by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC).

An ecological survey of the Wairoa River has helped Hawke’s Bay Regional Council devise a new plan for managing the bar. The Intermediate Management Plan, led by HBRC in collaboration with Wairo ...

A new plan for managing the Wairoa River Bar is set to improve resilience for the Wairoa community in flood events. The Intermediate Management Plan for the Wairoa Bar, led by Hawke’s Bay ...

The clean-up in Wairoa after the Wairoa River overflowed into the lower part of town. Photo / Paul Taylor The following week, the Government launched an urgent review to assess the flood response.

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is defending not opening up the Wairoa river bar earlier. Last week's downpour damaged more than 100 properties in the district, where a state of emergency lifted ...