On 1 July 2024, Cabinet agreed to a review of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s management of the Wairoa River bar following the flooding event in Wairoa in June 2024.
The purpose of the review was to urgently assess the way the Wairoa River bar is currently managed, and to review decision-making around monitoring of the river and the bar. The review was also tasked with recommending how the river and bar could be monitored and managed in the future.
On 1 July 2024, Cabinet agreed to a review of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s management of the Wairoa River bar following the flooding event in Wairoa in June 2024.
The purpose of the review was to urgently assess the way the Wairoa River bar is currently managed, and to review decision-making around monitoring of the river and the bar. The review was also tasked with recommending how the river and bar could be monitored and managed in the future.