Wise Water Use protesters outside Centralines on Ruataniwha Dam funding. Photo / Alexa Cook, RNZ Opponents of the controversial Ruataniwha Dam in Central Hawke’s Bay staged a surprise protest outside ...

Wise Water Use HB claims plans for a 27 Mm3 dam on a tributary of the Ngāruroro River are another nail in the coffin for the Ruataniwha Dam v.2. “The promoters of Ruataniwha v.2 know that its ...

Central Hawkes Bay District Council (CHBDC) has it’s legal team working on developing a Community Trust to hold the consents for the failed Ruataniwha dam, Wise Water Use Hawkes Bay (WWU) has learned.

"Forest & Bird is once again using delay tactics in an attempt to stall development of the Ruataniwha Dam," says Andrew Curtis, CEO of IrrigationNZ. "It has threatened to seek a High Court review of ...

A bid to build a dam in the shadow of the failed Ruataniwha dam in Central Hawke’s Bay has been given a $3 million injection from the Government. The money will be used to find out if the massive ...

As Central Hawke’s Bay District Council heads into the 2025 local body election, the shadow of a long-mooted dam follows it. The controversial Ruataniwha Dam was first proposed about 13 years ago. Now ...

Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment Company Ltd (HBRIC Ltd) says confirmation it has a financially viable design and construction contract for the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme is another major step ...

Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Co, the developer and sponsor of the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, says the $275 million project will be funded with a mix of equity and debt, and is likely to ...

A leaked submission prepared by a New Zealand government department raising serious concerns about the risk of water pollution to a Hawke’s Bay river has been suppressed by the government, the New ...

Thousands of templated emails intended for Hawke's Bay regional councillors have also swamped anaesthetist Roger Scott's inbox. SIMON HENDERY / FAIRFAX NZ A medical specialist is worried he may have ...