Media Release
13 May 2014
Public meetings begin on HBRC’s potential investment in the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme
The first in a series of public meetings to discuss Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s potential investment in the
Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme is being held in Putorino tonight (Tuesday 13 May 2014).
The Council has released a statement of proposal on investing up to $80 million in the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme
and is asking the public to make a submission.
A flyer drawing attention to the proposal is being delivered to homes throughout the region. It outlines the benefits
and risks of investing in the large irrigation scheme in Central Hawke’s Bay.
A series of 17 lunchtime and after work public meetings are being held throughout the region, with the first being held
at the Waikare Hotel in Putorino from 5.30pm tonight. The details of the public meetings are included in the flyer, with
additional information available online.
The public has until the 3rd of June 2014 to lodge a written submission on the investment proposal, before verbal
submissions are heard from 16th of June.
Before deciding whether or not to invest up to $80 million in the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme Council will consider
all the written and verbal submissions, along with a range of reports, including an independent peer review of the
business case and a report on potential alternative investments.
ENDS