Ruataniwha Dam
Further legal action looming over Ruataniwha Dam
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is joining the Department of Conservation in applying to appeal a land-exchange decision in the Supreme Court.
Greenpeace delivers dam office in protest
Greenpeace has removed the site office of the proposed Ruataniwha Dam and transported it 100km to the office of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
Ruataniwha dam ruling: another hurdle or beginning of the end?
The latest legal ruling marks the beginning of the end for the controversial Ruataniwha dam, according to Labour and Greenpeace. But farmers see it as just another hurdle.
Forest & Bird wins Ruataniwha appeal
Forest & Bird has won an appeal against downgrading conservation land in Hawke's Bay to enable the Ruataniwha dam to be built.
Ruataniwha Appeal Court decision significant
Theappeal court has ruled the process used to acquire protected conservation land for the Ruataniwha Dam was unlawful. Hawkes Bay reporter Peter Fowler has the details Audio
Ruataniwha email deluge infuriates councillors
An email campaign against the proposed Ruataniwha Dam in Hawke's Bay has infuriated local councillors.
Ruataniwha Dam 'far from a done deal'
Greenpeace is vowing to do everything possible to stop the Ruataniwha Dam from being built, with Hawke's Bay Regional Council yet to sign off on the project.
Greenpeace lodges Ruataniwha judicial review application
Greenpeace has lodged an application for a judicial review of resource consents granted for the $900m Ruataniwha water storage project.
A win for HBRIC as Ruataniwha dam takes a leap forward
The controversial Ruataniwha dam looks likely to go ahead as enough farmers have now signed up to the proposal. Audio
Controversial dam likely to go ahead
Enough farmers have signed up to a $900m water storage and irrigation project in Hawke's Bay for it to go ahead.
Ruataniwha dam 'doomed' - Greenpeace
Plans to build the Ruataniwha dam must be ditched for the sake of the environment and the economy, Greenpeace says.
Scientists damn water storage claims
A riled scientist is calling out claims that dams benefit the environment, as the cost of building a single Hawke's Bay water storage project balloons to $900 million.
Council told to call time on irrigation project
The Labour Party says the Hawke's Bay regional council needs to call time on its controversial Ruataniwha water storage project. Audio
'Exit strategy' urged on Ruataniwha Dam project
Plans for the controversial Ruataniwha Dam project need to be aborted, Labour says.
Low dairy returns could mean pipfruit growth
Apples and grapes may not be the dominant crops grown with water from the Ruataniwha Dam, investment company HBRIC has said. Audio
Dam's cost jumps to more than $900m
The cost of the Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawke's Bay has jumped 50 percent, with farmers expected to pay more than half the bill. Audio
Ruataniwha dam project cost reache almost $1 billion
A Hawke's Bay regional councillor and horticulture industry expert says the Ruataniwha water storage project is becoming both an environmental and economic nightmare. Audio
Cost of Hawke's Bay dam project soars to nearly $1 billion
The cost of the controversial Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawke's Bay has jumped fifty percent and is approaching the one billion dollar mark. Audio
ACC stay silent on Ruataniwha dam
The Accident Compensation Corporation is refusing to confirm or deny whether it will be investing in the Ruataniwha dam in the Hawke's Bay.