Case Study: Hawke's Bay Regional Council achieves faster, paper-free water testing and saves 300 hours per year with Nintex

Nintex Helps Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Keep Waterways Safe

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, the regional government body in New Zealand responsible for waterway safety, needed a faster, more accurate way to gather and enter water testing data. Field scientists collected as many as 50 samples a day using paper forms that were prone to mud, wind, loss and double data entry, delaying decision-making and public safety communication.

The council deployed Nintex Forms, Nintex Workflow and Nintex Mobile integrated with SharePoint/SQL to replace paper processes and automate data capture. The solution eliminated paper, improved data accuracy, saved roughly 200–300 hours in a five‑month trial (about 300 hours per year), accelerated public reporting, and freed staff to focus on community engagement, education and other higher‑value work.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Anthony Gouder

Business Improvement Analyst