Comments on: Man About Town

By: Glynn Williams

Glynn Williams — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:11:49 +0000

The hospital and it”s grounds are smokefree.Yeah,right.
I walk through the grounds most days and without fail people are smoking,quite blatantly,outside entrances,on park like benches.
There are signs on the benches,on the doors,within the perimeter of the grounds,and there is also continual pre recoded announcements over a public address system banning smoking.
I have been physically threatened when asking smokers to comply with the restriction.
Manystaff sit in sand/deckchairs chairs on the perimeter smoking,which they are entitled to, but leave there butts on the ground.
I wrote to the Health Board and after writing more than once was told if it is too dangerous to approach a smoker then maybe we should continue the educational approach!
Maybe ashtrays and nibbles shpould be provided by the Health Board! My advice would be to designate a smoke free security officer with enforceable powers to issue a monetary penaly ;or am I to be viewed as obssessive and a nuisance complainant.

By: Ian McIntosh

Ian McIntosh — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:26:22 +0000

Pat, what were you on when you wrote your comment?
I recently had personal experience with some of your “marginalized community”. They were annoying with their all-night parties. extremely abusive to anyone who tried to talk to them, threatening (a complaint was lodged with the Police, but they took six days to get around to investigating it, the sole constable who investigated the burglary that followed the threat was much quicker, taking only 20 hours to attend) and supported by a Tenancy Manager who consistently lied. None of them cared one jot about the impact of their activities on the community around them. A pending court case prevents me from being more specific, but this family definitely needs “redirection”.
Ian McIntosh

By: Pat Magill

Pat Magill — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:06:16 +0000

Man about town,
A further slant / comment re “,Man about Town” we have so fortunate, no” Man about Town” as per Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws and his newly discovered ” Wankerville” nor have we as yet, a Very Holy Bishop, as Brian Tamati as another “Man about Town.”
Keep uo the good work, BayBuzz towards good debate, and more inclusulsiveness for our citizens, with less of our marginalized community sent to the darkeness of a prison with the expectation to heal our community woes. Then perhaps no” Personal “Mana” for a Laws or a Tamati.?

By: Graeme Norton

Graeme Norton — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:55:04 +0000

Andrew! – you shameless hussy but at least you have seen the error of your ways.

Isn’t it interesting that Tauranga and the Mount seem to be able to hold those distinctive identities but still be within the same territorial boundary. Combined they get a flyby on the telly………

I looked at the stats the other day. On a population basis (after the super city of Jaffas comes off) Hastings is 11th and Napier 16th in population size. Combined (heaven forbid I hear some say) we would be 5th (after Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton and before Tauranga, Dunedin; the list goes on. Our fotty team is in the top tier, why not us?

Of course we would argue about the name for a century or more. This Pakeha boy would prefer names that tangata whenua have already given to this place.

What about “Heretaunga o haukunui” – Heretaunga of the life giving dew? It is that life giving dew which underpins our bounty.

Or “Heretaunga haoro o te kahu” – Heretaunga whose beauty can only be seen through the eyes of a hawk in full flight.

Gosh we could still keep Hastings and Napier as well!!

Sorry for shameless use of your post as a chance to play with political fire. :)

Graeme

By: Anne Maloney

Anne Maloney — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:47:12 +0000

Another thoroughly enjoyable post. I love Saturdays for one more reason now.
How did you manage a trip the ‘other’ Bay without having a run in with the boy racers? I had heard they were everywhere and lay in wait for men from this Bay? Or perhaps they only attack older and balder men looking for MacDonalds.