February 23, 2011
A Diabetes ‘Epidemic’ in Hawke’s Bay? By Elizabeth Sisson Today, there are 6,755 known cases of diabetes in Hawke’s Bay. Based on national statistics, there could be at least 1,000 more people with undiagnosed diabetes here. The repercussions are huge … and growing. Diabetes is an increasingly common disease which, untreated, can lead to serious [...]
May 29, 2010
The world might be coming out of recession, but it’s leaving some people behind, like flotsam on the beach. And not just people on fixed incomes – pensioners and state beneficiaries – are affected. It’s also the people who have been working, raising a family, paying their mortgage and generally treading water. As prices for [...]
February 15, 2010
Plans to redevelop the Hawke’s Bay Museum and Art Gallery (HBMAG) are on track, with work to begin at the end of this June. The project is one of the largest in the central city for some years, says museum director Douglas Lloyd Jenkins. As proposed and approved, the $18 million project will renovate, expand [...]
October 11, 2009
A new directory of Maori–owned businesses and services showcases the entrepreneurial activities of Maori in Hawke’s Bay. Henry Heke, accounts manager with the Maori Business Facilitation Service, assembled the directory with the assistance of Ngati Kahungunu Iwi, Inc. The directory is available in book form and on-line at www.tepunapakihi.co.nz. The directory accepts new registrations at [...]
August 31, 2009
As the economic recession and rising prices continue to put pressure on Hawke’s Bay residents, food banks in Napier and Hastings are working hard to meet the need of local people for assistance with feeding themselves and their children. The Napier Community Food Bank has been making public appeals for donations via local newspapers. “We’re [...]
February 28, 2009
The windows of Tracee Te Huia’s office at the Hawkes Bay District Health Board offices are almost obliterated by masses of post-it notes. There are hundreds of them and their careful layout outlines a change in the delivery of M?ori healthcare in the Bay. The notes represent 240 contracts let to accredited healthcare providers to [...]
February 2, 2009
Here is the basic profile of education in Hawke’s Bay and NZ. Currently, there are about 27,916 pupils in Hawke’s Bay attending 115 schools – 16,822 pupils in the Bay’s primary schools, 10,140 students in secondary schools and 954 in composite schools, such as the Hastings Christian School. The total number of primary and secondary [...]
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