October 31, 2007
Both the Hastings and HB Regional Councils got themselves organized today. On the personnel front, a changing of the guard occurred at HBRC, as Rex McIntyre took over the Chairmanship from Eileen von Dadelszen, edging Allan Dick by one vote. Christine Scott was elected Deputy Chairman over Kevin Rose. In Hastings, perhaps the big winner [...]
October 30, 2007
Following a split vote yesterday afternoon, Hastings District Council have approved an application from Hill Country Corporation to include a KFC outlet in their Ocean Beach coastal village. Hastings mayor, (and self-confessed KFC addict) Lawrence Yule, said he’s satisfied the vote went the right way. “It may seem a little incongruous to some, but the [...]
October 26, 2007
Fast-responding police prevented an ugly dispute outside Mayor Yule’s office from turning bloody in the wee hours yesterday. It seems the Mayor had offered to sell the location rights for “the biggest equestrian center in the Southern Hemisphere” to the person who was first in line outside his office upon his official re-inauguration on October [...]
October 25, 2007
October 24, 2007
With the elections behind us, it’s time to move on to the REALLY important personnel issue … choosing a replacement for Murray Gilbertson as Hastings District CEO. This is a hugely important and early piece of public business, and I stress, public business. Yes, we all know … the Council makes policy, and the CEO [...]
October 22, 2007
October 18, 2007
Just when we thought the elections were over, a new candidate has planted his stake … for the office of Village Fool. With the distractions of great Bay weather and local election returns, you might have missed the mindless editorial published over the weekend by Louis Pierard, triggered by the awarding of the Nobel Peace [...]
- Andrew Reyngoud on DAM(N)! A half-billion dollar water storage scheme
- Margaret Donnelly on WATER. What's all the fuss about?
- Elizabeth Sisson on 'Dump Council' campaign
- Paul Bailey on Cows in Karamu Stream
- Rob Pharazyn on Cows in Karamu Stream
- John J Harrison on 5 mayors in HB ... 'Yeah right' says Tui
- Anne Parker on Let's get Council meetings online
- Stuart Nash on 5 mayors in HB ... 'Yeah right' says Tui
- Kylie Fowler on Let's get Council meetings online
- Paul Bailey on Let's get Council meetings online
- ‘Dump Council’ campaign
- Cows in Karamu Stream
- Questions for HB ‘regional study’ director
- Let’s get Council meetings online
- 5 mayors in HB … ‘Yeah right’ says Tui
- Crucial Environment Court hearing underway
- Regional Council warns on pollution standards
- Democracy in action?
- 1+1+1 = 3 hours
- Councils’ reorganization survey results
