Open letter to Cynthia Bowers

January 31, 2008

Fate has smiled upon you … a good omen for the new year!
Soon, you will have the opportunity to redeem an unfortunate vote you cast the last time Hastings Councillors dealt with the matter of Ocean Beach.
You and I discussed the incident at some length during the campaign season, and you insisted that your intentions [...]

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Swept off our feet

January 30, 2008

In 2004 Hastings District Council bottled its own olive oil from 103 olive trees adorning its city’s streets.
BayBuzz think squeezing civic pride from the 103 trees was quite simply, an exemplary move.
That’s why the concurrent decision to fill much of Hastings and Havelock North CBD with ‘melia’ trees, (also called ‘white cedar’ or ‘bead trees’) [...]

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DOC knock Scott

January 28, 2008

BayBuzz today balked at a DOC press release outlining the reason for the removal of Colin McCahon’s Urewera Mural from Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre at Waikeremoana.
DOC’s East Coast Hawke’s Bay conservator, Peter Williamson, wrote:
“We recently received advice that due to a combination of construction faults and subsequent deterioration of building materials in the upper levels of [...]

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GET OCEAN BEACH PETITION HERE

January 25, 2008

SAY NO! TO 1000 HOUSES AT OCEAN BEACH
To sign the Friends of Ocean Beach petition, you must download it by clicking here.
Then just print your own copy and sign it.
Better still, sign it yourself and ask your friends, relatives and co-workers to sign as well.
You can also sign the petition at many local cafes and [...]

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