January 9, 2008
BayBuzz had a chance to catch-up yesterday with Andrew Newman, CEO of the HB Regional Council. As BayBuzz regulars know, we think CEOs are the real powers behind the throne in our local governing bodies. When our new website launches in February, we’ll be inviting them to come out from behind the curtain and publish [...]
January 8, 2008
Havelock North Citizens Inc. is taking the Hastings Council to High Court over two apartment developments on Te Mata and Napier Roads. According to HNC Inc. Chairman Geoff Harman, the group’s solicitor lodged a statement of claims and notice of proceedings on December 20th, and is expected to meet with Council lawyers in the coming [...]
January 7, 2008
As far as Councils’ business is concerned, 2008 starts out in low gear … most official meetings won’t begin until February. Which isn’t to say BayBuzz is asleep at the switch. During January, we’ll be expanding the BayBuzz blog into a full-fledged website, adding features that will enable readers to interact, to access information on [...]
January 2, 2008
BayBuzz is conducting a poll on big project spending in the region. You can take it here. We want hundreds of voters, thousands even(!) to take the poll throughout January … until our councillors return for duty! We plan to promote the poll to encourage a high “voter turnout.” Meantime, here are some early returns [...]
- 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
