Strategic goals for Hawke’s Bay
April 30, 2008
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has taken a major step — at least potentially — in the direction of providing more and better strategic leadership for Hawke’s Bay.
HBRC has embraced a comprehensive set of strategic goals and objectives developed over the past several months, together with a three-year Council workplan designed to advance them. After [...]
The ethics of water
April 29, 2008
Last week, a Green Party-sponsored forum provided diverse perspectives on water issues from the Chamber of Commerce, the Regional Council, the Green Party, and from Morry Black, representing Maori views.
Morry, director of the Maori Protection Agency and a Maori representative to both the Regional and Hastings Councils, began his remarks with an inspiring insight into [...]
Morry Black, Mauri Protection Agency – The Ethics of Water
April 29, 2008
Morry Black, Mauri Protection Agency: The Ethics of Water
Maori place similar values on water as other sectors of the community … for washing for cleansing, fishing, for recreation, for education, for farming activities, but underlying these is another set of values that are deeply entrenched.
WHAKAPAPA – Mainstream interpret this as genealogy, but whakapapa is a [...]
Swimmers to invade Marineland
April 29, 2008
Outraged that they are more and more often kicked out of the Napier Aquatic Centre, casual swimmers have schooled together with the intention of practising their backstrokes at Marineland.
Increasingly, it seems, Aquatic Centre use is being booked in advance, forcing the casual swimmers, including those doing aquatic rehab, to flounder on dry land.
Noticing that Marineland [...]
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