April 14, 2008
Well-mannered talk quickly turned ugly at Cornwall Park’s Osmanthus Gardens yesterday, as Hastings district councillor Kevin Watkins (pictured) and His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, argued over the future of Hastings’ relationship with Chinese sister-city Guilin. BayBuzz were there to take up the commentary. (Scene: His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama and Hastings district councillor Kevin [...]
April 10, 2008
The Hastings Council has voted to launch the public consultation process on the proposed “regional” sports park. Submissions will be accepted from April 19 through May 26. Council hearings on submissions will be held June 12-13. An “open day” is planned for the Percival Road location on May 10. A public meeting on the proposal [...]
April 10, 2008
Hastings District Council is defending its decision to intercept Olympic torch bearer – and Kiwi athletics hero – Peter Snell, as he relayed the flame down Heretaunga Street yesterday without a fire permit. Head of council’s resource management, Mike McGuire, said dousing the Olympic flame on its only New Zealand leg was a difficult but [...]
April 8, 2008
The HB Regional Council has launched a new line of business that Chairman Rex McIntyre says could earn substantial new revenue, reducing pressure on rates and perhaps even permitting an occasional rebate. Said McIntyre: “All revenue from our new Independent Endorsement in Principle Trust (INEPT) will be ring-marked for ratepayer relief.” He conceded this new [...]
April 8, 2008
I’m all for sport … and I’m more than willing to invest in sport facilities and programs as a ratepayer. But as it stands, I wouldn’t willingly put ten cents into the proposed “regional” sports park. Having studied closely the two consultant reports recently released on behalf of the proposal, I can only conclude that [...]
April 7, 2008
Mark Sweet, Citizen: Opposing the regional sports park — Part 2 When the power dynamics and processes of Business merge with those of Council, public participation is a casualty, and techniques employed by Business are spliced into Council functions. Just as property/financial companies, and producers/manufactures often make misleading representation, so too is the Regional Sports [...]
April 6, 2008
What’s the worst sin an organization dedicated to serving and advocating for older people could commit? How about age discrimination?! Age Concern NZ will choose a new National President in the coming week. BayBuzz is writing about the contest because a local volunteer leader is running for the office. This fellow has twenty-two years of [...]
- 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
