June 21, 2008
Responding to violence against his own family recently in Flaxmere, Hastings Councillor Henare O’Keefe is organizing the Enough is Enough community walk, or hikoi, on June 27 to galvanize community concern and action. Supporters will assemble at 10am at Ron Giorgi Park in Flaxmere and march to the clocktower in Hastings CBD. Speakers there will [...]
June 21, 2008
Hastings Councillor Henare O’Keefe: Enough Is Enough! Watch Henare deliver his Guest Buzzmaker message in person right here. “It’s time to stand up as a community and say enough is enough! We are not going to stand for this. We are taking our streets, homes and communities back. We will never wave the white flag [...]
June 18, 2008
With submissions filed and heard, the Hastings Council has begun its final debate over the proposed regional sports park. Those submitting in favor of the park, almost to a person, were individuals with a substantial involvement in sport. Whereas opposition to the park has come from a broad spectrum of the community — senior citizens, [...]
June 17, 2008
That’s the suggestion of BayBuzz reader Stewart Milne. Here’s what he recommends … complete with a graphic rendering. And we’re not even paying him $25,000 month, Sam Kelt’s rate. Thanks Stewart! Think of what we have already. As a parent running around, rising petrol prices, organising car pooling (therefore not seeing your kids playing sport [...]
June 15, 2008
Here’s why citizens don’t trust councils. It’s the history of my requests to get information from the Hastings Council regarding their case for the proposed regional sports park. Set aside, for the moment, that the Council’s legal responsibility is to give ratepayers real options on important matters like this, not simply propaganda for their pre-determined [...]
June 12, 2008
In budget hearings last week, Hastings Councillors heard appeals from community groups for $240,000+ in additional spending … over amounts already indicating a 5%+ rates increase. Here are some of the projects for which funding was requested: Christmas/New Year’s Festival of Lights at Showgrounds – $25K Surf Lifesaving (for Ocean Beach & Waimarama) – $15K [...]
June 11, 2008
Dinah Williams voices her strong opposition to the proposed regional sports park in today’s Guest Buzzmaker column. Dinah served on the Hastings Council for four terms (and two terms on the regional council). She’s seen it all. But in terms of the sports park, she is “utterly disillusioned by Council’s performance on this issue.” She [...]
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- 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
