July 24, 2008
Why is Winston Peters tolerated by Kiwi voters and politicians? How can a Labour government that kicks a Kevin Atkinson out the door turn around and kiss the behind of a Winston Peters? Here is a guy who’s a joke … an embarrassment. He has either a very faulty or very selective memory when it [...]
July 23, 2008
Could the Bay be the least skilled fishing region in the country? That’s the alternative scenario floated by BayBuzz following Hawke’s Bay Today’s lead on Monday “Bay’s fish stocks hit rock bottom”. In the article, Hawke’s Bay Game Fishing Club member Colin Murray said anecdotal evidence suggested a “frightening drop” in stock numbers across a [...]
July 21, 2008
With most pundits expecting Helen and John to face-off in early November, BayBuzz is starting to get educated on some issues we think are crucial at both the national and Hawke’s Bay regional levels. One of those is the relation between farming and the environment. And where better to get some insights than the NZ [...]
July 20, 2008
Regional Land Transport Committee Chairman Alan Dick announced last Friday that new bus services between Hastings/Havelock North and Napier during commuter hours would soon begin. Details will be announced in August. As Angela Hair of Baywatch said: “Yea for democracy!” Baywatch was a strong advocate of this move during recent HBRC annual plan consultations, Mayor [...]
July 17, 2008
An important message from Cycling Advocates’ Network (CAN): For many Kiwis the distressing deaths of two cyclists in the Wellington region on Friday 19 June have highlighted the need for New Zealand’s roads to be made safer for people already cycling or wanting to take it up. There are Government strategies and programmes to promote [...]
July 17, 2008
“Unless you drive an Art Deco style truck – give Marine Parade a wide berth.” That’s the message from Napier mayor Barbara Arnott who yesterday led her council to a 10-4 vote to ban non-deco rigs from thundering through the busy boulevard. The landmark decision comes after years of heated debate from moteliers and nearby [...]
July 15, 2008
Remember that fat cheque for about $16.7 million that Hastings Council is still owed by Aussie property developer Charter Hall for Nelson Park? You know, the cheque that will eventually pay for the demolition of Nelson Park (already completed) and all but $5 million of the new Kelt athletic track and stadium, as well as [...]
- 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
