October 30, 2008
World Wildlife Fund International has just published its Living Planet Report 2008, an exhaustive effort to quantify the ecological health of the planet and the strain we humans are placing on its biological capacity. They’ve developed two key indices — a Living Planet Index and an Ecological Footprint — which are composites of extensive trend [...]
October 29, 2008
The HB Chamber of Commerce has done a commendable service by commissioning a quarterly series of economic trend reports on the region. The first of these was published this month. You can download it here. Now, with regular analysis underway (via HB’s Economic Solutions Ltd.), the much bigger challenge is getting local decision-makers — especially [...]
October 28, 2008
Last week, one poll had the Greens pulling 8.8% of the national vote. What might it require for the Greens to smash through the 10% glass ceiling? Perhaps losing the word “Ban”! NZ’s most-read political blogger, conservative David Farrar (Kiwiblog), claims that he has read every official policy pronouncement on the Greens’ website and has [...]
October 26, 2008
Sir Roger Douglas was “working” Hawke’s Bay recently on behalf of ACT, and BayBuzz had a chat with him and ACT’s Tukituki candidate, Duncan Lennox. Douglas is #3 on the ACT list. Assuming Rodney Hide wins his Epsom electorate and ACT polls 2.5% or so nationally (they’re a bit shy of that percent as I [...]
October 23, 2008
I try to maintain some political involvements in the US, but had no idea of the power I might actually hold. This video will show you. As you contemplate the impact you might have on the election here in NZ, watch the video to appreciate just how important each and every vote will be. Keep [...]
October 21, 2008
Actually it’s a gold coin fundraiser sponsored by the Ocean Beach Community Group to raise funds for a fire engine for Ocean Beach. But we can celebrate too! It’s a two-day event … this coming Saturday and Sunday, from 10am-5pm each day. At the Surf Club at Ocean Beach. Refreshments, music, entertainment, activities like face-painting [...]
October 20, 2008
Ocean Beach will not become Lowetown! Andy Lowe’s Hill Country threw in the towel today and officially withdrew its private plan change to develop Ocean Beach. I suggest we all head out to Ocean Beach on Saturday to savour the beach and our victory. It’s not entirely clear yet whether we won the war … [...]
- 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
