December 16, 2008
In our last BayBuzz post, we looked at several major central government water policy initiatives inherited by the National-led Government. Today we look at local water issues. As we noted yesterday, public pressure that escalated throughout 2008 forced the Regional Council to “re-group” on the water issue and, ostensibly, to devote more resources and priority [...]
December 14, 2008
The past year has seen plenty of developments on the water front … some good, some bad. From central government, new policy statements and policy standards in development. From our Regional Council, a mixed picture of begrudging new priority given to water issues, combined with regrettable decisions on water takes from our rivers and mediocre [...]
December 12, 2008
Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the reinstatement of Kevin Atkinson and his fellow elected DHB board members. These seven will serve on the Hawke’s Bay District Health Governance Board with Sir John Anderson as chairman. The Board will include Commissioners Brian Roche, Ngahiwi Tomoana and Ian Brown, all appointed by Sir John earlier this [...]
December 10, 2008
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it [...]
December 10, 2008
I’ve never been big on nostalgia. Looking forward to making new and innovative mistakes is always more fun that dwelling on the host of past mistakes that seem to be the sum total of human endeavour up till now. But there’s first time for everything, so here goes. The usual retrospective dwells on who died, [...]
December 9, 2008
Barbara Arnott, in this month’s lyrical Guest Buzzmaker column, A Tale of Two Cities, wants us to believe that she and Lawrence Yule — and their respective Councils — have an even tighter, more synchronised working relationship than our Backing the Bay duo, Craig Foss and Chris Tremain. Those two are tighter than a tick [...]
December 7, 2008
Plenty of people have been heard from regarding Marineland. Too many of them have been answering the wrong question. The wrong question is: Should we in some manner resuscitate Marineland? The correct question is: Sentimentality aside, what’s the best use of a fabulous piece of city-controlled real estate on Marine Parade? To answer that question, [...]
- 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
