January 30, 2009
Rex McIntyre has stepped down as Chair of the Regional Council, also resigning his Council seat. A new Chair will be elected Tuesday, February 3rd, by the remaining eight Councillors, and a by-election will be held in April to fill his Wairoa seat.
Rex has served his constituency and the broader community devotedly for decades.
But, as [...]
January 29, 2009
In a terrific victory for due process, the Environment Court has decided to hear the appeal opposing the Regional Sports Park! Exchanges of evidence and rebuttals will now occur over the next few months, into May.
The Court rejected arguments by the Hastings Council and the new Sports Park Trust, who challenged the right of citizens [...]
January 27, 2009
The Board of Hawke’s Bay Inc is scheduled to meet next Tuesday, February 2.
HB Inc deserves a lot of public attention. Arguably, as the region’s economic development agency, HB Inc has as much potential to shape the direction and quality of the Bay’s growth as any elected body in the region. Here at BayBuzz, we [...]
January 25, 2009
Last Thursday, two lawyers, one for the Hastings Council and one for the Regional Sports Park Trust, rolled up some more billable hours at ratepayer expense.
Not by arguing the substantive merits of the sports park’s raid on Heretaunga soils to the Environment Court, which would be understandable and fair enough, but rather trying to challenge [...]
January 22, 2009
Given the high interest Kiwis have shown in Barack Obama and his Presidency, I thought BayBuzz readers would want to know that former President Bush has in fact attempted to atone for his misdeeds.
This video report, which you might have missed amidst all the Obama hoopla, covers Bush’s final redemption trip around America.
Enjoy!
Tom Belford
January 22, 2009
Yesterday I wrote about HB Regional Council Chair Rex McIntyre, his ratepayer-subsidized rental home in Napier, and his “too bloody bad” retort to ratepayers who might not support this particular benefit.
I invited Rex’s fellow Councillors to forward their positions on the matter. So far, Regional Councillor Ewan McGregor has responded, as follows:
Tom, I’m happy to [...]
January 20, 2009
So says Rex McIntyre, who believes he is entitled to $1,480 per month in ratepayer funding for his home-away-from-home in Napier, while he serves as Chair of the HB Regional Council. As reported here by the DomPost, “… it was ‘too bloody bad’ if ratepayers were upset at the cost.”
I can appreciate two sides to [...]
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