April 30, 2010
Here’s the plain reality. Each day that Presbyterian Support (PSEC) remains in charge of Cranford Hospice adds one more day of delay to the time Cranford can be successfully operated. Because the recruiting of medical staff must be preceded by the recruitment of a competent management team. What everyone fondly perceives as “Cranford Hospice” must [...]
April 28, 2010
The DHB today released the independent audit of clinical practices and organizational health at Cranford. Here’s the basic conclusion (download full report): “…the status quo at Cranford Hospice is not a viable option. While the standard of care to patients has not been detrimentally impacted by the dysfunction resulting from the change management process to [...]
April 27, 2010
A legislative Bill providing for “co-management” of the Waikato River by a joint committee of Waikato regional councillors and appointed Maori representatives is progressing through Parliament, receiving its second reading. According to NZ Farmer’s Weekly, the measure is a “done deal” with both National and Labour supporting the approach. The Bill signals the approach likely [...]
April 27, 2010
$5.4 million! According to DHB’s Dr Caroline McElnay, that’s the estimated annual cost of treating alcohol-related hospital admissions in Hawke’s Bay. And ACC claims for alcohol-related injuries in HB account for another estimated $19 million. Of course, you and I pay those bills through our taxes. At a forum sponsored by Alcohol Action Hawke’s Bay, [...]
April 25, 2010
I caught up on some Council reading this weekend, in anticipation of Council meetings coming up, key submission due dates, and articles in preparation for the May BayBuzz Digest. As I sorted through the stack of meeting agendas, background memos and reports, draft annual plans etc, what struck me was the amount of Councils’ energy [...]
April 23, 2010
The Law Commission has been preparing recommendations for Government to consider when it overhauls liquor laws later this year. Extensive public consultation has been undertaken by the Commission, which will release its report next Tuesday. Various media have reported “leaks” of some of the measures that will be recommended. They include: a 50 percent hike [...]
April 22, 2010
If you believe in “checks and balances” in government, where bodies with one strong set of incentives and motives need to “checked” by bodies with a different mandate or set of values, then the answer would have to be a strong ‘Yes’. Here’s an illustration. Today the Hastings Council Joint Maori Committee is meeting to [...]
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- Pat Magill on Inside Hawke’s Bay Politics, circa May
- John J Harrison on Inside Hawke’s Bay Politics, circa May
- John J Harrison on Inside Hawke’s Bay Politics, circa May
- Pat Magill on Inside Hawke’s Bay Politics, circa May
- Andrew Frame on Inside Hawke’s Bay Politics, circa May
- David Bosley on Inside Hawke’s Bay Politics, circa May
- John J Harrison on Inside Hawke’s Bay Politics, circa May
- May/June BayBuzz magazine now online
- Yule and Arnott take risk concerns to Regional Council
- Regional Council nears meltdown
- Open appeal to Hawke’s Bay media
- Who will get the money?
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- Dam promises Maori jobs!
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