June 30, 2010
The Regional Council voted today to delay a decision on its proposed Holding Company (to own and manage key assets like the Port) until 2011 … in other words, until after the election. This is exactly the outcome BayBuzz predicted in our in-depth analysis of the issue in this June 11 article, Big Brother and [...]
June 30, 2010
As you ponder the case for drilling for oil off our East Coast, consider this painfully humorous exchange … Lots of questions to answer first! Tom Belford
June 29, 2010
That’s the message from KiwiRail concerning the Napier-Gisborne line, with the railroad currently losing money on every train. In addition to these operating losses, which cannot continue much longer, about $15M will need to be spent on infrastructure maintenance and improvements over a 10 year period. That’s the bad news. The good news, as reported [...]
June 29, 2010
While coming as no great surprise, the Government’s announcement that the Napier/Gisborne rail line could be mothballed or closed is a serious threat to the Hawke’s Bay economy and safety on our roads. Together with three other provincial lines, Napier/Gisborne will be reviewed by KiwiRail in consultation with communities and customers. Its so-called “rail turn-around [...]
June 27, 2010
The Hastings Council is happily trumpeting what it regards as a “seal of approval” from Audit New Zealand for its handling of the Higgins donation to the sports park in exchange for non-tendered contract work. Reading the full report, one gets the sense that HDC skated right to the very edge of the thin ice [...]
June 25, 2010
The Regional Council’s tentative plan for water harvesting in Central Hawke’s Bay has encountered a surprising setback of sorts as the full-scale feasibility study on the project gets underway. After more rigorous on-site geophysical examination of the six sites initially targeted for dams in the scheme, five have been found unsuitable. This turn of events [...]
June 22, 2010
The June/July BayBuzz Digest reports at length on the early stage of this year’s Hastings mayoral race. Two candidates are declared: Lawrence Yule and Simon Nixon. Three others are weighing their options — Wayne Bradshaw, Murray Douglas and Des Ratima. It’s a lengthy article — Who Wants Hastings’ Top Job? — based on extensive interviewing [...]
- 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
