June 22, 2010
“I work bloody hard.” If one measured by work ethic alone, Lawrence Yule would have an insurmountable lead in his bid for re-election as mayor of Hastings. Lawrence says he devotes 50 hours a week to his job as mayor, excluding time spent on his duties as president of Local Government NZ (we’ll come back [...]
June 21, 2010
Sometimes the best defence is a good offence. That’s the tack taken by Venture Hawke’s Bay chair Neil Kirton in his article in the June/July BayBuzz Digest, where he takes on the renewed criticism of VHB following its recent reorganization. Securing the Future of Venture Hawke’s Bay By Neil Kirton Venture Hawke’s Bay is the [...]
June 21, 2010
Venture Hawke’s Bay is the mandated economic development agency and regional tourism organization for the region and is a business unit of the Regional Council. Venture Hawke’s Bay took over these functions from the former Hawke’s Bay Inc. nearly one year ago on 1 July 2009. Since then, Venture Hawke’s Bay has produced some top [...]
June 20, 2010
Last week the DomPost ran an excellent series on the state of policy-making governing New Zealand’s rivers. Important reading for those interested in protecting our rivers here in Hawke’s Bay. Here are the titles with links if you missed them: Pollution ‘choking’ New Zealand Rivers (16 June) Dirty rivers ‘threaten NZ’s brand’ (17 June) League [...]
June 18, 2010
As reported earlier, the DHB has established a process to review governance issues and options for Cranford Hospice and recommend a structure for the future. The key issue to be decided is the future role, if any, of Presbyterian Support. A specially-appointed review panel – Cranford Governance Development Group – has been appointed to conduct [...]
June 17, 2010
On Thursday the Hastings Council debated the future of fluoride in Hastings drinking water. Here’s a report from the scene of action by fluoride opponent Angela Hair … Thanks for all your emails to the Councillors over the past 24 hours. The full Council met with the senior members of the DHB in attendance. The [...]
June 17, 2010
After a few days of concerted lobbying and reflection, the DHB agreed at its Wednesday Board meeting to drastically speed up the decision process regarding future governance of Cranford Hospice. The key issue to be decided is the future role, if any, of Presbyterian Support (PSEC). Here’s the schedule: Discussion paper into circulation — 18 [...]
- 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
