Mayor Yule, meet Mayor Arnott. As much as you claim you and other local elected leaders have linked arms to put amalgamation on the agenda, consider this … You indeed […]
HB Arts Festival on hold
Arts Inc Heretaunga held its AGM last week, where most of the discussion centred on the cancellation of this year’s Arts Festival. And along with that, the departure of Pitsch […]
Cats and birds don’t mix
After a disastrous season for fledging banded-dotterel chicks, there are calls for urgent action on cat management in Hawke’s Bay. Despite close monitoring, plus trapping of rats, mice, stoats, rabbits […]
Napier City’s rule book needs your attention
Napier’s District Plan is the city’s rule book. It lays out the rules for Napier’s long-term development and considers impacts on the environment. The District Plan gives guidance to property […]
LTPs deserve your attention
Are you ready for 20%+ rate increases? The next few weeks of public consultation provide your official opportunity to let councils know what you think. So far, these HB councils […]
Wanted: Civic Honours nominees
Both the Hastings District and Napier City Councils are seeking nominees for their respective 2024 Civic Honours. Your chance to nominate individuals or groups you believe have contributed in exemplary […]
Funding cut lobbying begins
With our councils now revealing their proposed 3-Year Plans for consultation, the serious lobbying has begun. The bottomline is that no one wants to pay 20%+ rate hikes, but no […]
On ya bike!
That’s not quite Martin Williams’ solution to Hawke’s Bay’s transport problems, but it’s not far off. Public submissions on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan close on Sunday. The headlines […]
HB Water Polo Club makes big splash
In 2022, the Hawke’s Bay Water Polo Club consisted of half a dozen kids splashing around the pool at St Joseph’s School. Now they boast over 700 members and are […]
PM Luxon’s social targets
The Government has announced nine social targets to be met by 2030. That would be by the end of a second term. Here they are: True to his corporate roots, […]
Gov’t ticks off HB mayors
Hawke’s Bay’s regional elected leaders are at odds with the Government over Māori wards. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced last week that a bill will be introduced to Parliament to “restore […]
Mind your business
[As published in March/April BayBuzz magazine.] Somebody did their business on the berm outside my house. I was alerted to it when I spied a facemask discarded in the gutter […]
Fast tracking the fast tracking
Ministers Shane Jones (Regional Development) and Chris Bishop (RMA Reform, Infrastructure) officially opened the application window for Government’s ‘Fast Track’ approvals regime this week. And you better get yours in […]
HB pilgrims visit Wellington
A sizable delegation of Hawke’s Bay representatives recently made the mandatory pilgrimage to Wellington to plead for Government funding support. Our team – three of our mayors, HBRC chair and […]
A place to dream
[As published in March/April BayBuzz magazine.] As the April school holidays approach, excitement is bubbling to boiling point amongst creative teens across the breadth of the country. National Youth Drama […]
Standardised recycling – what’s the big deal?
[As published in March/April BayBuzz magazine.] There’s been a major change in the way Aotearoa New Zealand deals with recycling. If you live here in the Bay though, you won’t […]
The coast with the most
[As published in March/April BayBuzz magazine.] Anyone who knows anyone, who’s ever had anything to do with anyone living in Hawke’s Bay, will tell you that we love a wine […]
Olympic Swimming Trials come to the Bay
[As published in March/April BayBuzz magazine.] New Zealand’s best swimmers, such as new world champions Lewis Clareburt and Erika Fairweather, are coming to Hawke’s Bay. The 2024 Apollo Projects NZ […]
Rainbow event cancelled
HDC this past week regretfully cancelled a Rainbow Storytime educational event scheduled for the Hastings Public Library, fearing it could not ensure the safety of young people attending in the […]
Delaney Davidson to perform new album at Toitoi
Delaney Davidson, multi award winning singer/songwriter and NZ Arts Foundation Laureate, has just released his tenth studio album, Out of My Head, and is about to tour New Zealand. Ahead of […]
Great yoga venues in the Bay
When Bay Buzz’s editor, Tom Belford, posed the question about the current torchbearers in the Hawke’s Bay’s yoga scene following the departure of long-standing yoga luminaries Doris and Urs Blum […]