The Tukituki presents economic opportunity, but only if it can be harnessed in an environmentally sound way. READ MORE
The Regional Council proposes a half-billion dollar dam project. But who pays for it, who owns it, and is it worth it? READ MORE
“I’m not getting myself in a lather over this dam because nothing will happen unless it’s bankable.” READ MORE
The Tukituki River will always be a taonga, and our fervent wish is that other river users will start treating it as such. READ MORE
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WATER. What’s all the fuss about?
Tom BelfordWhy does BayBuzz devote half of this magazine to freshwater issues? Because the environmental, recreational, cultural... READ MORE
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50 water storage questions
BayBuzzGeneral Status of Tukituki Catchment 1. What is HBRC’s position on the current – or benchmark – environmental... READ MORE
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Growth and prosperity
HB Regional CouncilHawke’s Bay Regional Council wants the region to grow and prosper, while its clean natural environment is protected... READ MORE
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Removing deficit thinking
Jess Soutar BarronMãori students are failing in our education system. Or reframed, the system is failing Mãori students. Which is it? A... READ MORE
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Stonewalled in Westshore
Keith NewmanKeith Newman finds coastal campaigner Larry Dallimore as persistent as the current that perpetually sweeps gravel... READ MORE
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MÃORI ECONOMY: Brimming with potential
Keith Newman‘Heretaunga te Haaro o te Kaahu ki Tuawhakarere’ A hundred pathways, life giving waters and beauty that can only... READ MORE
Columnists
Harvesting the peaks to fill the troughs
Sam RobinsonThe possibility of a large water storage project on the Makaroro River offers huge opportunities for Hawke’s... Read more
Who owns the soil?
David TrubridgeThe diameter of the Earth is 12,700 kms. Most of the atmosphere is within 16 kms of the surface, but we can only... Read more
Anti-frackers: Alarmist or alarmed
Pauline ElliotAlarmist – n: a person given to spreading needless alarm; – adj: spreading needless alarm. Alarmed – n... Read more
The hottest destination in the region
Douglas Lloyd JenkinsHawke’s Bay Museum and Art Gallery has been closed to the public for what seems a very long time. However, even the... Read more
The great debate: National standards
Claire HagueTom Belford is an agitator. Last issue he asked me to navigate the pit full of alligators that constitutes the current... Read more
The best years of our lives
Kay BazzardIn this regular column, Kay Bazzard considers life’s changes for the Baby Boomer corps, as its first members hit age... Read more
Riding the trail
Brendan WebbHe stared at the dimly lit corner of the shed. The broken outdoor umbrella lay slumped against the rusted handle of The... Read more
Inside Havelock North
Tom BelfordAs a consumer, which Havelock North Village is yours? A place to run errands – pick up mail and groceries, have a... Read more
They’re back
BayBuzzA familiar story told in Hawke’s Bay is of the prodigal son or daughter. BayBuzz is heartened to see many Hawke’s... Read more
