Water issues need fixing
Water EnvironmentAs new residents of Havelock North, my wife Maryanne and I were among the 5,000 residents affected by the Gastro Crisis in 2016. The experience was formative. Maryanne and I…
BayBuzz25 November 2020
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Made With Care
Land/Farming Issues AgBizHow many Hawke’s Bay faces can you identify in this MADE WITH CARE video? The video is part of a global campaign aimed at pitching NZ’s ‘pure, safe, natural’…
BayBuzz13 November 2020
Gorgeous colours win top awards
Culture ArtsTwo Hawke’s Bay institutions have been celebrated for their use of colour, winning top awards at the 2020 Resene Total Colour Awards. The Hawke’s Bay Opera House upgrade scooped the…
BayBuzz12 November 2020
NCC borrows, Wayne Jack, Auditor complains
Accountability Spending Politics Issues NCCFor the first time in three decades, Napier City Council is in debt to the tune of $2.3 million, now joining every other council in the region as a debtor.…
BayBuzz06 November 2020
End of Life Choice prevails
Health Issues HealthcareIn a hugely important step toward a more humane New Zealand, over 65% of voters approved the End of Life Choice referendum. Although approximately 480,000 special votes are yet to…
BayBuzz30 October 2020
Nash vs Nimon
Politics Issues National politicsBayBuzz offers the following information — provided by the candidates — to help inform your candidate vote in this year’s election. Here are responses to five questions BayBuzz put to…
BayBuzz12 October 2020
James Shaw: Mea culpa
IssuesMost BayBuzz readers will have heard about Green Party James Shaw’s major judgment lapse — approving (actually, demanding) funding for an elite “green” school. Here’s his full statement of repentance…
BayBuzz03 September 2020
Bats score again!
IssuesLong-tailed bats, that is. You might recall our June article, A win for bats, where we reported that a recent study over summer on native long-tailed bat populations in Central Hawke’s…
BayBuzz01 September 2020
HDC moots camouflaged tanks
IssuesThe decision of Hastings District Council to install water storage tanks in Frimley Park hasn’t gone down that well (pardon the pun). Nevertheless, the Council is ready to join the…
BayBuzz28 August 2020
Just keeps getting hotter
IssuesThe latest assessment of the American Meteorological Society, the State of the Climate in 2019, reports that 2019 was among the warmest years on record, and this decade is the hottest…
BayBuzz14 August 2020
"Dead on arrival"
IssuesGreen Party co-leader James Shaw ‘Zoomed’ into Hawke’s Bay last Tuesday evening. I had a chance to query him regarding current efforts to resuscitate the Ruataniwha Dam scheme. If such…
BayBuzz13 August 2020
Tired of Covid? Try earthquakes
IssuesEast Coast Lab is a collaboration of about a dozen NZ science, academic and civil defence organisations all studying the earthquake (and resultant tsunami) risks associated with the colliding tectonic…
BayBuzz15 July 2020
No species expendable
IssuesAccording to Scientific American, this past March the smooth handfish, Sympterichthys unipennis, officially became the first modern-day marine fish to be declared extinct. A bottom-dweller, once common in Australia, the…
BayBuzz14 July 2020
Applying the Dead Horse Theory
IssuesFirst, the theory: Now, to which of the following do you think the theory best applies? Using Napier ratepayers’ money to expand the Napier National Aquarium Reviving the Ruataniwha Dam…
BayBuzz10 July 2020
Climate tipping point closer
IssuesThe World Meteorological Organisation has predicted a 20% chance that global temperature rise will exceed 1.5 C over the pre-industrial average for the first time within the next five years.…
BayBuzz10 July 2020
HB State of Environment
IssuesEach month, Kathleen Kozyniak, HBRC ace climate and air scientist, prepares a Hawke’s Bay State of the Environment report that presents some of the key variables impacting our region’s eco-health…
BayBuzz07 July 2020
Weed-killing robots
IssuesLast week we reported the $10 billion+ settlement of health claims against Bayer, manufacturer of glyphosate (which we gardeners and farmers know as Roundup). How to replace the ubiquitous Roundup?…
BayBuzz03 July 2020
More enforcement coming?
IssuesPleased to see a fine ($12,555) levied for illegal burning in Hawke’s Bay, even though the offence occurred over a year ago. Here — from the Sentencing Report — is the…
BayBuzz02 July 2020
NZ's melting glaciers
IssuesBy now, you’re probably accustomed to the warnings about melting glaciers as a consequence of global warming. The photo above depicts desperate efforts to save an Italian glacier by covering…
BayBuzz29 June 2020
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