Climate: Beach, Please
IssuesMissing your coastal fix? Many of us and our descendants will have to get used to it, if climate change isn’t kept in check, according to a new report from…
Lizzie Russell20 April 2020
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Climate Update: Heat Stress
IssuesA recent study from Rutgers University shows that Heat Stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions. Heat stress is caused by…
Lizzie Russell09 April 2020
Napier Got Cool!
CultureI’m talking the inner city … Ahuriri watch out! Lots of little elements – poetry on external walls, so much good coffee, the walkability of the main shopping and dining…
Lizzie Russell01 February 2020
Fruitful Summer
CultureJuiciest nectarines, plump peaches, red-fleshed plums, sun-ripened strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, boysenberries, chin-dripping apricots, poppin-good cherries, delectable melons – Hawke’s Bay does it all, and we do it best. This is…
Lizzie Russell01 February 2020
The Urban Winery
LifestyleThe Heritage 1 listed building was designed by Louis Hay, built in 1933 and is owned by Big Save’s McKimm family. It now houses craft brewery B Side Beer, the…
Lizzie Russell01 December 2019
The Human Project
LifestyleWhen BayBuzz visits, the three dancers are not dancing at all. At this stage, a couple of months before the festival arrives, the collaborators are in the research and discussion…
Lizzie Russell01 October 2019
Philipp Meier: Steel Tailor
CultureLying down the centre of the workshop is Te Kanohi o Te Manu (The Eye of the Bird) in progress. Made from Corten steel Philipp has curved and manipulated into…
Lizzie Russell01 August 2019
Poetry Rooted in Hawke’s Bay
LifestyleThe New Zealand Poet Laureate award is a celebration of New Zealand poetry. At its roots are relationships that connect the world of poetry to a slice of Hawke’s Bay,…
Lizzie Russell01 May 2018
Hamish Pinkham
Lifestyle CultureWhen Taradale-raised Hamish Pinkham and two university mates started work setting up an end-of-year party for 1,800 revellers in late 2003, one possible site was Waimarama, another was a picturesque…
Lizzie Russell20 March 2018
Active in Hawke’s Bay
Environment Lifestyle1 Join the Club! Here in the Bay we have a multitude of sports and hobby clubs, all eager to grow their memberships. Longer days make summer a great time…
Lizzie Russell29 January 2018
The New Masters
ArtsEIT’s art and design division – ideaschool – has this year produced its first cohort of graduates from the newly established post-grad programme, the Masters of Professional Creative Practice /…
Lizzie Russell24 December 2017
Gerard and Common Room
Lifestyle“IT’S HOSPITALITY – It’s not complicated,” says Common Room’s Gerard Barron. “You make people feel comfortable. You make them feel safe. You offer them good wine, and drinks and food.…
Lizzie Russell02 August 2017
Finding Home: Michele Bryant & Johnny Brough
LifestyleA relocated house, views of the Ngaruroro River, a former schoolhouse now studio, and a custom-built courier pick-up shelter are making life work for former Wellington artists Michele Bryant and…
Lizzie Russell03 June 2017
The Great Collaborator
Lifestyle ArtsTo drink coffee with sculptor Rick Terstappen is to hear stories. His art-packed cottage adjoining the workshop just outside Havelock North is a cosy space filled with stories – some…
Lizzie Russell03 April 2017
EATING WELL
Health Food LifestyleWhile obesity rates are up, awareness around nutrition is too. In answering the BayBuzz ‘How We Eat’ survey, our readers shared their specific dietary habits/ preferences, showing that the majority…
Lizzie Russell04 February 2017
Watching Over the Water
Lifestylethe Waimarama Surf Lifesaving Club is a community of around 350 salty sea lovers. Throughout summer the club operates surf patrols at the beach on Saturdays and Sundays as well…
Lizzie Russell24 December 2016
Sitting Room Sessions
LifestyleIT’S SATURDAY NIGHT IN NAPIER. Twenty of us are seated in pews, wineglasses in hand, in the historic Ormond Chapel at the top of Chaucer Road. There’s rain drumming lightly…
Lizzie Russell02 October 2016
Key to Success Is Teamwork
Lifestyle Housing“People ask me how I’m getting on down here, meeting people and so on, and I tell them I think I’ve met just about every tradesman around, they have just…
Lizzie Russell05 June 2016
Grand Old Dames with Fresh New Energy
LifestyleMangapapa Hotel Originally the home of Sir James and Lady Wattie, this slice of Hawke’s Bay history was purchased by Japanese buyers in 1998. It’s just had a $4 million,…
Lizzie Russell05 June 2016
Who's Wired?
Technology OnlineActually this question is already a bit archaic as wireless access to the Internet has quickly become the norm globally. And New Zealand is no exception. According to Nielsen NZ,…
Lizzie Russell06 April 2016
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