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Over the next three years, our five councils will spend collectively about $700 million on operations and borrow and…
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Environment
Fluoride data too mysterious
Wherever one sits in the fluoride debate in Hawke’s Bay (I brush with fluoride toothpaste and rainwater), our residents deserve better data from our health system. So long as a…
Ann Redstone, environmental advocate
Parkinson’s Disease has put a premature end to Redstone’s career as a Hastings District Councillor. A byelection for the Heretaunga ward position she’s left vacant is imminent and, rightly or…
Waimarama Beach vehicle access
The terms of reference for public consultation on vehicle use on Waimarama Beach have been refined. Residents were given a chance to have their say, following an informal information day…
Climate news – good and bad
First the good news for NZ. Our gross greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% in 2022, says the latest release of the NZ Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) just released by…
Culture
National Youth Drama School Inspires
Last Sunday at Toitoi the curtain fell on another successful week of NYDS: Taiohi Whakaari ā-Motu, the foyer filled with dramatic teens making heartfelt goodbyes to fast friends new and…
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…
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…
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…