Prior to Pakeha coming to these shores Ngãti Kahungunu was commercially focused, as were all iwi. We traded and bartered with each other and there was a small but definite […]
Family violence knows no limits
In New Zealand, the most dangerous place to be is in our homes. Hawke’s Bay is no exception.
Pokie fever
If you want to gamble, you can buy Lotto tickets, bet on the horses, dogs, All Blacks, whatever, and insert gold coins in poker machines – pokies – wherever you […]
Grassroots giving
Local philanthropy is proving to be a powerful catalyst for building community vitality. Competition for the charitable dollar is fierce these days. We are bombarded through the mailbox, the inbox, […]
Matariki Living Taonga Awards
The Pleiades stars are easy to spot in the crisp, clear north-eastern skies of late May or early June. They have other names. One is Seven Sisters, another is Matariki, […]
A long, cold winter
Short days, long nights, cold winds, rain – a good time to settle into a comfortable home with a hearty meal and a reliable heat source. But many of us […]
An illness different for everyone
What is ‘mental illness’? As a broad classification, it is incredibly common, with 1 in 4 people accessing mental health services at some time in their lives … as much […]
When they’re fit and healthy they can do anything
A majority of the Bay’s children attend low decile schools. What are the challenges … can they succeed?
Unemployment is not working
Our youth struggle to find their way into work. How are we attacking the Bay’s low skills and no skills youth employment situation?
Not a Pretty Picture
Our social indicators look pretty poor: what can we do to lift our game?
Wasting time and opportunity
I spent many hours in June watching our councils deal with public submissions to their Long Term Plans (LTPs). It’s a spectacle that underscores the need to consolidate our local […]
Dairy cow maths for Central Hawke’s Bay
Marty Sharpe, writing in the DomPost a few days ago, came up with some interesting maths regarding a potential diary cow invasion of Central Hawke’s Bay. Presumably to help build […]
Murray O’Sullivan rants
Or was that Patrick Douglas? No, it was Murray Douglas, joined by Apache’s Alex Ferguson, ranting about environmentalists, as faithfully reported transcribed yesterday by HB Today’s business writer, Patrick O’Sullivan. […]
Te Mata Park visitor centre lifts-off; hockey turf does not
The Te Mata Park Visitor Centre achieved lift-off last night, as the Regional Council awarded $500k to the project in its forthcoming LTP. With Hastings having pledged $750k and Napier […]
Hastings Council agrees to webcasting … on to HBRC
The Hastings Council last week endorsed BayBuzz’s call for webcasting and online archiving of Council meetings. Necessary funding has been included in the new Long Term Plan for 2012-2022. Nearly […]
Quantity and quality scores with Hastings Council
Two somewhat different lobbying approaches appear to have produced reasonably pro-environmental results for the Hastings District long term plan (LTP). On the fracking issue, the approach has been numbers and […]
Local government reorg legislation introduced
On Wednesday, the Government introduced legislation that would change the rules by which local government reorganisations are initiated and adopted (as an element of broader proposed changes to the Local […]
Jousting to replace hockey
In a daring and visionary shift in strategy, Lawrence Yule, chairman of the Regional Sports Park Trust, has decided to abandon hockey as the anchor sport for the Park’s future. […]
More from May/June BayBuzz mag
My recent post featured the current edition’s water-focused articles. But there’s plenty more in the May/June edition. Use our online reader to view BayBuzz mag exactly as published, or click […]
AHOY! Hastings Council jumps for horses
On Thursday the Hastings Council will discuss whether to ‘invest’ $100k of ratepayer dollars for a one-third ‘ownership interest’ in Horse of the Year (HOY). Apparently this event, which HDC […]