The CHB Council is (inch)worming its way toward progress in cleaning up its sewage discharge into the Tukituki. On Tuesday the Council will hold a special session to consider replacing […]
Laugh or cry?
The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council announced on Thursday that they were “putting on hold” their plans for a land-based “sewerage” (their spelling) treatment programme for Waipawa and Waipukurau! Here […]
Budgeting on a ‘best guess’ basis
Local councils — not just in Hawke’s Bay, but throughout NZ it appears — can’t calculate. Or more precisely, they’re hopelessly inept at doing the cost-benefit analysis on their major […]
March/April BayBuzz published
Our latest BayBuzz mag is available this week at your favourite pick-up point. Subscribers will have received yours already. You can view a digital version of the mag, exactly as […]
Enjoy the Redwoods Session
Mark your calendar for Sunday 18 March, 3pm (gates open at 2pm), to enjoy the beauty of the Te Mata Park Redwoods and great music from the best in Hawke’s Bay. […]
Re-writing Hawke’s Bay’s tourism ’software’
What will Hawke’s Bay visitors want in 2030… how do we respond to these demands and also enhance our community? Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the […]
The Brat Kids Fight Back
In the last edition I wrote about the way in which we can regain control of our lives and build a strong, mutually supportive local community. I suggested how, in […]
Is Hawke’s Bay organised to face the future?
What are the issues at the heart of the debate over how effectively we are governed by our local bodies?
Personal visions develop Hawke’s Bay
Meet the key developers shaping our community and living environments.
Cohesive vision missing in a billion dollar spend up
Here are the key spending items presented in councils’ proposed ten-year plans.
Inside Havelock North
Weekend of creativity The HBS Bank Weekend of Wonderful Workshops is the second such event to be staged, being held at Keirunga Arts and Crafts Society in Puflett Road from […]
Six in the City
If you live in the ‘wops’ you’re lucky, as you can keep as many chooks as you wish. But for the rest of us, don’t despair. Those who live cheek […]
Forget about ‘growing’ Hawke’s Bay
Despite all the chatter about strategies to increase the population of Hawke’s Bay, can we really defy the natural trends? The current ‘bible’ for economic development in Hawke’s Bay is […]
Public Art: Who needs it?
You can’t eat it, drink it or play golf with it. Well, my beloved Hastings will never be the city of the Seven Hills or Venice of the South but […]
Long Bows and Red Herrings
Governance is a hot topic these days in our region. In that context, it’s worth considering whether the way our region is governed does or could have an impact on […]
Marine Parade… A Pale Shadow
Times have changed. No longer is the old way of doing things good enough to succeed in the 21st century. In fact, the ‘No8 fencing wire’ mentality coupled with the […]
Local government… a non-stop gravy train
Will Hawke’s Bay’s five Councils ever be joined in holy or unholy polygamy? The short answer is no. The long answer is that it could happen, but it would be […]
For a better Hawke’s Bay
“… the efforts were fragmented and the time duplicated” As a newcomer to Hawke’s Bay fifteen years ago, I quickly saw the unrealised potential of the region for tourism and […]
Grenade explodes in Napier bunker
The irascible former Napier Councillor, John Harrison, has tossed a grenade into the bunker otherwise known as the Napier Council, which seems to have turned a tense situation into an […]
Political battle lines drawn
A groundswell of grassroots demand for change in Hawke’s Bay has pushed councils reluctantly into a game of political chess.