About 1:30 Saturday afternoon my wife Brooks took a call from the Regional Council’s elections officer, Carol Gilbertson, who reported that I had not won election to the Council. I […]
The environment is ‘infrastructure’
Last week I urged you to read Al Morrison’s (director-general, Dept of Conservation) brilliant speech, Building Diversity: Building New Zealand, about the linkage between protecting the environment and economic prosperity. […]
The power of incumbency
Across the four governing bodies covered by BayBuzz — Hastings Council, Napier Council, Regional Council and District Health Board — the voting results were, not surprisingly, an endorsement of the […]
Election Comments
Results are in. Check on various council sites: Hastings, Regional Council, Napier, or here. What do you think of the results? The floor is yours. Just use the Speak your […]
Environmental debt … a recipe for sleeping easy
Voting papers returned as of 6:12pm Thursday the 7th: Hastings District: 36.26% (ranging from 26.88% in Flaxmere to 45.58% in Havelock North) Napier: 36.83% Central Hawke’s Bay: 47.42% More detail […]
Still trying to choose?
Voting papers returned as of 3:30p Wednesday the 6th: Hastings District: 33.10% (ranging from 25.38% in Flaxmere to 40.76% in Havelock North) Napier: 32.65% Central Hawke’s Bay: 43.31% More detail […]
How to endorse candidates
Perhaps fruitgrowers should stick to picking apples. Here’s a message circulating this week telling fruitgrowers who they should vote for — supposedly friends of the industry. It’s from Dianne Vesty, […]
Environment makes the news
Some environmental bits collecting in my in-box … 1. The Environmental Defence Society calls for an overhaul of NZ’s coastal management, in this media statement: “The NZCPS (NZ Coastal Policy […]
Visit the crime capital of New Zealand
The Napier Council last week announced an election eve gift to its tourism lobby — $100,000 to be spent on luring travelers to Napier from Australia. We look forward to […]
Mayoral candidates debate Sunday
Voting papers returned as of 6:13p Friday the 1st: Hastings District: 27.22% (ranging from 21.13% in Flaxmere to 33.80% in Havelock North) Napier: 26.76% Central Hawke’s Bay: 35.03% More detail […]
Innovative approach to Bay’s infrastructure
Voting papers returned as of 6:32p Thursday the 30th: Hastings District: 25.47% (ranging from 19.83% in Flaxmere to 31.94% in Havelock North) Napier: 25.00% Central Hawke’s Bay: 33.15% More detail […]
Voting passes half-way point
On Wednesday, with the voting window half over, actual voting returns passed the half-way point in Hastings and CHB, as compared to 2007 total returns, but lag slightly behind in […]
What’s our problem with food?
Voting papers returned as of COB Tuesday the 28th: Hastings District: 19.71% (ranging from 16.29% in Flaxmere to 24.04% in Havelock North) Napier: 18.74% Central Hawke’s Bay: 26.15% More detail […]
Havelock, your Big Mac is ready
Voting papers returned as of 4:52 Monday the 27th: Hastings District: 18.57% (ranging from 15.02% in Flaxmere to 21.89% in Havelock North) Napier: 17.52% Central Hawke’s Bay: 24.44% More detail […]
Candidates’ stands on water, GMOs, coastal protection
Voting papers returned as of COB Friday the 24th: Hastings District: 12.76% (ranging from 11.08% in Flaxmere to 15.62% in Havelock North) Napier: 13.54% Central Hawke’s Bay: 15.42% More detail […]
von Dadelszen (Mark) vs. Belford
On 21 September, Hawke’s Bay Today published the following letter to the editor from Mark von Dadelszen, husband of Regional Councillor and candidate Eileen von Dadelszen. The next day, HBT […]
Water management recommendations released
The eagerly awaited report of the Land and Water Forum was released today … and not a day too soon as far as Hawke’s Bay water management is concerned. Fittingly […]
Maori view of freshwater management
Thanks to BayBuzz reader Danny Smith, I’ve just caught up with these remarks by Pita Sharples last July to the Indigenous Peoples’ Legal Water Forum. It’s a remarkable speech — […]
No sign of mayors
BayBuzz columnist Brendan Webb offers this engaging history of Hastings’ mayors, but first his amiable “homage” to Hastings’ current leader, Lawrence Yule. Be sure to click the image to view […]
Election Issues & Candidates
BayBuzz has prepared several analyses of the Council and DHB elections issues and candidates. Hastings Council Hastings Council: Back to Basics By Tom Belford Economy Tops ‘To Do’ List By […]