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Two weeks ago, BayBuzz posted on the state of Tukituki water quality. One incumbent HBRC Councillor (McGregor) defended the current quality of the river (no other incumbents chose to comment); […]
I’ll bet that reaction was in the minds of most candidates as they left the Hastings District Council candidates’ meeting last night. That’s right, the candidates deserve better. They deserve […]
Drip … drip … drip … drip … That’s the sound of the Hastings District Council spending ratepayer dollars. Each individual spend never sounds like much, but boy do they […]
Our next billboard analysis comes courtesy of Clinton Green – candidate for the Taradale ward of Napier City Council. * From a campaigning point of view, we would have preferred […]
Just in … Now that the Lowe family toy jet needs an airstrip, Andy Lowe has reluctantly decided to back a runway extension at Napier International Airport. “We can land […]
BayBuzz offered its megaphone to Napier mayoral candidates Barbara Arnott and Clifford Church. As with the Hastings candidates, all of whom seized the opportunity to communicate with voters, we provided […]
BayBuzz has interviewed the three Hastings District mayoral candidates. Here’s what Mayor Lawrence Yule and challengers Simon Nixon and Peter Nee Harland say about … Ocean Beach … the airport […]
Jarvis Withdraws Robert Jarvis has withdrawn his candidacy for the Hastings District Council, citing potential conflicts of interest with his consultancy business and clients. He will continue to stand for […]
Dinah Williams graciously agreed to an “exit interview” with BayBuzz as she steps out of council life. After four terms on the HDC representing Havelock North, and two on the […]
Sunday afternoon Havelock North Citizens Inc. sponsored a candidates’ forum featuring the three mayoral candidates for Hastings District, as well as the five candidates standing for the two Havelock North […]
In our second review of local body billboardship, BayBuzz ‘compares and contrasts’ two very distinct efforts. First up, Liz Remmerswaal – Regional Council candidate, Hastings ward. * Liking the colour. […]
Is the Tuki Tuki is too polluted to swim in? YES says the Hawke’s Bay Environmental Water Group, led by Bill Dodds & Dave Renouf. And after spending hours examining […]
BayBuzz hasn’t been in the biz of doing “reviews” of cafes and restaurants. But we’ve been so impressed by the buzz at Pipi’s in Havelock North — buzz undiminished after […]
Tourism New Zealand has proudly announced a $23 million extension of its international marketing campaign built around selling the image of “100% Pure” New Zealand. Apparently the marketing team hasn’t […]
Murray Gilbertson, whom BayBuzz termed “the most important man you don’t know” in an earlier post, has announced his resignation, effective 31 December. Mr. Gilbertson has served since April 2000. […]
Over the next few weeks BayBuzz will assess the creativity, efficacy and all-round billboard craft of as many local body campaigners as we can. As always, our judging will be […]
Breaking news: Sir Bob Geldof has just this hour been announced as the official act for the 2007 Mission Estate Concert. Geldof will host Live Aid II – the sequel […]
If you are a person or family of wealth and property in Hawke’s Bay, there are two ways to leave a legacy for your countrymen as a way of celebrating […]
What a shame! Rosie Belford can’t run for Hastings District Council from the Havelock North ward. She’s intelligent. Loyal. Responsive. Super energetic. Charming. Fast on her feet. Born of a […]
If Friday’s rugby spectacle at McLean Park in Napier proved anything, it’s that streaking isn’t an art for dilettantes. For the record, I’m in awe of the streaker. It’s a […]
