As you ponder the case for drilling for oil off our East Coast, consider this painfully humorous exchange … Lots of questions to answer first! Tom Belford
Use it or lose it
That’s the message from KiwiRail concerning the Napier-Gisborne line, with the railroad currently losing money on every train. In addition to these operating losses, which cannot continue much longer, about […]
Alan Dick: Bay Transport Choices Under Threat
While coming as no great surprise, the Government’s announcement that the Napier/Gisborne rail line could be mothballed or closed is a serious threat to the Hawke’s Bay economy and safety […]
A deal to be proud of?
The Hastings Council is happily trumpeting what it regards as a “seal of approval” from Audit New Zealand for its handling of the Higgins donation to the sports park in […]
Water harvesting – THE question
The Regional Council’s tentative plan for water harvesting in Central Hawke’s Bay has encountered a surprising setback of sorts as the full-scale feasibility study on the project gets underway. After […]
Pocketbooks: The Hastings Mayoral Race
The June/July BayBuzz Digest reports at length on the early stage of this year’s Hastings mayoral race. Two candidates are declared: Lawrence Yule and Simon Nixon. Three others are weighing […]
Tom Belford: Who Wants Hastings’ Top Job?
“I work bloody hard.” If one measured by work ethic alone, Lawrence Yule would have an insurmountable lead in his bid for re-election as mayor of Hastings. Lawrence says he […]
Kirton defends Venture Hawke’s Bay
Sometimes the best defence is a good offence. That’s the tack taken by Venture Hawke’s Bay chair Neil Kirton in his article in the June/July BayBuzz Digest, where he takes […]
Neil Kirton: Securing the Future of Venture Hawke’s Bay
Venture Hawke’s Bay is the mandated economic development agency and regional tourism organization for the region and is a business unit of the Regional Council. Venture Hawke’s Bay took over […]
Excellent series on NZ rivers
Last week the DomPost ran an excellent series on the state of policy-making governing New Zealand’s rivers. Important reading for those interested in protecting our rivers here in Hawke’s Bay. […]
Cranford Governance Group members announced
As reported earlier, the DHB has established a process to review governance issues and options for Cranford Hospice and recommend a structure for the future. The key issue to be […]
Hastings fluoride remains by 7-6 vote
On Thursday the Hastings Council debated the future of fluoride in Hastings drinking water. Here’s a report from the scene of action by fluoride opponent Angela Hair … Thanks for […]
Cranford governance review expedited
After a few days of concerted lobbying and reflection, the DHB agreed at its Wednesday Board meeting to drastically speed up the decision process regarding future governance of Cranford Hospice. […]
Keane leaves Cranford
A welcome announcement today, bringing to three the departures triggered by community complaints about the dysfunctionality and direction of Cranford Hospice. Cranford’s executive director, Barry Keane, “resigned” today, following in […]
“Change Management” in Hawke’s Bay
It seems that Dilbert has been investigating recent change management practices in Hawke’s Bay. Hmmm … where could he have been looking? Tom Belford
Special Panel to review Cranford governance
The Board of DHB on Wednesday (16 June) will consider a DHB staff proposal to set up a special panel to recommend an appropriate governance structure for Cranford. Good news, […]
Big Brother and The Holding Company
To some of us, the mid-60s San Francisco band featuring the legendary Janis Joplin (here singing Somebody to Love if you just want to skip the rest of this post). […]
Another scoop from Hawke’s Bay Today!
In a front page headline on Wednesday, the deeply probing Hawke’s Bay Today broke the startling news: Mayors vow to run for top jobs. The lead paragraph: “The twin cities’ […]
U-Turn gets skinny
U-Turn Trust, a project launched by Henare O’Keefe and dedicated to positive outcomes in Flaxmere, has issued its colourful first “Interim Report” (here’s a copy) Already heaps of progress — […]
No water, no milk … No environment, no economy
For your rainy day and leisurely Queen’s Birthday reading, I’ve attached a copy of the speech delivered today by Green co-leader Russel Norman to the Green Party AGM. I’m not […]