[As published in Summer 2025/26 BayBuzz magazine.] We all use it and are totally dependent upon it. Electricity is fundamental to modern life. Absorbed in this topic is Uttam Floray. His day job is Senior Programme Lead at Toitū Envirocare, time sparing, he’s devoted to Rewiring Aotearoa and its offshoot Electrifying Hawke’s Bay. We meet […]
Author Archives: Mark Sweet
Mark Sweet (Ngā Māhanga, Tītahi, Taranaki) lives in Napier with his
cat Richard Parker. He graduated from Auckland University in 1975,
then worked as a property valuer for ten years including in Hong
Kong. He then entered the restaurant industry establishing Two Fat
Ladies in Glasgow (1988) and Pacifica in Napier (2000) He now
works as a writer and has published two novels and a history of
wine in Hawke’s Bay.
Posted inHBRC, HDC, Housing, Land/Farming, NCC, Politics
Not all soils are born equal
Posted inCulture
A tale of two houses – part 2
Posted inOther
The Developers
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Explore HB, Spotlight
A tale of two houses
Posted inHousing, Maori, Poverty, Social
Home wasn’t built in a day
Posted inHousing, Politics, Social
Labour ‘tackles’ housing
Posted inHousing, Social
Housing in crisis
Posted inCulture, Food & Drink, Tourism & Hospitality
Ethnic Origins
Posted inEnvironment, Green Living, Issues
Building Green
Posted inIssues
Normalising cannabis
Posted inCommunity
Hawke’s Bay life in the 60s
Posted inCulture
The History Speech
Posted inEnvironment, Politics
Craggy Track leaves scar
Posted inSocial
Jewel in the Crown?
Posted inOther
Is there a Doctor in the House?
Posted inBusiness/Economy
Floating Napier Port
Posted inEnvironment, Food & Drink, Opinion
