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Dam Project Struggling to Hold Water?
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 3:48 pm | BayBuzz
That’s the title of Friday’s editorial in the NZ Herald commenting on the proposed Ruataniwha dam. More >>
Build the dam now, suffer the consequences later
Monday, 4 May 2015, 9:48 am | BayBuzz
The Tukituki Board of Inquiry issued a draft decision on Friday aimed at resolving the final form of Plan Change 6, which sets the environmental regulatory regime for the Tukituki catchment, including the proposed Ruataniwha dam, if it proceeds. More >>
Councillors offer alternative dam proposal
Sunday, 2 November 2014, 3:09 pm | BayBuzz
On Friday, Councillors Barker, Beaven, Graham and myself offered an alternative dam proposal that we believe is superior to the $300 million scheme (plus another $300 million in on-farm costs) advocated by HBRIC and five of our HBRC colleagues. More >>
The Black Budget
Monday, 25 August 2014, 9:36 am | BayBuzz
The US Government has what’s known as “The Black Budget” a top-secret allocation, estimated at $52.6 billion in 2013, that funds the country’s covert action, surveillance and counterintelligence programmes across more than a dozen agencies. More >>
Will the Tukituki get better?
Friday, 4 July 2014, 12:54 pm | BayBuzz
Maybe. Maybe not. The Board of Inquiry (BOI), in its final decision, appears to think it has rescued the Tukituki. It has required Farm Environmental Management Plans (FEMPs) in which farmers must commit to how they will meet specified nutrient (nitrogen) ... More >>
Voting on the dam
Friday, 27 June 2014, 9:44 am | BayBuzz
This past Wednesday, I voted against committing $80 million of ratepayer funds to the Ruataniwha dam scheme. More >>
Oil, gas, fracking and the Regional Council
Friday, 6 June 2014, 10:34 am | BayBuzz
In her just released report, Drilling for oil and gas in New Zealand , the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment makes crystal clear that regional councils have a vital role to play in protecting environmental and public health in the event of ... More >>
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 11:31 pm | BayBuzz
Lost amidst all the doom and gloom predicted by HBRC’s staff and its holding company (HBRIC) honchos to result from the Board of Inquiry’s tough water quality regime is a positive opportunity. More >>
John Key on the dam
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 10:19 am | BayBuzz
John Key in a press briefing, predicted that the decision made by the Board of Inquiry on managing the Tukituki and building a dam would go to the High Court. More >>
4 Councillors endorse Plan Change
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 1:24 pm | BayBuzz
Plan Change 6, as directed by the Board of Inquiry (BOI) in its draft decision, would give the region a swimmable, fishable, healthy Tukituki. More >>
The lights will go out
Monday, 21 April 2014, 3:52 pm | BayBuzz
So says Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson, lamenting the Board of Inquiry’s decision to require serious environmental protection for the Tukituki catchment. More >>
Is this how to make a $600 million decision?
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:56 am | BayBuzz
This week, at our Wednesday meeting, Regional Councillors will be asked to set in motion a public consultation process regarding ratepayer investment in the CHB dam. Here’s what we are expected by HBRC management to base our decision on: 1. A so-called ... More >>
Dam cracks
Friday, 28 March 2014, 3:16 pm | BayBuzz
By now, everyone knows Trustpower has pulled out as a prospective $50-60 million investor in the CHB dam. More >>
Countdown on dam decision
Monday, 17 March 2014, 2:17 pm | BayBuzz
Last Wednesday the Regional Council, at its Corporate Committee meeting, considered an ‘indicative’ schedule for HBRC’s final decision-making on the CHB dam. The schedule is as tightly compressed as it could possibly be. More >>
BayBuzz: Timing is everything!
Sunday, 9 March 2014, 12:04 pm | BayBuzz
Isn’t it interesting that all the bad news being reported from Hawke’s Bay councils in the past week or so was actually known last year — as in, pre-election?! More >>
More bovine bathers continue to elude Regional Council
Friday, 7 February 2014, 2:00 pm | BayBuzz
The cows pictured below celebrated Waitangi Day with a wade in the Tukituki, just downstream of the Red Bridge. Not the first time … indeed this seems to be a favourite watering hole of the bovine bathers. More >>
Life behind the veil at HBRC
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 7:36 pm | BayBuzz
As councillors get into gear for the coming year, it’s clear that secrecy will be the preferred modus operandi of the HB Regional Council. More >>
Tukituki Board of Inquiry seeks delay
Monday, 3 February 2014, 7:24 pm | BayBuzz
The Board of Inquiry (BOI) charged with the fate of the Tukituki catchment has requested a delay in making its decision. More >>
Bill Dalton taps Colin Craig for new amalgamation study
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 2:58 pm | BayBuzz
BayBuzz has confirmed that Napier mayor Bill Dalton will make a blockbuster double announcement on Friday. First, we have learned that the Napier City Council will withdraw the controversial $43,000 anti-amalgamation report prepared by Australian ... More >>
I’ve been elected to the HB Regional Council!
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 7:12 pm | BayBuzz
My final count is 7,256 votes to Rose’s 7,195 … a margin of a mighty 61 votes. You can all lay claim for putting me over the top! More >>
