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The fat lady hasn’t sung!
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:18 am | BayBuzz
Just a quick update on election returns for the Hastings constituency of the HB Regional Council. More >>
Oil & gas in Hawke’s Bay
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:15 am | BayBuzz
Commendably, Lawrence Yule and the Hastings Council are hosting a Hawke’s Bay oil and gas forum on Friday. More >>
Point gun at foot … shoot! - Baybuzz
Monday, 7 October 2013, 9:58 am | BayBuzz
Courtesy of Rob Gilcrest writing in The Standard, here is a succinct, highly readable summary of the latest manipulations of information surrounding the CHB dam, titled: The many and varied problems with the Ruataniwha Dam proposal. More >>
The danger of ‘one trick ponies’ - BayBuzz
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 2:31 pm | BayBuzz
One is that all companies chasing profit screw up, whether they build dams, frack for oil, mine coal, or create software. Why? Corners get cut. And not necessarily because of deliberate malevolence. Rather, because the competitive pressure is so ... More >>
Council cuts webcast funding and edits video recordings
Monday, 15 July 2013, 12:39 pm | BayBuzz
On May 29 the Regional Council conducted a debate on the subject of appointing Murray Douglas to fill the council seat vacated by Eileen von Dadelszen for the remaining 100 or so days of the term. More >>
Stuart Nash: Dam issues need sorting
Friday, 5 July 2013, 2:17 pm | BayBuzz
Stuart Nash’s “Talking Point” in today’s HB Today says it all … or asks it all. He raises all the questions that must be satisfied before a thinking person can prudently support the Regional Council’s $600 million CHB water storage scheme. More >>
Cosmetic changes at Regional Council not sufficient
Friday, 28 June 2013, 1:19 pm | BayBuzz
On Thursday the Regional Council announced that CEO Andrew Newman would relinquish his HBRC post, temporarily, so as to officially spend 100% of his time advancing the $600 million dam project on behalf of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment Company ... More >>
Irrigate? Why not just farm smarter?: BayBuzz
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:53 pm | BayBuzz
In a front page story in the current NZ Farmers Weekly (17 June 2013), prominent farming economist/consultant Phil Journeaux comments on the vastly different productivity and profitability profiles of different farms, focusing on the dairying sector. More >>
The dam goes to Wellington
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 2:44 pm | BayBuzz
In the biggest political ‘no-surprise’ of the year so far, the Minister for the Environment Monday announced that the HB Regional Council’s proposals for building a $600 million dam and managing the Tukituki catchment will be directed to a Board ... More >>
Regional Council divides on Douglas appointment
Thursday, 30 May 2013, 6:20 pm | BayBuzz
The Regional Council under Fenton Wilson never fails to disappoint when it comes to matters of due process. More >>
Jobs For Hawke’s Bay
Friday, 24 May 2013, 1:18 pm | BayBuzz
Thursday I attended a briefing by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment on Hawke’s Bay’s job prospects in coming years. More >>
BayBuzz May/June BayBuzz magazine now online
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:34 pm | BayBuzz
Inside the Bay’s thriving horse culture. Is the $600 million dam project moving too fast? Are Hawke’s Bay business groups emerging from growing pains. More >>
Regional Council Nears Meltdown
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 3:12 pm | BayBuzz
The HB Regional Council is nearing full meltdown. More >>
Demand Escalates for ‘Time Out’ on $600 million Dam
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 4:04 pm | BayBuzz
The HB Regional Council is plowing ahead with its $600 million dam scheme, even as more voices join those who have been trying to slow down the Council’s process in the interest of environmental and financial prudence. More >>
HB Regional Council = Arrogance
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 3:04 pm | BayBuzz
If you wanted one word to define the mind-set of the HB Regional Council, ‘arrogance’ would be a good place to start. Last night, Campbell Live broadcast this report, focused on the Tukituki, on cyanobacteria, a poisonous algae that has killed dogs ... More >>
Call for “time out” on dam project
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 9:33 am | BayBuzz
Last Thursday, you might have missed businessman Colin Crombie’s ‘Talking Point’ column in HB Today calling for a “time out” in the process speeding the Central Hawke’s Bay dam forward. After reciting a history of delayed, incomplete and contested ... More >>
Toxic algae and the dam
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 9:01 am | BayBuzz
Sandra Finnie, a reporter for farmer-oriented Straight Furrow (hardly an ultra-green propaganda sheet!), tried to go fishing on her favourite South Canterbury river recently. More >>
Guess who didn’t show up?
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 8:49 am | BayBuzz
On Tuesday, about 125 people showed up to be briefed and comment upon the Government’s proposals for new freshwater policy and somewhat overlapping Resource Management Act changes. More >>
Recipe for a $600 million leaky roof
Saturday, 2 March 2013, 2:57 pm | BayBuzz
On the one hand, the HBRC says,’Trust us, we can manage a $600 million water storage scheme. Don’t worry about the details.” More >>
Chris Tremain questioned on dam and amalgamation
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 10:35 am | BayBuzz
Hawke’s Bay issues made it to Parliament yesterday, as Minister Chris Tremain was questioned on both the Regional Council’s dam proposal (by Green MP Eugenie Sage) and, at the very end, on amalgamation (by Labour MP Annette King). More >>
