Gloriavale: Leadership denies breaching its duties to members, reveals remarkable insights into community
19 May, 2021 12:00 AM
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Residents of Gloriavale make food for the community. Photo / TVNZ
The infamous Gloriavale document where newcomers sign their lives over to the secretive religious sect has been revealed as a key part of a potentially-landmark legal action against the Christian community s leadership.
The original document, A Declaration of Commitment to Jesus Christ and to the Christian Church and Community at Gloriavale is a foundation piece of ongoing court action, it can now be revealed.
Ex-member John Ready, who was banished from Gloriavale more than three years ago, has launched a civil claim at the High Court.
Hawke s Bay community s unanimous vote against SH5 speed limit reduction
27 Apr, 2021 03:15 AM
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Te Pōhue residents unanimously voted against the proposal to lower the SH5 speed limit to 80 kilometres per hour. Photo / Warren Buckland
Te Pōhue residents unanimously voted against the proposal to lower the SH5 speed limit to 80 kilometres per hour. Photo / Warren Buckland
A rural Hawke s Bay settlement has unanimously voted against a proposal to lower the State Highway 5 speed limit to 80 kilometres per hour.
Earlier this month, Waka Kotahi proposed lowering the speed along the notorious road from 100km/h to 80km/h from Eskdale to just south of Rangitaiki, a distance of about 83km.
Community’s war on weeds
This core group of volunteers is undertaking weed and pest control in their neighbourhood.
Sea Cleaners removed rubbish from under the Weiti River dock.
A group of residents of Riverhaven Drive in Whangaparāoa are working together to rid their local reserve of weeds and animal pests.
Their efforts are being supported by not-for-profit initiative Restore Hibiscus & Bays and the Forest & Bird Pest Free Hibiscus Coast project.
Restore Hibiscus & Bays ecological restoration advisor, Kane Kvasnicka, has been running weed control workshops for neighbours living near the Fairhaven Walkway, alongside the Weiti River.
This area has one of the last mature coastal broadleaf forest habitats in Auckland’s north, but dense patches of wild ginger are preventing the regeneration of native trees. To date, around 15 residents have controlled approximately 80 percent of the wild ginger along the walkway and coastal edge. They have also learnt skills in controlling ja
Leaders pleased with community s tsunami response despite burglaries
9 Mar, 2021 07:21 PM
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Aerial photos showing traffic on the Ōhope Hills after a tsunami warning on the Bay of Plenty coastline on March 5. Photo / File
Aerial photos showing traffic on the Ōhope Hills after a tsunami warning on the Bay of Plenty coastline on March 5. Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Eastern Bay leaders are stoked with how the Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki communities reacted to Friday s tsunami threat.
East Coast MP and Emergency Management Minister Kiri Allan along with Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki mayors Judy Turner and Lyn Riesterer were impressed with how quickly communities evacuated and the compassion shown for others during the long hours waiting on the all clear .
Hawke s Bay to host 2021 Cider Festival
24 Feb, 2021 10:32 PM
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Zeffer Cider Company says it s time Hawke s Bay was recognised as NZ s cider capital. Photo / Supplied
Zeffer Cider Company says it s time Hawke s Bay was recognised as NZ s cider capital. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Louise Gould
Hawke s Bay will be the apple of the NZ cider community s eye in November, picking up an opportunity to host NZ s only annual Cider Festival.
Nelson Venues & Events managing director Shelley Haring, who manages the festival on behalf of the New Zealand Fruit Wine & Cider Makers Association, said the medium term plan was to share the event between Hastings and Nelson, which has hosted the festival every year since 2016.