OPINION News that businessmen in Napier had begun a service club in 1912 which would exist until the town’s population was 30,000 was not well received by a.
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Napier Mayor asks Government to stretch Māori wards deadline
13 May, 2021 01:19 AM
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The sun might not have set on Napier s bid to have Māori wards in 2022. Photo / NZME
The sun might not have set on Napier s bid to have Māori wards in 2022. Photo / NZME
Hawkes Bay Today
The Government is being asked to stretch a local government Maori wards consultation deadline which could enable wards to be in place in Napier by local elections next year. Mayor Kirsten Wise says she wrote to Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta after discussion with her council s Māori Committee, asking for an extended deadline for councils to adopt Māori wards in time for the 2022 elections.
Historic HB: Frustrating search for dump site
12 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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A vehicle makes it ways to the Black Bridge Dump in April 1967
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Michael Fowler
Havelock North, as it began to grow in population during the 1960s, struggled with finding a suitable area for a rubbish dump.
Jeff Whittaker – Havelock North Borough councillor from 1965 to 1974, then mayor from 1974 until 1983, remembers various attempts to find a suitable area for the good villagers to dispose of their trash.
When Ron Nilsson was Havelock North mayor during 1965, an area was proposed in Awarua Crescent (which means ditch in Maori) where there was a sizable dip into which rubbish could be offloaded.