Category: Backing the Bay Away
Tremain speaks at Australian Parliament
May 23rd, 2011
MP for Napier, Chris Tremain, will speak tonight at the Australian Parliament in Canberra at a forum to encourage Non Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament. Mr Tremain has been a member of PNND, Parliamentarians for Non Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament ... read more
Magpie Army gets it’s first call up!
May 18th, 2011
It’s been a tough few weeks here in the Bay, especially with all the rain and slippage. I’ve had a couple of slips on my own home property over the last year or two so I know how heart wrenching it can be when you see part of your property falling into a ... read more
Proud to be a New Zealander
March 23rd, 2011
It was a huge privilege to represent Napier and Hawke’s Bay at the Christchurch Memorial service last Friday. I can’t think of another occasion where I have been so proud to be your MP and to be a New Zealander. From Prince William to Julia ... read more
Canterbury earthquake – We will do what it takes!
February 25th, 2011
We are all reeling from the 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch last Tuesday. Christchurch residents are dealing with the loss of family members and friends, the stress of on-going aftershocks, and the reality of trying to live in an earthquake-ravaged city. All ... read more
Benefit Concert in Napier for Christchurch
February 25th, 2011
Wear your Red and Black! This Sunday, the 27th of February, our local opera identity William Winitana will be performing a benefit concert for Christchurch at the Napier Botanical Gardens. “Mr Winitana has given a lot to the music fraternity in Hawke’s ... read more
A tale of two countries…
October 6th, 2010
I have been fortunate over the past week to be part of the Speakers Tour to Spain. The delegation includes two Labour MP’s, Darren Hughes and David Shearer, and is led by the Speaker of Parliament, Lockwood Smith. The tour has provided a wonderful ... read more
Mornay anyone?
August 5th, 2010
Last weekend I had the opportunity to join the Parliamentary Rugby Team on a trip to the Chatham Islands. My wife thinks I’m crazy still playing rugby but that’s another story. The game in the Chathams was played in wind that was more hurricane ... read more
Brad and Dan are Backing the Bay in Cardiff
June 14th, 2010
Brad Munroe and Dan Grimshaw are celebrating the All Blacks win at Cardiff on the 8th of November 2009 ... read more
Backing the Bay in Uzbekistan
May 19th, 2010
Tashkent, Uzbekistan: A huge bust of Lenin was pulled down when independence was gained from the Soviets and replaced with a Mother and Child sculpture. My magpie jersey created a lot of interest with the locals as we took the photos ... read more
Greg Wilton Backing the Bay in Perth
December 10th, 2009
Greg Wilton’s late father George was a great fan of the Hawke’s Bay Magpies. For Greg’s 50th birthday his family gave Greg a Magpies Jersey. This is Greg proudly wearing the jersey and surrounded by his family ... read more
