Category: Craig Foss
Local Hawke’s Bay MPs praise Councils for improved performance
October 4th, 2011
29 September 2011 Local Hawke’s Bay MPs Craig Foss and Chris Tremaincongratulate their Local Government Councils for processing more resource consents on time in the past two years. “Our Councils are now approving more consents on time,” says Napier ... read more
Agreements enhance China-NZ relationship
October 4th, 2011
28 September 2011 Local MPs Chris Tremain and Craig Foss are rapt with the latest agreements enhancing China –NZ relationships especially in regard to apple access. “Five new agreements recently signed show the growing relationship between China and ... read more
‘Duff books at Otane’
October 4th, 2011
My job often takes me into schools. Dishing out books is one of my great pleasures. This Duff Books program is awesome. Encouraging our children to read is such a postive experience to be part of. Three times a year a book catalogue is delivered to ... read more
Media Statement
October 4th, 2011
Hon Craig Foss Minister for Senior Citizens 30 September 2011 Celebrating International Day of Older Persons International Day of Older Persons on 1 October is a day dedicated to the celebration of older people throughout New Zealand and the rest of ... read more
The Eyebright Awards 2011
October 3rd, 2011
Congrats to our local Plunket team for all their hard work reaching out to our young parents in the community and providing them with valuable support. The picture paints a thousand words. Well done Team! ... read more
Planting for Living Legends.
October 3rd, 2011
Living Legends is taking the field to the forest during New Zealand’s hosting of Rugby World Cup 2011. I had the pleasure of being part of this event on Saturday 24th September. During September and October 2011 almost 85,000 native trees will be planted ... read more
Dinner @ 5
October 3rd, 2011
I was invited to be a guest at Dinner @ 5, a local group that gathers for friendship and support. I was made to feel very welcome and I enjoyed speaking to young and old alike ... read more
Perfect Hawke’s Bay day!
October 3rd, 2011
Hawke’s Bay put on the most perfect rugby viewing weather when Japan took on Canada last Tuesday 27th September. The crowd was in full noise, the players were in great form and the best team didn’t win on the night! A draw was the result which was a true ... read more
Celebrating International Day of Older Persons
October 3rd, 2011
Today I had the privilege to be part of the Havelock North Age Concern event celebrating International Day of Older Persons. We cut the celebratory cake and then I headed out with the team for our celebration walk around Havelock North. Having children from ... read more
Saturday 1 October is the United Nations International Day of Older Persons (People).
September 27th, 2011
This is an opportunity to raise awareness of older people’s achievements and commitments in our community. I had the privileged of speaking to Jerry Hapuku NZO, a well-known elder in our community. Jerry is a Hawke’s Bay man through and through. Born ... read more
