Category: Rural Communities
Wairoa Gang Situation Discussed in Parliament
September 16th, 2011
MP for Napier Chris Tremain has co-ordinated a meeting in Parliament between the Mayor of Wairoa, Les Probert, Minister of Police Hon Judith Collins, and a number of high ranking police officers to discuss recent gang incidents in the township of Wairoa ... read more
Go Sherwood School!
July 18th, 2011
Sherwood School are in the Maggi Kitchen Showdown for 2011. Show your support for one of our local schools and vote online at: http://www.sherwood.school.nz ... read more
A big vision is key to Wairoa’s future!
July 6th, 2011
I am fully supportive of the Mayor, Les Proberts, “Think Big” initiative that is currently being debated. The simple rationale is that one has to have a dream to pursue. As individuals we need goals, as businesses we need goals, as towns and cities it’s ... read more
New and growing export businesses a must for Wairoa!
June 29th, 2011
It was a privilege to be able to open the new Community Link in Wairoa last Friday. Community Link pulls together Work and Income, Housing New Zealand, Budget Advisory, CYFs and other services together under one roof. It’s a new Government initiative driven ... 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
Help is available for storm victims
April 29th, 2011
Craig Foss MP for Tukituki, Chris Tremain MP for Napier and John Hayes MP for Wairarapa have asked the Minister of Civil Defence for information to pass onto affected residents of the recent weather bomb to hit Hawkes’s Bay. The following information comes ... read more
Just Shorn – An exciting prospect!
April 26th, 2011
I’m really excited about the future of New Zealand. Yes, the last 12 months have been tough with the economy struggling out of recession, compounded by a range of natural and financial disasters, most recently the AMI bail-out. Despite these things a range ... read more
“Just Shorn” – Just in time!
April 20th, 2011
On Friday I joined a range of sheep farmers at the War Memorial Hall in Napier to listen to a presentation by an American company called CCA Global Partners. A number of Wairoa farmers had made the trip down to listen to the message. CCA spoke in detail ... read more
East Coast Farm Environment Field Day 2011
April 19th, 2011
Yesterday we braved a wet and cold winter’s day to visit Steve and Jane Wyn-Harris’s farm as part of the 150 strong field day celebrating their win of the 2011 East Coast Farm Environment Awards. The farm is ‘picture perfect’ with a ... read more
Wild Wairoa!
April 13th, 2011
Congratulations to Tourism Hawkes Bay on the launch of their new “Get me to Hawkes Bay” branding for our province. The new brand moves us from the old ‘Wine Country” logo while maintaining a similar stylised yellow and orange sunrise/sunset but with ... read more
