Category: Success stories
Unemployment down to 6.6% – still not good enough!
May 11th, 2011
It was great to see the ‘Labour Force’ figures released last week reporting that the rate of unemployment was down to 6.6%. The number of people employed and in work rose by 30,000 over the last quarter to 2,214,000. This is still not good enough, but is ... read more
Successful Civic Honours Award
May 10th, 2011
Six outstanding Hawke’s Bay individuals and two groups, who have dedicated years of selfless service to others in our community have been the recipients of the Hastings District Councils Civic Awards. We live in a great region, it is great people like ... read more
Better health services closer to home!
May 7th, 2011
Last week I had the privilege to launch the new “Registered Nurse Diabetes Prescribing” initiative at the Hawkes Bay District Health Board. While diagnosis of diabetes will continue to be undertaken by qualified doctors this new initiative will allow ... 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
Extra kids with less funding, an outstanding result!
April 20th, 2011
The Napier Kindergarten Association is to be highly congratulated, says Chris Tremain MP for Napier. “On Monday evening I attended the Napier Kindergarten Association AGM where it was disclosed that despite a change in Government funding the Association ... 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
Get me to Hawkes Bay!
April 13th, 2011
Congratulations to the new Regional Tourism Organisation 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 ... read more
Air Ambulance Experience
April 1st, 2011
I recently had the privilege of being an observer on the a fixed wing Air Ambulance transfer. I met the flight nurse at the Hawke’s Bay Hospital and from there we travelled to Skyline Aviation to meet up with the flight crew. The mission today was to ... read more
Innovation in the apple industry
April 1st, 2011
Our apple industry has had a few rough years, but there are some players who are investing heavily in the future of the industry. Today Minister of Trade, Tim Groser and I visited one such grower / marketer. Rockit apples have been bred and packaged and ... read more
$5 million Health Centre – Great news!
March 30th, 2011
The news out late last week of the investment by the Hawkes Bay DHB into an integrated family health centre is absolutely fantastic for Wairoa. Three of four general practices in Wairoa will be amalgamated to form two general practices within the new health ... read more
