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Start the year off by helping Plunket
January 13th, 2011
Plunket have done so much for so many over so many years. I will be supporting them as they raise funds to “Build a Home for Plunket” in Hawke’s Bay. To raise funds, at 5.30pm on Tuesday 18th January an auction is being organised by ... read more
‘Holiday’ Interview with CHB Mail
January 1st, 2011
What did you do to celebrate Christmas? We are pretty traditional. We put down flour to capture Santa’s footprints, left out cake and milk and carrots for the reindeer. The children had Christmas stocking at wake up, and presents from Santa followed by ... read more
Hawke’s Bay business gets a major contract for RWC 2011 Party Central
December 8th, 2010
Excellent – Red Steel of Napier has won the contract to build the steel structure at the Queens Wharf Party Central. Congratulations team – once again we can report a Hawke’s Bay success story! Another Hawke’s Bay business, Napier ... read more
Crownthorpe School opens its redevelopment
December 8th, 2010
More than three generations of students were at Crownthorpe School yesterday morning for the opening of a group of new classrooms. The project, which began in 2008, was completed in September this year and is the biggest redevelopment for the school since ... read more
My ‘Work Experience’ continues
December 3rd, 2010
My “Work Experience” continues. This week I was very fortunate to be looked after by the Team at St. Johns Ambulance Napier as an observer on Ambulance “Napier 2″. We depend on our ambulance and rescue staff. In an emergency, our ambulance ... read more
‘An Angel Returns’
November 30th, 2010
What a moving morning and what a great privilege to be part of the return of the Cranford Angel. The team has worked hard to get Cranford back to where it should be and my thanks goes out to you all. ... read more
International Volunteer Day Sunday 5th Dec
November 30th, 2010
Craig Foss MP for Tukituki acknowledges International Day of Volunteers on Sunday 5th Dec. “Sunday 5 December throughout the world celebrates International Volunteer Day. This is a day the UN in 1985 deemed as the day to specially acknowledge and celebrate ... read more
Christmas Message
November 29th, 2010
I hope you, and your family and friends are able to share some special time together over the Christmas and New Year break. Cheers Craig ... read more
Deputy PM opens Regional Sports Park
November 25th, 2010
What a great celebration we had in Hawke’s Bay last night, 23.11.10, as the Regional Sports Park was officially opening by the Deputy Prime Minister, Bill English. Flaxmere College’s Kapa Haka group performed as well as the Brass Band. Young athletes ... read more
‘Work Experience’ at the Mission Estate
November 23rd, 2010
This week I learnt a great deal about soil, grapes, vines and how it all plays a part in the final product that we all love to drink; Hawke’s Bay wine. Caine and his team at the Mission Estate showed me how to tuck down the vines. That’s moving lengths ... read more
