Sometimes an advertisement or press release comes along that shows just what can be done by someone who has almost no idea about what they’re doing. I found just such a piece last week when I read an advertising blurb … Continue reading
Aw geez… Here we go again! Last week Hastings District Council released a promotional campaign they had been working on, along with Business Hawke’s Bay, Food Hawke’s Bay and HB Winegrowers called “Hawke’s Bay – Great Things Grow Here” The … Continue reading
From the middle of December 2013, Napier’s population will cease to grow organically. You may be “Napier bred”, but you won’t be “Napier born” – because Napier Medical Centre’s maternity wing is closing. If you are expecting a Christmas baby … Continue reading
#GigatownNapier needs some giddy-up! Inner-city Napier sadly lacks activity and public events. There is a citywide sale in the slowest, coldest time of the retail year, one day of the year when you’re supposed to be randomly kind to one-another … Continue reading
87 years after America’s Declaration of Independence, in a Pennsylvanian field, a tall man in a tall hat stood before a gathering and began a speech which, at the time went barely noticed. It began: “Four score and seven years … Continue reading
Take a look at the contenders for Napier mayor and despair, Napier! Four current Napier City Councillors make up the majority of those looking to replace long-term Mayor Barbara Arnott in this October’s local body elections. This might not seem … Continue reading
