Tom Belford

Happy New Year! BayBuzz posted almost 600 articles online over 2025. Looking over the list of ‘best sellers’, many were related to HB’s local elections, which we reported far more extensively than the local newspaper. But in putting together a ‘best of’ l... See more

We need your advice. We’ll be taking the holiday break to ponder future options for improving the reporting and analysis we provide. We’ve also made some recent changes we’d welcome your reactions to. Please take a moment to read this brief post and give ... See more

As previously reported by BayBuzz, the HB Regional Council has set in motion and is paying $3.6 million (some of this a loan from Government/Kānoa) for a full feasibility investigation into the potential viability of a dam and water storage reservoir on a... See more

I could scarcely contain my emotions when the invitation arrived. I had been waiting over 20 years for this, since first arriving in Hawke’s Bay in 2005. An invitation to the ‘private’ opening of a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop in Havelock North! I imm... See more

If one expects NZ’s legislative regime to protect the environment, then unfortunately there’s no comfort to be found in the RMA ‘reform’ measures announced this week by the Government. One major bill – the Planning Bill — relates to land use and housing, ... See more