Sahiban Hyde

New Zealand

Editor at Hawke's Bay New Zealand

Senior reporter, Mum for life, getting darn good at multi-tasking

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Articles

Health System needs intensive care

Mar 27, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

[As published in March/April BayBuzz magazine.]The coalition government’s catchall for making Aotearoa New Zealand a better, healthier country is ‘targeted funding for populations in need’. In his State of the Nation speech on 18 February, PM Luxon listed these health achievements in the government’s first 81 days:• We’ve progressed work on a third medical school with Waikato University, because we need more home-grown doctors.
The only good possum …

Mar 12, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

Is a dead one, as they threaten animal health and biodiversity. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is giving a friendly reminder to landowners to continue to undertake possum control as it is their responsibility, but not everyone is doing it. Contracts manager for pest animals Allan Beer told BayBuzz the possum control programme has been in place for 23 years. “Thanks to the hard work of farmers and contractors, the possum population has been maintained at very low levels,” Beer said.
HB Emergency Relief Fund grants $8.8m

Mar 7, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

The HB Emergency Relief Fund was designed to help Hawke’s Bay communities, individuals, families, community organisations and marae get immediate access to funds to assist with recovery. Its one-off payments were to help alleviate hardship experienced due to the flooding, prolonged power outages and landslips. And for the rural community, applications could be extended to provide some assistance for emergency fencing requirements for livestock and disposal of dead stock.
No ‘local’ in HB’s local health service planning

Mar 4, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

Health Minister Shane Reti has successfully scrapped the Māori Health Authority and next on his hit list is ceasing work on health ‘localities’, one of which is in Wairoa. In Cabinet papers Reti stated ‘localities’, when introduced in 2022, were intended to allow the specific needs and aspirations of a particular community to be identified and met, with robust engagement with the community concerned.
Youth drive Māori wellbeing campaign

Mar 3, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

A 20-week social media campaign driven by rangatahi (youth) Māori aims to spread crucial messages about nutrition and well-being across New Zealand. The Manaora Rangatahi Guidelines is part of Nourishing Hawke’s Bay: He wairua tō te kai, a collaborative local project between EIT | Te Pūkenga and University of Auckland (UoA).
Westshore land awaits displaced whānau

Mar 3, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

It’s been a more than a year since Cyclone Gabrielle’s devastation, and nearly three months since Maungaharuru-Tangitū Charitable Trust secured vacant land in Westshore from Napier City Council to house displaced Napier whānau. And although the Trust mentioned in mid-December 2023 that twelve pre-fabricated cabins will be moved onto the land to house families, about 20 people in total including children, that has yet to happen.
On smoking, councils No! Government Yes

Feb 29, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

Hastings District and Napier City Councils are taking up arms and joining the cause of a smokefree Hawke’s Bay, whilst the Coalition Government annihilates the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022. The legislation was hailed around the world when it was passed by Parliament in December 2022, for its creation of a smokefree generation.
Dogs, halls, Unison substation on rural agenda

Feb 27, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

An increase in dog control fees, rural halls maintenance funding, and a proposal from Unison to rebuild a replacement substation at the rear of the Tutira Hall Reserve were all up for discussion at a recent Hastings District Rural Community Board meeting. The rural board agreed to a 7% rise in dog control fees. The proposed new fees now need to go to the full council for its decision, anticipated in April, and if approved the 2024/25 fees would come into effect on July 1 this year.
Presbyterian Support embraces environmental sustainability

Feb 27, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

Environmental sustainability and social development are intertwined for local not-for-profit charity Presbyterian Support East Coast (PSEC), which has produced its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) report. PSEC chief executive Sanja Majstorović said that while ESG reporting was commonplace for the corporate world, it was unusual for nonprofit organisations to do it. “PSEC is leading the field by proactively developing our capacity for ESG reporting.
Napier Port berths 1000th cruise ship

Feb 27, 2024 | baybuzz.co.nz | Sahiban Hyde

This cruise season is set to be Napier Port’s busiest yet with more than 130,000 cruise visitors expected to boost Hawke’s Bay’s economy. The Port recently welcomed ‘Silver Muse’, its 1000th cruise ship visits to Napier since they began calling 30 years ago. Former 50-year port employee, and local maritime historian, Tony des Landes was there to mark the occasion. Des Landes retired in January 2019 and still volunteers as a cruise ambassador every five to seven days at peak cruise season.