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Hastings fluoride expected to start flowing again in 2022
26 Feb, 2021 01:58 AM
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Despite opposition in 2013, Hastings continued with fluoridation with about two-thirds support at a referendum. Photo / File
Despite opposition in 2013, Hastings continued with fluoridation with about two-thirds support at a referendum. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
Fluoridation of Hastings water supply is expected to begin again in early 2022, possibly followed by other Hawke s Bay communities who have previously opposed the treatment.
Hastings had the only fluoridated water system until chlorine had to be used following the Havelock North gastroenteritis crisis in 2016, with hopes of restoration at least in some parts by the end of last year.
Napier rates debate: Services provided by council to Bay View residents in spotlight
11 Feb, 2021 09:29 PM
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Napier City councillor Keith Price at a campaign meeting in 2019 and now sharing the concerns of his Ahuriri Ward Bay View constituents about conditions of roads in their area. Photo / File
Napier City councillor Keith Price at a campaign meeting in 2019 and now sharing the concerns of his Ahuriri Ward Bay View constituents about conditions of roads in their area. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
The Napier City Council expects to complete one of its longest-ever meetings when deliberation on the future rating structure resumes on Tuesday.
Napier council s first female CEO in its 147-year history hits the ground running
9 Feb, 2021 12:41 AM
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New Napier City Council chief executive Dr Steph Rotarangi (right) with mayor Kirsten Wise before the start of the three-day rates policy hearing today. Photo / Warren Buckland
Hawkes Bay Today
Napier City Council chief executive Dr Stephanie Rotarangi was wasting no time getting into the thick of the new role as she attended a hearing of rates policy submissions on her first day today.
Fresh from 14-days Covid-19 quarantine followed by a family holiday and settling three children into three different schools in Napier after moving back to New Zealand from Melbourne, she replaces former CEO Wayne Jack, who departed for West Australia almost 12 months ago.