Opinion: Right or wrong, strategy on gangs needs to change 7 Mar, 2021 08:44 PM 4 minutes to read Former National party candidate David Elliott asks "What has happened to the Hawke's Bay I grew up in?" Former National party candidate David Elliott asks "What has happened to the Hawke's Bay I grew up in?" Hawkes Bay Today By: David Elliott Former National party candidate David Elliott asks "what has happened to the Hawke's Bay I grew up in? " Back in 2018 Mike Williams disagreed with my proposed tough stance on crime. He stated in Hawke's Bay Today that I was just plain wrong in my views.