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From the MTG: Remembering arts advocate Roy Dunningham 30 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM 3 minutes to read Landmarks Roy Dunningham with Prime minister Helen Clarke, under the ball sculpture in Hastings CBD during the PM's visit to Hastings. Landmarks Roy Dunningham with Prime minister Helen Clarke, under the ball sculpture in Hastings CBD during the PM's visit to Hastings. Hawkes Bay Today By: Laura Vodanovich Two weeks ago on April 14, we lost one of the region's greatest advocates for the arts, with the passing of Roy Dunningham. Roy found a love for the arts at a young age in ...

She especially loves challenging works, ones that are odd or complex, or ones which make you question their meaning. Those works have more longevity, she says. Hawkins has been an interior designer for 30 years, and in that work she advises clients to “look and look and look” at art to help them hone their choosing skills. “Whether that’s at a public gallery where art is not for sale or at a dealer gallery, it gives you get an idea of what resonates.” Hawkins and her husband Glenn Hawkins are helping others grow – or begin – their art collections through loan scheme My Art.

Dick Frizzell's art appears on a bottle of Tony Bish’s Mendoza chardonnay. It’s a community fundraising project spearheaded by Hawke’s Bay business owners John (Mac) Macpherson and Kim Thorp, designed to benefit the Hawke’s Bay Foundation, which uses the income from donations to support charities and community initiatives in the region. Winemaker Tony Bish, who collaborated with Frizzell, said he was immediately drawn to the initiative and couldn’t wait to get on board. “I loved the idea of an artist and winemaker collaboration, especially using the special large-format bottles...

The landslide used to be as high as the gutter. The earth that was piled up to the house’s rear gutter has been largely cleared, and the bank has been carved into large steps in preparation for retaining walls. “The bank was the most significant and imminent risk, so we had to tackle that first. It might not look like it, but we’ve done a lot of work moving dirt around to get to this point,” he said. “It can totally be fixed. It’s a massive job and it will be expensive, but at the end of the day we’re 100 per cent dedicated to fixing it up because it’s our forever home,” ...

Insurance company's warning to underinsured Kiwis after severe weather events Newshub 23/12/2020 Caley Callahan © RNZ Watch: The flooding in Napier last month is set to be the most costly weather event of the year. The flooding in Napier last month is set to be the most costly weather event of the year with insurance providers expected to pay out $70 million in claims. Across Napier, the clean-up job is enormous. And its cost is still being counted from thousands of insurance claims. Insurance Council of NZ (ICNZ) chief executive Tim Grafton says the figures are still com...