Last Wednesday I attended, along with 300 others, a leadership forum at the Opera House. The speakers were Sir Stephen Tindall, from the Warehouse and Rod Drury from Xero. They both gave the audience valuable insight into their ideas of successful leadership in their own business experience. Stephen listed the following important points; firstly the [...]

February is the month to get out and ride around lovely Hawkes Bay on your bike. As the rain seems to have gone, for now, it is a great time to do this. I managed to fit in a 20 km ride today, over to Hastings and back, via the wonderful new Crosses Road cycleway. [...]

I supported the HDC float at the Blossom Parade with my granddaughter Maddi. We all wore pink, as it was “pink out” time in Hastings. The day was unexpectedly fine, a real bonus. It was thrilling that Councillor Kevin Watkins’ float won the best in the parade, as he had worked very hard in his [...]