I may have been defeated in last Saturday’s local body election and not now be one of the two representatives on HDC for Havelock North, but I will still be taking a very active interest in how HN fares within the Hastings District Council. I am planning to be a lot more vocal, now I [...]

I read with interest today the latest research done in Melbourne, conducted by researchers at Melbourne University’s Youth Mental Health Centre. I was particularly interested in this research, as this field of research is the very reason my son Mike went to Melbourne to train in psychiatry. He wishes to eventually specialise in adolescent psychiatry. [...]

Over the next few months, residents in Havelock North will express their views on the prospect of the fast food giant, McDonalds, making an impact on their village. As almost everyone knows, their chosen site is on the roundabout, straight off the Havelock Road bridge. It may be the first thing people will see when [...]

Many, many concerns were raised on the drinking culture of younger people on Friday and Saturday nights and the mindless vandalism that occurs in the early hours of the morning. The Council share these concerns and have voiced these in the form of a submission to Parliament on the Sale of Liquor Act. I am [...]