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RNZ News
21-07-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Work begins on Napier's $110m civic centre redevelopment
Napier City's civic centre redevelopment. Photo: NCC (supplied) Construction is underway on a $110 million re-development of Napier's civic centre. Eight years ago, the entire civic centre was damaged in an earthquake and deemed unusable. Council staff have been working from three different temporary and leased buildings since then, and Deputy Mayor Annette Brosnan told Nine to Noon that Napier City Council looked at 30 alternative sites to relocate to and underwent public consultation on whether to rebuild or move. She said 90 percent of the public was in favour of using the existing site, and they worked through a range of business cases on what would be the best value for ratepayers. The new project will include a library, council offices and public spaces. "So, what we've ended up with off the back of that analysis is re-strengthening the old library tower for our council staff, and then building a new library adjacent to that," Brosnan said. Napier City Council strategic programmes manager Darran Gillies said it's a massive undertaking with 10,500 square metres of public land to re-develop. "It's a big, big project that will take us about two years to complete," he said. Hawke's Bay consortium MCL Stead won the tender for the project, and 80 percent of the work is being done by local contractors "We've got up to five local apprenticeships being created and the modelling was that for every $1 million we spend locally on this product, we are adding $3.4 million to our local economy. So, it's going to be a really big boost to Napier," Brosnan said. The new civic centre is in the heart of Napier, and Brosnan said it's been hard for residents not having that space. "What we've lost in Napier is our city hub. We have our main streets and retail sector but our space where our community could come see us ... has really been dispersed," she said. "Bringing that back together we are going to see new businesses open up, especially in that hospitality sector, we are already seeing that especially with construction starting on site." The council is hoping to cut the ribbon on the new civic centre around May 2027. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
20-07-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Work begins on Napier civic centre 8 years after quake damage
Eight years after Napier's entire civic centre was damaged in an earthquake , construction has just begun on a $110 million redevelopment. Deputy Mayor Annette Brosnan and Napier City Council Strategic Programmes Manager Darran Gillies join Kathryn to describe what's being built and the boost it's giving the local construction sector, including work for 300 local tradespeople. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
NZ Herald
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Napier deputy mayor wins Superhuman award but reveals she's stepping down
The lineup in a proud moment for the Napier City Council and Napier Deputy Mayor Annette Brosnan – the SuperHuman Award winner on the Local Government New Zealand big night in Christchurch. From left: councillor Keith Price, council chief executive Louise Miller, regional councillor Sophie Sears and chair Hinewai Ormsby, Napier councillor Sally Crown, Annette Brosnan, Mayor Kirsten Wise, LGNZ president Sam Broughton, and Mana Ahuriri Trust general manager Parris Greening. Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. The lineup in a proud moment for the Napier City Council and Napier Deputy Mayor Annette Brosnan – the SuperHuman Award winner on the Local Government New Zealand big night in Christchurch. From left: councillor Keith Price, council chief executive Louise Miller, regional councillor Sophie Sears and chair Hinewai Ormsby, Napier councillor Sally Crown, Annette Brosnan, Mayor Kirsten Wise, LGNZ president Sam Broughton, and Mana Ahuriri Trust general manager Parris Greening. Napier Deputy Mayor Annette Brosnan is going out on a winning note – capping 12 years on the city council by receiving the Local Government New Zealand SuperHuman – Tū Kaha Award and confirming in almost the same breath that she isn't seeking re-election this year. But, from Christchurch Airport, awaiting a flight home after a 'dusty' time celebrating the receipt of the honour on Thursday, she indicated she may be back, saying: 'I am confirming I'm standing down, not seeking re-election for this term.' As for the award, and despite some conjecture as to what a local body politician needs, SuperHuman doesn't mean she's pulling weights, and she's not Popeye. 'No tattoos, no spinach,' she said. Brosnan, husband Greg, and their son and daughter, both born during her time on council, are off backpacking to see the world. The four-term councillor is urging others to put their names forward for the local elections in October, nominations for which close on August 1.
NZ Herald
07-05-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
Opinion: Ahuriri Regional Park doesn't need freedom camping, health resort, bird watch towers or waka landing site
Several 'bird-watch towers' are shown on the Ahuriri Regional Park plan that seem to be better placed on the Mexican border or out at Mangaroa, Duncan Watson writes. THREE KEY FACTS OPINION Prompted by Annette Brosnan's recent article on proposed developments at Ahuriri Estuary, I attended the open day at Lagoon Park on Saturday to learn more about the new masterplan. I was hoping to hear of progress concerning the stormwater treatment that the new Ahuriri Regional
Scoop
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Second Council Quits Hawke's Bay Climate Committee
Wairoa District Council has pulled the plug on the Hawke's Bay Climate Action Joint Committee after councillors questioned its value. Napier City Council voted to leave in March with Deputy Mayor Annette Brosnan saying it was an 'ineffective structure with little to show to date for its existence'. That leaves Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Hastings District Council and Central Hawke's Bay District Council. Wairoa District Council mayor Craig Little said it was important Wairoa was recognised as a large catchment of Hawke's Bay and given the same priorities as the rest of the region. 'The HB Regional Climate Change Risk Assessment report predominantly uses data that already existed,' Little said. 'It did not involve a visit to Wairoa, that we are aware of, or discussions with our relevant staff. 'It highlights the fact Hawke's Bay Regional Council has collected very little information on the Wairoa district, eg the Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazard Strategy 2120, which doesn't carry on into the Wairoa district, and the fact the Wairoa River was never included in HBRC's 'outstanding water bodies'.' A spokesperson for HBRC said it was important every district felt seen, heard, and accurately represented in regional work like the Climate Change Risk Assessment. 'While the report does rely heavily on existing data, we want to acknowledge the Wairoa District Council staff who were involved in the process, including attending in-person workshops facilitated by Urban Intelligence, and contributing local insights and data. 'We've also had multiple meetings to try to ensure Wairoa-specific information was included. If any parts of the process didn't feel meaningful or inclusive, we want to learn from that. 'The Joint Committee is a collaborative effort, with equal representation from all five councils – including Mayor Little and Councillors Roz Thomas and Denise Eaglesome-Karekare for Wairoa. 'We value their voice and remain committed to working in good faith with all partners to strengthen trust, improve future processes, and ensure every district – including Wairoa – sees itself reflected in this important work.' They said all councils were committed to the Joint Committee until the end of the trimester (October this year). Hastings District Council mayor Sandra Hazlehurst says it has two key focus areas for climate change, adaptation (preparing for the physical impacts of climate change) and mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions). 'Adaptation considerations include a focus on designing and building core infrastructure and ensuring our land use planning and rules support development in areas not subject to significant natural hazards. 'Mitigation includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable transport, energy efficiency and waste reduction. 'These are vital for ensuring the future wellbeing of our people, and whether it's a regional joint committee or some other arrangement will be decided by Hastings' councillors in the next triennium,' Hazlehurst said. Central Hawke's Bay District Council mayor Alex Walker says the region is no stranger to climate change. 'We've experienced the brunt of it and know how vital it is to be resilient, the impacts are real. We experienced two years of sustained drought in 2020 and 2021, the 'wettest year on record' in 2022, followed by Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023,' she said. 'Where and how we live, and work in our district will change, and how we invest in our infrastructure must be responsible and informed. "Our council is kaitiaki of over $1 billion of infrastructure assets and we must ensure every dollar we spend to repair, rebuild or improve is done through a lens of a changing climate. This is why we are part of the collaborative work in the region on climate change."
