Lawrence Yule
The Week in Detail: Baggage, backbenchers and school boards
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The life of a backbench MP
Backbench MPs have been hitting the headlines in the last few weeks, but what do they actually do? Audio
Democracy denied? Why commissioners replace councillors
Commissioners will stay on at Tauranga City Council until 2024 - are locals being denied their democratic rights or is more time needed to get the city back on track? Audio
National picks over carcass of electoral defeat
National is picking over the carcass of its electoral defeat, still wondering where it all went wrong.
The much-smaller caucus is putting on a united front in their first days back in Parliament, but… Audio
Tears, goodbyes and silver trays for departing National MPs
It was haere rā to a massive chunk of National's caucus on Monday, after the blue bloodbath at the weekend.
The party met for its post-election mop up, and to say goodbyes.
National was plagued by… Video, Audio
Lawrence Yule in hot water over campaign ads
The MP for Tukituki is standing by his campaign ads claiming he's achieved a record $800 million commitment to infrastructure projects in Hawke's Bay - despite them only being election promises.
… Audio
Hawke's Bay DHB ignored staff cancelling service - report
A review has found Hawke's Bay DHB ignored its own staff before accidentally cancelling home help for hundreds of elderly and disabled people.
In January, the DHB sent a letter to 600 people… Audio
Devastating consequences for kids, families if school bus cut
A rural Hawke's Bay community says an Education Ministry plan to cut its school bus service in half will have devastating consequences for children and their families. Elsthorpe residents say the… Audio
NZ drinking water: Government to take control of management
The government has announced sweeping changes to the way drinking water will be managed - taking control away from local government and putting it in the hands of a central authority.
It's a response… Audio
Cat rangers and registrations posed to control population
Councils will vote next week on whether to adopt a national cat strategy which could include a registration fee for domestic moggies and the employment of 'cat rangers'. Video, Audio
Electricity distributors rebut outdated equipment allegations
In its survey of 29 electric lines companies, the Commerce Commission found some had power poles, transformers and switching gear in use long past their usual life expectency. The electricity… Audio
Water report finds fault with council's readiness and response
An official investigation into the campylobacter outbreak has criticised both the Hastings District Council and Hawke's Bay Regional Council for failing to safeguard the town's drinking water. There… Audio
Call for heads to roll after mishandling of outbreak
Labour is calling for Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule to resign over the campylobacter outbreak, but he says he won't leave the job until he stands down to run for National in the general election. Audio
Havelock Nth water contamination compensation considered
The Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says they are considering a total package of $100,000 which people who are very badly affected after drinking contaminated can apply to have a share of. He accepts… Audio
Council to debate financial help for campylobacter victims
More than five thousand people were struck down by a gastric bug last winter, after Havelock North's water supply was contaminated. For some the effects haven't gone away. The Hasting's District… Audio
Hawke's Bay fires largely under control after watch overnight
The Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says there is still a risk the Hawkes Bay fires could get into a 200 hectare forest and it would be a disaster if that happened. "It's calmer now and cooler but mother… Audio
Sheep poo source of Hawke's Bay water contamination
We talk to Hastings Mayor, Lawrence Yule about scientific results that show the source of contamination that caused the Audio
Hastings mayor wants to stand for National
Hastings mayor and Local Government New Zealand president Lawrence Yule has put his name forward to be the National Party candidate for Tukituki.
Quake renews calls for some civil service to leave Wellington
The damage to Wellington buildings from this week's earthquake has given greater impetus to a plan that could lead to some public services being shifted out of the capital. Audio
Botched wastewater projects prompt rethink
The Government could shake up the way big ticket water projects are handled by councils. Audio