Richard Gaddum 10/21/26 Richard Gaddum 10/21/26

$1m in political donations revealed from entities linked to Fast Track applications.

Richard Gaddum 10/4/26 Richard Gaddum 10/4/26

The consequences of Fast Track for Residential Developments.

Richard Gaddum 9/25/26 Richard Gaddum 9/25/26

MEDIA RELEASE: Communities unite to call for change to Fast-track housing rules

Richard Gaddum 8/19/26 Richard Gaddum 8/19/26

Stop this fast track disaster!

Stop Fast Track

Richard Gaddum 8/18/26 Richard Gaddum 8/18/26

Could opposition to housing projects under the Fast-track Act be the issue that brings about a change of government?

Opposes to Fast Track

Richard Gaddum 7/28/26 Richard Gaddum 7/28/26

Short lived win…

Short win for our soils

Richard Gaddum 7/28/26 Richard Gaddum 7/28/26

Truck Stop on fertile Heretaunga Plains’ soils

Truck Stop Plan

Richard Gaddum 7/24/25 Richard Gaddum 7/24/25

Misleading statistics by the HDC mayor, Sandra Hazlehurst.

Misleading statistics by the HDC mayor, Sandra Hazlehurst

Richard Gaddum 7/24/25 Richard Gaddum 7/24/25

The fertile soils on the Heretaunga Plains have spoken!

Richard Gaddum holding one of the large awareness billboards across the Heretaunga Plains.

Richard Gaddum 7/17/25 Richard Gaddum 7/17/25

“NOT ALL SOILS ARE BORN EQUAL” - Bay Buzz.

“NOT ALL SOILS ARE BORN EQUAL” - Mark Sweet

Bay Buzz July + Aug 2025

Richard Gaddum 4/15/25 Richard Gaddum 4/15/25

The Government as of today, is discarding LUC Class 3 soils for development

Read here about the new Government changes to LUC Class 3 Soils which are now set for development - such a huge set back for our productive land.

Richard Gaddum 3/5/25 Richard Gaddum 3/5/25

Fertile Strawberry Patch land proposed for urban development.

Fertile “Strawberry Patch” land proposed for urban development.

Richard Gaddum 3/5/25 Richard Gaddum 3/5/25

Mr Apple's proposal to cover 34ha of LUC Class 1 soils with concrete and asphalt.

Mr Apple's proposal to cover 34ha of LUC Class 1 soils with concrete and asphalt.

Richard Gaddum 12/19/24 Richard Gaddum 12/19/24

Interview with Paul Brennan of Reality Check Radio.

Richard Gaddum 12/3/24 Richard Gaddum 12/3/24

HAVE YOUR SAY!!

Have your say on the Future Development Strategy

Richard Gaddum 12/3/24 Richard Gaddum 12/3/24

RNZ: Hawke's Bay housing to be built over 'the best soils in the world'

RNZ interview encouraging people to have their say with the Future Development Strategy.

Richard Gaddum 12/3/24 Richard Gaddum 12/3/24

Leah Panapa from The Platform, interviews Richard Gaddum

Interview with Leah Panapa

Richard Gaddum 12/3/24 Richard Gaddum 12/3/24

Wallace Chapman chats to Richard Gaddum on RNZ

Wallace Chapman interviews Richard Gaddum on RNZ

Richard Gaddum 11/29/24 Richard Gaddum 11/29/24

Plans for future housing in Hawke's Bay causes controversy

Heretaunga Plains

Richard Gaddum 9/23/24 Richard Gaddum 9/23/24

Future Development Strategy (FDS)

Future Development Strategy (FDS)