Mike Butler: When a council runs a business

Just two years of Hastings deputy mayor Cynthia Bowers calling the shots for Horse of the Year and the show is in trouble with expenses overtaking income and the person who created the show appears to be taking the blame.

Last week event manager Kevin Hansen was told by a reporter that Bowers, the chair of Horse of the Year (Hawke's Bay) Ltd, confirmed that she had advertised for expressions of interest from event management companies "to deliver all or part of the show from next year",