Hastings District Council news

Wednesday 01 September 2010

Hastings will welcome 13 new New Zealanders at a citizenship ceremony to be held tonight (Wednesday, September 1), from 6pm in the Assembly Room at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House, Heretaunga Street East, Hastings.

The candidates’ nationalities are as follows:
British 4
Samoan 3
Dutch 2
Somali 1
Argentinean 1
Tongan 1
Indonesian 1

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Monday 23 August 2010

The first of a series of parks planned for Hastings city CDB will be located on Warren Street, providing a place for members of the public to relax and patrons of Café Zigliotto to dine alfresco.

The Warren Street pocket park is the first to be paid for out of the $3m fund set aside from the sale of Nelson Park in 2008 for open spaces in the city.

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Thursday 19 August 2010

What was a barren, rock capped landfill will soon be a luscious, green park for families to enjoy, tourists to witness stunning views from and a venue to host world-class events – with help from the business community and volunteers.

Stage One of the Roys Hill Restoration Project started last year as a joint initiative between Council and the Landmarks Trust.

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Friday 30 July 2010

Shoppers and retailers alike will be relieved to hear Council is installing a new toilet in King Street, at the west end of the CBD, in November.

Group Manager: Asset Management David Fraser says there has been strong demand from local retailers and shoppers for a public toilet at this end of town for some time.

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Tuesday 27 July 2010

Nominations are open for candidates wanting to stand in this year’s local authority elections.

Anyone wanting to stand for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Hastings District Council, Napier City Council, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council or Wairoa District Council, or the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board should get their nominations in before noon of the closing date of Friday 20 August.

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Thursday 08 July 2010

People wanting to do business with council - pay their rates, apply for a rates rebate, register their dog, get a building consent or pay a parking fine - still can, even though major construction is happening on the ground floor of Council’s Civic Building.

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Tuesday 29 June 2010

After months of work behind the scenes on the Hastings District Council Customer Service Project, construction will soon begin on the Customer Service Centre on Lyndon Road.

Tenders for the project, which will assist the local building industry at a time it really needs it, were invited earlier this month from to six Hastings District-based companies.

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Friday 25 June 2010

Hastings will be making walking and cycling “simply irresistible” after winning a national bid to be a New Zealand Transport Agency walking and cycling model community.

Hastings and New Plymouth went up against 22 other cities to win the bid and Hastings will get $4.1m - $3.57m to invest in walking and cycling infrastructure and $518,000 for education. The cities will then be “how to” models for the rest of New Zealand.

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