Hastings District Council news

Latest news from the Hastings District Council. Older news items can be found in the News Archive

Hastings Welcomes 13 New Citizens

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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First of Nelson Park $3m Fund Spent on Warren Street Pocket Park

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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Calls for Hastings Business to Go Green for Roys Hill

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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Hastings West End CBD Gets Public Toilet

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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Local Government Elections Nominations Open

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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Council Open for Business During Construction

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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Construction on One-Stop-Shop to Start Soon

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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Hastings wins $4m to be New Zealand Walking and Cycling Model

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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Bid for Hawke’s Bay Velodrome Gets HDC Tick of Approval

Monday 30 August 2010

Hastings District Council has thrown its support behind a Regional Sport’s Park Trust bid to bring New Zealand’s second velodrome to Hawke’s Bay.

HDC voted last week to contribute $1.79m to the construction of the $15m Sports Park velodrome, if the Trust is successful in its bid for $7m Government funding for the national facility.

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Calls for Public Help to Find Pitbull Stolen from Pound

Friday 20 August 2010

Hastings District Council and Hastings Police are calling for the public to report any information about the whereabouts of an aggressive pitbull which was stolen from the Hastings Pound in an elaborate break-in.

Council has video footage of the two men breaking in through the roof of the Henderson Road pound at 11.30pm last night.

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Work Experience Scheme a Hawke's Bay First

Wednesday 18 August 2010

A new initiative is offering a “leg-up” to Hawke’s Bay people looking for work, giving them on-the-job experience while working towards a national qualification.

EIT Hawke’s Bay, Work and Income and the Hastings District Council have teamed up to create the Smart Start scheme, and Hastings businesses are providing work experience for those taking part.

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Hastings Top 10 Holiday Park Leased to Experienced Businesswoman

Friday 30 July 2010

Hastings District Council is happy to announce that, after a successful marketing campaign and public tender process, experienced holiday park owner and operator Isobel Creswell has bought the Hastings Top 10 Holiday Park business and has entered into a lease over the land and buildings.

Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says Ms Creswell has over 20 years accommodation industry experience.

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Local Company Selected for One-Stop-Shop Construction

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Hastings Company Mackersey Construction has been selected from six local companies to build Hastings District Council’s new Customer Service Centre.

Customer Service Project sponsor Mike Maguire says he’s thrilled this $1.4M contract could go to a Hastings company at a time when there isn’t a lot of work around for the local building industry.

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Hastings welcomes 26 new citizens

Tuesday 06 July 2010

Hastings will welcome 26 new New Zealanders at a citizenship ceremony to be held tomorrow (Wednesday 7 July), from 6pm in the Hastings District Council Chamber, Lyndon Road, Hastings.

The candidates’ nationalities are as follows:
British 10
Samoan 6
Zambian 6
Somali 1
Argentinean 1
South African 1
German 1

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Henare Honoured for Humanitarian Heart

Friday 25 June 2010

Flaxmere Councillor Henare O’Keefe has received one of the Lions Club’s highest honours for his contribution to his community.

The Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust Honoured Membership is awarded by the Lions Clubs District 202M, which covers 65 clubs from Ruatoria in the north to Levin in the West and to Wellington in the South, and it is only the second time in its 30-year history that it has been bestowed on a non-member.

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