News Archive
Hastings People Asked to Help Decide on Brand
Hastings - help us find the Heart of Hawke’s Bay, asks Mayor of Hastings, Lawrence Yule.
“The council’s search for a brand has been narrowed down to two options and now we need your help to decide what imagery will represent us in a new initiative to promote the Hastings District,” Mayor Yule says.
Frimley Park Coming Up Roses
Hastings District Council and the Hastings Rose Society are hosting the annual Rose Sunday event at Frimley Park on Sunday, November 15.
The popular event attracts families and gardening enthusiasts from around the district.
Visitors can bring a picnic and relaxed on the lawn, while the jazz band plays in the background.
Never let us forget…
“Never let us forget the great debt we still owe them...Let us go forward with faith in the future. Let us say to our fallen comrades, "We shall not fail or falter."
These were the words spoken by Mr Ron Giorgi, the then President of the Hastings RSA on Remembrance Day, 11 November 1956, at the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone of the Hastings War Memorial Library. The Library celebrated 50 years as a war memorial on Sunday 18 October 2009.
Council Leads Community Drive For Realising Youth Potential
Hastings District Council is bringing together groups with an interest the district’s young people to discuss ways to unlock their potential and address anti-social behavior of at-risk youth.
Around two years ago, Council established the Hastings District Crime Prevention Governance Group, which included representatives from police, the Ministry of Justice, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, the Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Education, the Department of Internal Affairs, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, Child Youth and Family and Housing New Zealand.
