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The Community Link is published every Saturday in Hawke's Bay Today - Hawke's Bay's local newspaper. The Community Link keeps you up-to-date with what is happening at the Hastings District Council from changes to the Building Act to what events are on. Community Link also displays all Council public notices for things like road closures, Council meetings, tenders and proposed plan changes open for submission.
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16 December
Christmas hours for Council buildings and services
Enquiries please call 878 0500 (24 hours).
Public notices
New Year liquor ban for Waimarama, no-camping areas, notice of works at Anderson Park, Festival of Garden Awards 2006 Best Street, Community Forum 19 December
9 December
Public notices
Christmas hours for Council buildings and services, job vacancies, Splash Planet open for summer season, Community Forum, December meetings
2 December
Public notices
Consultation currently open, job vacancies, temporary relocation of Opera House ticketing, Splash Planet open for the summer season, Notified resource consent (Mangatutu Station Limited - Raukawa), abandoned car for tender, December meetings, notice of spraying in public park
25 November
Public notices
Community Award nominations open, Waimarama Domain playground - have your say, Splash Planet open for summer, Awards night - Festival of Garden Awards, Purpose and placement of advertising devices (signs), Holiday reading programmes at Hastings libraries, November/December meetings
18 November
Liquor ban at Waimarama this New Year
A public liquor ban is to be introduced at the
popular New Year’s Eve destination of
Waimarama this year. The ban begins at 6pm on New Year's Eve and continues to the end of New Year's Day.
Public notices
Proposed Plan Change 39 Romanes Drive Recreation Club Park, Hazmobile returns, Rose Sunday, temporary road closure - Middle Road, meetings
11 November
Nelson Park referendum - Hastings says yes
Hastings District Council’s public
referendum to decide the future of Nelson
Park has returned a ‘yes’ in its preliminary
result, meaning the Council can
move forward with its work on the financial
model of its Nelson Park proposal.
Public notices
Hazmobile returns, Rose Sunday, sale of land at Flaxmere by tender, tender - Contract 69181, meetings
4 November
One week left for Garden Awards entries
Gardeners are encouraged to get their last-minute
entries in for this year’s Hastings District
Council & Landmarks Festival of Garden Awards.
Public notices
Change of hours for ticket sales at HB Opera House, temporary
road closure (Haumoana Road), Hearings Committee (Wallace
Developments), November meetings
28 October
Footpath damage responsibility shifts
to developers
Increasing damage to concrete footpaths and
berms during construction projects has
prompted the Hastings District Council to
introduce a bond system for developers.
Public notices
Notice of requirement (Te
Mata Primary School), Tenders - contracts
69158 and 69185, Temporary road closure
(Treachers Lane), Hearings Committee (Ada St), October/November
meetings
21 October
Nelson Park voting papers on the way
to mailboxes
Voting papers for the Nelson Park
referendum are now being distributed.
A total of 50140 papers will be mailed out
to Hastings electors, who have until 9
November to say whether they support or
oppose the sale of
Nelson Park for a
large format retail
development.
Public notices
Fire danger raised to 'extreme', Private Plan Change
36 - further submissions open, meetings
14 October
Nelson Park - It's up to you
Hastings District Council is holding a public
referendum to decide whether to sell Nelson
Park and the adjoining part of Caroline Road,
for a large format retail development.
Public notices
Fire danger raised to 'high', entries open for Hastings Festival of
Garden Awards, new playground and mural for Anderson Park in Havelock North,
Hearigns Committee (Parkhill), meetings
7 October
Sun yingdi - pianist in concert
Come and see China’s leading pianist, 25-year-old
musical prodigy and winner of the 7th
International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in his
first New Zealand performance, playing works
by Mozart, Ravel, Liszt, Wagner and Jack Body.
Public notices
Further notice of speed limit changes, $20 petrol
voucher for car wrecks until December, Contract No. 69195
AWPT Unsealed Rural Roads Seal Extension, Representation Review
Hearing by Local Government Commission, Stopping of area of
Prospect Road
adjoining Royston Hospital, Community Forum - 12 October, meetings
30 September
Nelson Park - It's up to you
Hastings District Council is holding a public
referendum to decide whether to sell Nelson
Park and the adjoining part of Caroline Road,
for a large format retail development.
Public notices
Public meeting to discuss Nelson Park proposal, Sun Yingdi - pianist
in concert, extended summer hours at Havelock North Library, notice of tyre disposal
fee increases, Hearings Committee (Sirtrack), meetings
23 September
Hastings' 50th celebrated in China
As Hastings residents celebrated the city’s
50th
anniversary over the weekend, a delegation of
Hastings councillors and school children were
treated to their own celebration a long way from
home.
Public notices
Public meeting to discuss Nelson Park proposal, reserves strategy
completed, work begins on Opera House street redevelopment,
further notice of binding referendum.
16 September
The Great Debate
A lot has changed in Hastings over the
past few decades, but has it all been for
the better?
You are invited to watch our Youth
Councillors go head to head with District
Councillors over that very question on
Monday evening, as they debate the
moot: “This House supports the idea
that Hastings is a better place to live now than it was 50
years ago”.
Public notices
Faces exhibition
shows glimpses of Hastings past, temporary
road closure: Te Onepu Road, award-winning
wastewater option on display, community grants, meetings
9 September
Blossom Festival welcomes spring to
Hastings
The Hastings Blossom Festival has been a
special part of the history of Hastings since the
early 1950s.It celebrates the arrival of spring, a season
tremendously important to a region which relies
so much on fruit and produce.
Also - Calling all gardeners - Entries now
open for the 2006 Festival of Garden Awards
Public notices
Community grants, funding for
the arts, Temporary road closures: Oak
Ave, Eastbourne St, Russell St and Lyndon
Road, Plan Change 33 – Goddard Lane,
Meetings
2 September
Hastings celebrates 50 years as a city
It's been 50 years since the population of
Hastings reached 20,000 and the town became
a city. Now it’s time for the city to celebrate,
1950s-style.
Public notices
Community grants, funding for the arts, Temporary
road closures:
Southland Rd, Heretaunga St, Market St, September/October
26 August
Notice
of binding referendum - Nelson Park LFR Proposal
The Hastings District Council
will conduct a binding referendum on the
Nelson Park Large Format Retail Proposal
on Thursday 9 November 2006.
Public Notices
Landmarks AGM, Animal Control Bylaw, Public notice
of resolution passed at
Extraordinary Council Meeting, meetings
19 August
Formal Dinner and Dance
Celebrations for the 50th
anniversary of Hastings
as a city are about to get underway, with
a wonderful opportunity to get your
eveningwear out for an evening of fine
food and dancing.
Public Notices
Contract No. 69182, positions vacant, rates rebates,
have your say (consultation open), meetings
12 August
Volunteer guides wanted
for Spanish Mission walks
Are you interested in architecture? Fancy
showing off Hastings’ wonderful Spanish
Mission-style buildings to visitors from around
the world?
Volunteer guides are
being sought to take
Spanish Mission
walking tours through
central Hastings this
summer.
Public Notices
Tender: Contract No. 69228, have your say (summary
of consultation open), meetings
5 August
Rates rebates - are
you eligible?
The Government
has increased the rates
rebate thresholds – more
people than ever before
will now be eligible
for a rebate.
Public Notices
Parking wardens help with change, have your say:
public reserves, Creative Communities New Zealand
Local Arts Funding Scheme September 2006, August meetings
29 July
Parking meters - the
correct change is about to change
Parking meters in the Central Business Districts
of Napier and Hastings will be converted
during the next few weeks to accept the new
coins being introduced by the Reserve Bank
on 31 July 2006.
Public Notices
Notified Resource Consent Evans Family Trust (Whirinaki), District
Plan
Change request:
Rezone land from “Plains” to “
Rural Character Living” Goulter
Street and Richmond Road in Clive, temporary road closure - Glenross Road, Hearings
Committee (Skelton Ivory), July/August meetings
22 July
Maori Language Week
A display of around twenty taonga on loan from
the Hawke’s Bay Cultural Trust will form the
focus of a week of activities, displays and
performances celebrating Maori Language
Week at the Hastings Library.
Public Notices
Dog registration fees due, Creative Communities funding,
temporary road closures -
Darkies Spur Rd, Waipunga Rd, Pohokura
Rd, Old Coach Rd and Waitara Rd, July meetings.
15 July
Representation arrangements
for 2007 Elections
After hearing submissions, Council has made
a decision on representation arrangements for the 2007 elections.
Public Notices
Proposed Private Plan Change 34
- Haumoana, Proposed Private Plan Change
35 - Hastings, Montana Poetry Day @ Hastings
Library, July/August meetings
8
July
Open day to discuss
Northern Arterial Route
The Hastings District Council is to hold an Open Day
for the public, to discuss a proposed roadway linking
Havelock North to the Expressway.
Public Notices
Photo ‘treasure trove’ shows
history of Hastings, a big 'thank you' to Hastings for
Opera House fundraising, July/August meetings
1 July
$2.5m boost for Opera
House
The Hawke’s
Bay Opera House and Precinct
received a huge financial boost yesterday as
Prime Minister Helen Clark presented Hastings
Mayor Lawrence Yule with a cheque for $2.5
million.
Public Notices
Rose pruning
demonstration, temporary
road closure - Otene Road, Notice regarding
inspection of rating
information database, 2006 Environmental
Awards, Hastings District Plan - Plan Change
23, July meetings
24 June
2006 Environmental
Awards
Do you know someone with a special passion
for Hawke’s Bay’s environment?
Entries are now open for this year’s
environmental education in schools and
educational institutions.
Public Notices
Cornwall Park aviary oak to be removed, rose pruning
demonstration, HB Opera House ticketing information, Hastings
District Libraries holiday programmes, Hearings Committee
(Castlehill Trust - Durham Drive), Joint HDC/HBRC Forum, June/July
meetings
17 June
Public Notices
A new look for the waste exchange,
water supply advice (plumbosolvency), temporary
road closures (Otene Road, Darkies Spur Road,
Waipunga Road,
Pohokura Road, Old Coach Road and
Waitara Road), Proposal To Stop Area of Prospect
Road
Adjoining Royston Hospital, Contract No.
69175
Endsleigh Road Reconstruction, Council-Community
Forum 20 June,Hearings Committee Postponement
(Hayes - Tangoio), Joint HDC/HBRC Forum,
June/July meetings
10 June
A sign of changes to
come
Hastings residents may notice a few changes
to road signs around the district over the
coming months, as the Hastings District
Council reviews and upgrades its signs.
Public Notices
Refuse transfer station charges, what's on at the
Opera House, temporary closure of Havelock North Library,
Hearings Committee (Tangoio), June/July meetings
3 June
Camberley Community
Plan in action
The Camberley Community Plan has been
developed by residents working with the
Hastings District
Council, to produce
a vision of how they
would like to see
Camberley develop.
Public Notices
Temporary closure of Hastings Street, temporary closure
of Havelock North Library, Proposed Private Plan Change 34,
June/July
meetings
27 May
Exercise"Ashbay" tests
Civil Defence
Hastings Civil Defence staff took part in
a region-wide exercise this week,
simulating an ash fall from Mount
Ruapehu.
Public Notices
Notified resource consent (Clifton Road), Clive
Community Plan meeting, May/June meetings
20 May
Lyndhurst Residential
Development Update
Residents of the first stage Lyndhurst area
will have received a newsletter outlining
what stage the residential development
plan for the area has reached. A summary of the information
in that
newsletter follows, but you can obtain the
full version from the Hastings District
Council (878 0500)
Public Notices
LTCCP - where to from here?, Hearings
committee (Glen Etive Cottages), May/June
meetings
13 May
Proposed Representation for 2007 Elections
Hastings District Council gives public notice
that, at its ordinary meeting held on Thursday
4th May 2006, it passed the following
resolutions with regard to proposed
representation for the 2007 elections for:
Hastings District Council &
Hastings District Rural Community Board
Public Notices
Hearings committee, May meetings
6 May
Moving stock for the winter? Check
your fences!
Stock and property owners in the Hastings
district are being warned to thoroughly
check fences before allowing stock to
graze in winter paddocks and orchards,
after an increase in wandering stock
callouts to the Council’s animal control
unit over the past two weeks.
Public Notices
Councils working together – Joint
building consent application form, Temporary road closure
- Salisbury Road, May/June meetings
29 April
Stoneycroft fundraising
garage sale
A garage sale is planned to raise funds
for the first stages of Stoneycroft's restoration.
Public Notices
Notified resource consent - Skelton
Ivory Ltd, Plan Change 23 decision, fire
warning, May meetings
22 April
Public Notices
Temporary road closures - Glenross, Salisbury and
Gwavas roads, proposal to change speed limits, April/May meetings
15 April
Expo
2006
Public Notices
Ocean Beach consultation, tapestry
and children's activities at the Hastings
Library, Youth Connect, LTCCP submissions
open, $5 electric blanket testing, April/May
meetings
8
April
Council offices and facilities - Easter
weekend hours
Public Notices
Contract 69180
Waimarama Road, Youth Connect, Contract No
2005/015 Clive Memorial Swimming
Pools, $20 vouchers for car wrecks, April/May
meetings
1 April
Have your say on the
future of Hastings
Hastings District
Council’s community
consultation on the Draft ‘Ten Year
Plan’ (aka Long Term Council Community
Plan) has begun.
Public Notices
Notified resource consent (Glen Etive Cottages Ltd),
proposal to stop area of Caroline Road, $20 vouchers for car
wrecks, $5 electric blanket tests, April
meetings
25 March
Opera House opening
weekend - free entertainment for all
The newly-refurbished and extended
Hawke’s Bay Opera House is now open,
and you’re invited to come and take a
look around!
Public Notices
March/April
meetings
18 March
One week until the
curtain goes up
It’s almost time for the curtain to be raised
on the refurbished and enhanced Hawke’s
Bay Opera House.
Public Notices
Proposal to Stop Area of Caroline
Road Adjoining Nelson Park, March/April meetings
11 March
Public Notices
International Cultures Day,
Creative Communities, Tender contracts
69176 and 69178, Hearings committee,
Ocean
Beach public meeting, March/April meetings
4 March
Hastings anti-graffiti tactics passed on
The success
of a Hastings anti-graffiti
initiative has been used as an example
for a national group developing a “Beat
Graffiti Know-How Guide”.
Public Notices
Grass clippings, Iona playground, Ocean Beach public
meeting, restricted fire season continues, Hearigns Committee
change of date, March/April meetings
25
February
Guilin Sister City 25th anniversary
Hastings is
gearing up to celebrate the
25th anniversary of the Hastings-Guilin
Sister City relationship.
Festivities will begin on Wednesday 1
March, when the centre of the Hastings
business district will be colourfully
decorated to create a Guilin-inspired
ambience.
Public Notices
Proposed Dangerous, Earthquake-prone
and Insanitary Buildings Policy, February/March meetings,
Ocean Beach public meeting
18 February
Ocean Beach public meeting
A public
meeting is to be held on
Saturday 11 March to discuss the
recently-held Ocean Beach charrette
process and resulting draft master
development and conservation plan.
Public Notices
Clive Community Plan, sale of land at Tarawera,
road reconstruction tender, hearigns committee and February/March
meetings
11 February
Pedal power - Go By Bike on March 1
Hastings District
Councillor Deborah Turner will need lots
of pedal power on 1 March when she departs her home
in the Kaweka ward at 4am and cycles into Hastings’ city
centre approximately 3.5hrs later.
Public Notices
Youth discretionary funding round open, Creative Communities
New Zealand
Local Arts Funding Scheme March 2006, Hearings Committee -
Riverton Trust, meetings
4 February
Overgrown trees trouble pedestrians
Reminder notices
will soon be sent out to property owners with gardens encroaching
on footpaths or roads outside their homes.
Public Notices
Go By Bike day, temporary closure Seafield Road, temporary
closure of central Hastings
streets, Community Plan consultation - Whakatu and Camberley, meetings
28 January
New look for www.hastingsdc.govt.nz
From Monday 30 January the Hastings District
Council’s website will have a fresh new look and
design, making it much faster and easier to find the
information you’re looking for.
Public Notices
Youth Policy Subcommittee Representative, Notified
Resource Consent - Unison Networks Ltd, Youth Policy Subcommittee
Representative, meetings
21 January
Earthquake survivor stories at the Hastings Library
On the 3rd
of February 1931, Hawke’s Bay was
changed forever.
At 10.46am an enormous earthquake shook the
region, shattering brick and masonry buildings.
Public Notices
Creative Communities
New Zealand Local Arts Funding
Scheme March 2006, Tender: Resealing driveways and
carparks, hearings committee, meetings
14 January
Free concerts with HBS Summer in the Park
The popular
HBS Summer in the Parks series
of free concerts returns to Cornwall Park in
Hastings, starting on Sunday, January 22.
Public Notices
Proposed Plan Change 33, hearings and meetings.
Contact
Please contact the Council's Communications Officer, Jessica Soutar Barron, for more information about the Community Link on 
jessicasb@hdc.govt.nz
or phone 06 878 0500.
