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Thinking about having your wedding day in the English-style Cornwall Park? Or maybe you just want to book a park for a sporting event? All of the parks and gardens in the Hastings District can be booked through the Council, see below for costs, what facilities are available on the parks and what to do when booking.
| Download a copy of the Sports Ground Service Level Agreement form (PDF 31 KB) |
When booking
You will need to contact the Community Services team (see contact details below) at the Council if you wish to book a park. Please have the following details ready before phoning:
- Name of the organisation and address
- Start and finish dates for request of park
- Contact person's name and number
There are other details that you may need to be aware of when you make a booking, including:
- Whether you wish the grounds to be marked
- If you require changing facilities
- If you require hot water for showers in the changing facilities
- If you require toilet facilities
Please note: Bill Mathewson Park's toilet
facilities are no longer open to the public at weekends due
to vandalism. If you wish to use the facilities you must book
the park, and pay a $100 bond for the toilet key.
Costs
When hiring a sportsground from the Council, there is a fee which in return you get a field reserved for your use, proper line use and access to changing facilities.
Sportsground
Charges |
Napier City current
charges |
Hastings Sportsground
Charges |
| Softball |
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| 20 week season per diamond |
$384 |
$300 |
| Casual bookings per ground |
$60 |
$50 |
| Cricket - per pitch for 20 week season |
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| Senior pitches |
$1,645 |
$1,300 |
| Practice turf pitches |
$1,645 |
$650 |
| Artificial pitches |
$646 |
$300 |
| Cricket - Casual per game |
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| Turf pitches |
$180 |
$130 |
| Artificial pitches |
$33 |
$50 |
| Tennis |
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| Per court for 20 week session |
$350 |
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| 10 courts per annum |
$3,850 |
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| 3 courts per annum |
$722 |
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| Touch Rugby - per ground for 20 week session |
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| Marking done by Council staff |
Actual cost |
$400 |
| Marking done by Club members |
$342 |
$250 |
| Practice (must be booked) |
No charge |
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| Touch Rugby - Casual games (non-league) per ground |
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| Marking done by Council staff |
Actual cost |
$82 |
| Marking done by participants |
$16 |
$40 |
| Soccer |
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| Per ground for 20 week season |
$696 |
$550 |
| Pre and after season games |
$73 |
$80 |
| Casual games |
$73 |
$80 |
| Preseason training per 10 weeks |
No charge (must be booked) |
$275 |
| Installation of goal posts additional to usual requirements or changed within the season | $600 per ground | |
| Hockey |
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| Per ground for 20 week season |
$696 |
$550 |
| Pre and after season games |
$75 |
$80 |
| Casual games |
$75 |
$80 |
| Netball |
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| 12 courts per annum |
$4,230 |
$4,200 |
| Rugby |
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| Per ground for 20 week season |
$682 |
$550 |
| Pre and after season games |
$75 |
$80 |
| Casual games |
$75 |
$80 |
| Preseason training per 10 weeks |
No charge (must be booked) |
$275 |
| Installation of goal posts additional to usual requirements or changed within the season | $600 per ground | |
| Rugby League |
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| Per ground for 20 week season |
$538 |
$550 |
| Pre and after season games |
$56 |
$80 |
Casual games |
$56 |
$80 |
| Preseason training per 10 weeks |
No charge (must be booked) |
$275 |
| Installation of goal posts additional to usual requirements or changed within the season | $600 per ground | |
Events |
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| Weddings |
No charge (must be booked) |
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| Local Community Commercial Events |
$200 |
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| Circus, Entertainment Groups and Commercial Hirers |
$300 per day |
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| Seasonal commercial events (per ground for 10 week season/term) |
$250 |
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Penalties |
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| For non-notification of cancellation of pre and after season games and casual games |
$160 |
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| For unauthorised use of grounds when they have been closed | $160 per ground |
Miscellaneous costs
Extra costs are incurred when you require goal posts, the use of hot water for showers in changing rooms, and the use of toilet facilities.
Event |
Charge |
| Hot Water for showers in the changing facilities | Electricity charged on actual usage, you will receive a monthly invoice |
| Toilet Facilities | $100 bond for key |
| Marking of Grounds | Included in the hireage of the ground if required |
| Weddings | No Charge |
Hot water for showers in the changing rooms
When hiring a ground, requirements may be made to use
the hot water for showers in the changing facilities. This
is charged on the actual usage of the hot water, and a bill
will be sent to the hirer of the ground at the end of each
month of the season.
Toilet facilities
If you wish to use the toilet faculties while using the grounds,
there is a $100 deposit for the key, which is returned to
you once the key is delivered back to the Council.
Marking of the grounds
Marking of the grounds is done by Council groundsmen,
when you require it. Note: Those hiring fields
are not permitted to mark the fields themselves.
Conditions
There are certain conditions that you must agree to when you book and use a sportsground from the Council. This is to ensure the grounds are kept in good condition, both for you and the next group to use them.
1. Any unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs.
2. Please ensure that the grounds and facilities are left in a clean and tidy condition at all times as regular inspections will take place over the duration of your bookings.
3. Any damage to the sportsgrounds or changing areas during the course of your booking, must be reported to the Council immediately.
4. The hirer of the grounds is responsible for the prompt removal of all rubbish from the grounds that has accumulated from events been held. The cost of having rubbish removed will otherwise be charged onto you for payment.
5. The hirer of the grounds must ensure that when the venue is vacated, all lighting and power is switched off and the venue is properly secured. Any excessive power consumption resulting from the failure to switch off all outlets may result in an additional charge to the hirer, at the Council's discretion.
6. The use of the grounds is subject to its condition resulting from weather. Closure of the grounds as a result of weather conditions will be the sole discretion of the Council.
Maintenance
The Council's Community Services team is responsible for all maintenance on parks, reserves and sportgrounds, which includes pruning trees, gardening, mowing, playground equipment and the preparation of sportsfields if required.
Sportsgrounds
Sports
Park |
Size
(hectares) |
Street
Address |
Winter
Sports grounds |
| Hastings | |||
| Cornwall Park | 3.3 HA | Tomona Rd, Cornwall Rd | Cricket |
| Frimley Park | 5.3 HA | Lynathurst Rd | Cricket, Soccer |
| Bill Matthewson Park | 2.2 HA | Willowpark Rd North | Rugby |
| Akina Park | 7.1 HA | Willowpark Rd South, Riverslea Rd South, Murdoch Rd East | Soccer, Softball |
| St Leonards Park | 2.8 HA | Francis Hicks Ave | Soccer |
| Kirkpatrick Park | 3.0 HA | Orchard Rd, Kiwi St | Rugby league |
| Windsor Park | Windsor Ave, Grove Rd, Sylvan Rd | soccer, cricket | |
| Flaxmere | |||
| Flaxmere Park | 3.0 HA | Wilson Rd | soccer |
| Ron Giorgi Park | 5.5 HA | Chatham Rd South | rugby |
| Chatham Park | 4.8 HA | Chatham Rd | Cricket, junior soccer |
| Havelock North | |||
| Anderson Park | 3.2 HA | Te Aute Rd, Lipscombe Cres | rugby, cricket, softball, junior cricket |
| Guthrie Park | 3.8 HA | Brookvale Rd | soccer, cricket |
| Havelock North Domain | 0.6 HA | Napier Rd | Community events |
| Clive | |||
| Fardon Park | 3.4 HA | State Highway 2, Farndon Rd | rugby |
| Haumoana | |||
| Haumoana Memorial Park | 3.2 HA | Memorial Park Rd | Community events |
Contact
To book a park with the Council, contact the Community Services
team on 
community.services@hdc.govt.nz
or phone 06 878 0500 Monday to Friday 8am
to 4.30pm.
