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There is no doubt Hastings is beautiful, from our amazing beaches, natural reserves and our iconic Te Mata Peak, to our parks, villages and city centre, all bathed in our stunning climate. And we have the award to prove it: the Keep NZ Beautiful Supreme Award 2020.
But we all need to work together to keep it that way. And it does take all of us – our Council teams and our whole community.
Our staff teams tend our parks, sweep the streets, plan our beautiful inner-city spaces, manage our rubbish and waste streams, keep our infrastructure up-to-date, and more.
Plus we have amazing volunteer groups (more than 20 of them) who help plant our reserves, parks and stream-sides, heaps of community input into our plans for parks and urban spaces, and very many individuals and groups who take the time to clear up litter.
Together our efforts have helped our community win Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards. While those awards celebrate natural and built spaces, they are especially focused on the efforts councils and communities put in to keeping them beautiful and sustainable.
We thank you all and encourage everyone to take it up a notch, particularly by not dropping litter. If we don’t drop it, no-one will need to pick it up!
Hastings has been named New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Small City – acknowledging the passion of the Hastings com...
18 February 2022
There is an extra great reason to get your litter in the bin in Hastings city centre over the next couple of months...
22 September 2021
The Big Belly rubbish bins already in Hastings parks are staying and three more are on their way.
28 June 2021
The transformation of Heretaunga St East is about to enter a new phase, with work starting on more enhancements to ...
5 May 2021
This year’s Lighting of the Osmanthus Gardens has been a roaring success, with an estimated 15,000 taking in the ...
19 April 2021
Close to 50 people gathered at Landmarks Square last Friday night to celebrate the recently completed upgrade of th...
17 March 2021
Solar-powered Big Belly Bins have arrived in Hawke’s Bay, ready to compact picnic rubbish in Hastings’ three bu...
16 December 2020
Public art is a prominent feature of Hastings’ city centre and public art walking tours are the perfect way to fi...
7 December 2020
Hastings is not only officially New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Large Town - it is also the Keep New Zealand Beautif...
29 October 2020
Hastings is in the running to be named Most Beautiful Large Town in the 2020 Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards.
17 August 2020
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