Christmas and New Year 2024/25 operating hours

Council services and facilities will be operating during the Christmas and New Year holidays although some will have reduced hours and days.

HDC Customer Service Centre

CLOSED from 3pm, 24 December 2024 to 8am, 6 January 2025. The 24-hour call centre will remain open throughout the holiday period, phone 06 871 5000.

Recycling and Rubbish

Kerbside collection changes for both recycling & rubbish over the holidays.

 Henderson Rd Refuse Transfer Station

• CLOSED: 25 December
• CLOSED: 1 January 2025
• 26 December & 2 January 2025: Open 9.45am - 4.30pm

Blackbridge Refuse Transfer Station

• CLOSED: 25 - 27 December and 1 - 3 January 2025

Recycling only

7 days a week, 24 hours a day

• Waimārama Domain
• Tūtira
• Poukawa
• Maraekākaho
• Waipātaki
• Pukehamoamoa
• Blackbridge Transfer Station – same hours that the transfer station operates

Hastings District Libraries

Hastings library:

• CLOSED: 25 & 26 December
• Regular open hours except 31 December, 9am - 5.30pm
• CLOSED: 1 & 2 January 2025

Havelock North & Flaxmere:

• CLOSED: 25 December to 6 January 2025

Splash Planet

• CLOSED: 25 December

Aquatics Hastings

Village pool:

• CLOSED: 25 & 26 December

Clive pool:

• CLOSED: 25 - 29 December
• 30 & 31 December: 6am - 3pm
• CLOSED: 1, 2 & 3 January 2025
• 3 January: 6am - 3pm
• CLOSED: 4 & 5 January

Flaxmere pool:

• CLOSED: 25 & 26 December
• 27 & 28 December: 9am - 3pm
• CLOSED: 29 December
• 30 & 31 December: 9am - 3pm
• CLOSED: 1 & 2 January 2025
• 3 & 4 January: 9am - 3pm
• CLOSED: 5 January

Flaxmere Community Centre and FlaXrock Gym

• CLOSED from 4pm, 20 December to 6 January 2025

 Camberley Community Centre

• CLOSED from 4pm, 20 December to 6 January 2025

Hastings Sports Centre

• CLOSED from 5pm, 20 December to 6 January 2025

 Hastings Art Gallery

• CLOSED: 25 & 26 December

Cemeteries & Crematorium

• CLOSED: 25 & 26 December
• CLOSED: 1 & 2 January 2025
• No burials or cremations 25 & 26 December and 1 & 2 January 2025

 Animal Control Shelter

• CLOSED: 25 & 26 December
• CLOSED: 1 & 2 January 2025

Transport

For public transport queries see the GoBus website or phone 06 835 9200.

23 December 2024

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