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Two wins for Hawke’s Bay in Government’s National Land Transport Programme This week’s National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) announcement from Transport Minister Simeon Brown brought po...
5 September 2024
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Day at the bike track results in world champs beckoning The Hawke’s Bay BMX Club pump track in Havelock North gave rise to an accidental qualifier at the 2024 UCI Pump T...
4 September 2024
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Historic plaque returned to Cornwall Park gate One hundred years ago this week, brand new gates leading into Cornwall Park were officially opened for the first ti...
30 August 2024
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Puketapu School children quiz contractors about new bridge
Contractors building the new Puketapu Bridge fielded a volley of questions from Puketapu School children who gather...
10 September 2024
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Two wins for Hawke’s Bay in Government’s National Land Transport Programme
This week’s National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) announcement from Transport Minister Simeon Brown brought po...
5 September 2024
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Day at the bike track results in world champs beckoning
The Hawke’s Bay BMX Club pump track in Havelock North gave rise to an accidental qualifier at the 2024 UCI Pump T...
4 September 2024
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Historic plaque returned to Cornwall Park gate
One hundred years ago this week, brand new gates leading into Cornwall Park were officially opened for the first ti...
30 August 2024
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New senior housing coming to Flaxmere
New senior housing will be built in Hastings for the first time in about 40 years, with a Resource Consent applicat...
29 August 2024
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Taste Hastings takes out national event award
A Hastings event designed to attract people to the revitalised city centre, boost the local economy, and showcase t...
28 August 2024
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Hastings District Council affirms Takitimu Māori Ward
Hastings district councillors unanimously resolved today to retain the Takitimu Māori ward, which means a binding ...
27 August 2024
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Families gather to open new Flaxmere streets
Four council-owned sites in Flaxmere have now had roading, power and water services installed, either ready, or in ...
26 August 2024
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Survey seeks Hastings’ youth views
To get a better idea of what’s important to Hastings’ young people, the Hastings Youth Council is conducting a ...
22 August 2024
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Civic Honours Awards recognise community and cyclone efforts
This year’s Hastings Civic Honours Awards were held last week [Thursday, August 15] to recognise individuals and ...
19 August 2024
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Grandstand deconstruction – 96 per cent of material recycled
The deconstruction of the Tōmoana Showgrounds grandstand is substantially complete, with about 96 per cent of the ...
14 August 2024
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Public notice
PUBLIC CONSULTATION - WAIMĀRAMA BEACH - VEHICLE ACCESS
13 August 2024
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Waste Minimisation Fund applications open from today
Applications are now open for Hastings District Council’s Waste Minimisation Fund, supporting projects that help ...
12 August 2024
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Hawke’s Bay councils welcome Government’s water services announcement
Hawke’s Bay’s mayors have welcomed the Government announcement outlining important detail of the Local Water Do...
12 August 2024
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Historic military flag returned to council
A rare historic relic of WW1 has made its return to Hastings District Council, the last time being paraded in publi...
8 August 2024
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Designation of areas for emergency management of buildings
Since the weather event in February 2023, affected buildings in Hastings have been managed under sub part 6B of the...
8 August 2024
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Public notice
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF Prospect Road – 24 October 2024
7 August 2024
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF Elwood Road – 24-25 October 2024
7 August 2024
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Road closure - Blossom Parade and Street Festival
7 August 2024
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF Elwood Road – 24-25 October 2024
7 August 2024
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Public notice
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF Otene Road – 8 September 2024
7 August 2024
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Designation of areas for emergency management of buildings
Public notice 13 May 2024
Since the weather event in February 2023, affected buildings in Hastings have been manag...
5 August 2024
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Hawke’s Bay councils continue progress on regional water services model
The region’s territorial authorities have agreed to continue exploring options for a joint approach to a new affo...
1 August 2024
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Vote for your favourite event to put Hastings on the national stage
Two Heretaunga Hastings community events have been recognised in this year’s NZ Events Association Awards and the...
31 July 2024
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Frimley Park poplar lives on in flock of playground sheep
With its stock truck, grain silo and other farm-themed play items, the St Leonard’s Park playground has been miss...
31 July 2024
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Public notice
Notice of Council meetings August 2024
27 July 2024
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Taihape Rd slip repairs to begin in August
Work on repairing 11 major slips along Taihape Rd caused by Cyclone Gabrielle will begin in August with the awardin...
26 July 2024
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Flood review provides opportunity for more community/councils input
Hawke’s Bay’s mayors have received the findings of the Hawke’s Bay Independent Flood Review into Cyclone Gabr...
24 July 2024
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New Flaxmere streets opened – housing groundworks complete
Another milestone in the provision of more housing for the people of Hastings has been reached with the completion ...
22 July 2024
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Chrystal Culvert rebuild marks cyclone recovery milestone
A year and a half on from Cyclone Gabrielle, the first major permanent rebuild of a bridge/culvert is complete, wit...
19 July 2024
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New exhibition celebrates local artists
An upcoming exhibition featuring local artists at Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery will give audience...
18 July 2024
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Annie Aranui Scholarship applications open
Applications are now open for the Annie Aranui Scholarship, funding from which aims to enable and support young man...
17 July 2024
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Financial wellbeing in retirement – upcoming speaker event
How to plan, save and invest for retirement is the topic of an upcoming Friends of Hastings District Libraries spea...
15 July 2024
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New parking management technology rolled out
A new high-tech parking management system will be introduced this month to help make parking monitoring more effici...
12 July 2024
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Community volunteers dig in at Tainui Reserve planting day
About 40 people took part in a planting day at Hikanui Pā in Tainui Reserve last weekend, continuing ongoing work ...
11 July 2024
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Vehicle ban extension proposed for Waimārama Beach
Hastings District Council is proposing extending the vehicle ban on Waimārama Beach.
9 July 2024
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Hastings arts funding assessors wanted
Are you involved in the arts in Hastings? Do you have time to be a part of an assessment group of passionate arts ...
3 July 2024
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Local State of Emergency for Haumoana lifted, residents can go home
The local State of Emergency for Haumoana has been lifted as at 12.04pm following the ending of the Orange weather ...
27 June 2024
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Public notice
Hastings District Plan Fully Operative
27 June 2024
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Heretaunga ward - State of Emergency updates
View the most recent updates on the current State of Emergency.
25 June 2024
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Public notice
Notice of Council meetings July 2024
22 June 2024
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Public notice
Proposal To Stop Area of Legal Road – Pukehamoamoa
22 June 2024
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Road closure
21 June 2024
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Road closure
21 June 2024
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Waiaroha wins supreme local government award
Hastings District Council’s primary drinking water treatment and storage facility, Waiaroha, has been nationally ...
20 June 2024
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Matariki celebrations at Waiaroha
Matariki is a time of reflection, as well as looking to the future, and as part of this year’s celebrations in He...
19 June 2024
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Regional architecture award win for Toitoi Municipal Building
The Toitoi Municipal Building was one of a number of Hastings district winners at this year’s Gisborne & Hawke’...
18 June 2024
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Council reduces proposed rate increase
After investigating the impact of reducing a proposed, average 25 per cent rate increase for the 2024/25 year, Hast...
18 June 2024
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Next stage of Puketapu bridge rebuild to begin
Work on building a new bridge across the Tutaekuri River at Puketapu will enter a new phase next week with Fulton H...
14 June 2024
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World-first Māori language festival welcomes all to Heretaunga
Heretaunga Hastings will host a world-first Māori language and culture festival, Toitū Te Reo, on August 8 and 9 ...
13 June 2024
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Hastings council to gather more information ahead of LTP decisions
Hastings District Council will make its decision on the draft Long Term Plan 2024-2034 on Tuesday next week, and in...
13 June 2024
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HDC Essential Services
The change to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 allows some council functions to resume, but it won’t look much different fo...
31 March 2020
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Day at the pump track results in world champs beckoning
Civic Honours Awards recognises community who supported others during and after Cyclone Gabrielle
Grandstand deconstruction – 96 per cent of material recycled
Frimley Park poplar lives on in flock of playground sheep
New senior housing coming to Flaxmere
Families gather to open new Flaxmere streets
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