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Nominations wanted for Hastings district heritage register Our district has a rich and diverse history and Hastings District Council is asking the community for its help to i...
26 February 2021
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Setting the course for Hastings in 2050 What will Hastings look like in 2050? That’s the question that was asked at a special two-day workshop held by th...
25 February 2021
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New speed limit signs being installed New speed limits on about 70 roads around the district will come into effect on March 1, following changes made as ...
23 February 2021
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Nominations wanted for Hastings district heritage register
Our district has a rich and diverse history and Hastings District Council is asking the community for its help to i...
26 February 2021
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Setting the course for Hastings in 2050
What will Hastings look like in 2050? That’s the question that was asked at a special two-day workshop held by th...
25 February 2021
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New speed limit signs being installed
New speed limits on about 70 roads around the district will come into effect on March 1, following changes made as ...
23 February 2021
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Sister cities for 40 years: events postponed
The community celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Hastings-Guilin Sister City relationship have been postpo...
22 February 2021
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New regional Māori cultural app Te Kupenga launched today
A new Māori cultural app launched today called Te Kupenga is being described as an exciting step forward for Hawke...
22 February 2021
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Council launches residential intensification design guide
Generating more housing to meet the escalating need at the same time as protecting the district’s productive grow...
18 February 2021
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Good progress on Council’s housing developments in Flaxmere
A Hastings District Council housing development in Tarbet Street, Flaxmere, is nearly complete with more than half ...
17 February 2021
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Building purchased to house regional artefact and taonga collection
Hawke’s Bay’s treasured regional taonga and artefact collection is to be relocated to a new location in the Has...
16 February 2021
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Relatives sought for Women’s Rest building’s 100-year celebration
The Hastings Municipal Women’s Rest building will be turning 100 this year, and celebration organisers are keen t...
16 February 2021
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Hastings City Art Gallery to resume longer opening hours
Hastings City Art Gallery is pleased to announce that it will be returning to seven days a week opening hours for t...
15 February 2021
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Go By Bike offers free breakfasts
Next week the Hastings iWay team will be out each weekday morning handing out healthy breakfasts to anyone cycling ...
12 February 2021
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Get your applications in for Creative Communities funding
Applications for the first of this year’s Creative Communities Scheme funding rounds are now open.
11 February 2021
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Fedoras and feathers flying in Albert Park Hastings for Art Deco Festival 2021
The annual Art Deco Festival launches next week, and this year some exciting new events at a new venue have been ad...
11 February 2021
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Long Term Plan proposals focus on a sustainable future
Hastings District Council today signed off on a working draft of the 2021-2031 draft Long Term Plan that will be ad...
11 February 2021
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New Hastings library mural celebrates Pasifika community
About 80 people gathered at the Hastings War Memorial Library today to unveil and bless a new mural that has been p...
10 February 2021
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Kuripapango Bridge to be closed for strengthening work
Kuripapango Bridge on the Hastings/Taihape Rd is to be closed to daytime traffic on weekdays for three months for s...
10 February 2021
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New strategy strives for sustainable solutions to Hastings’ housing shortage
With one of the highest rates of housing deprivation in New Zealand, the current housing shortage in Hastings is on...
9 February 2021
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Pick the Bay is back
The highly successful Pick the Bay employment expo is returning to Hastings.
9 February 2021
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New Tauroa Reserve boardwalk to improve safety
Hastings District Council is proposing to build a boardwalk adjacent to Tauroa Reserve to improve safety for people...
5 February 2021
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Bore flushing the next step at Frimley
It will be a little wet underfoot in the southeast corner of Frimley Park next week, as the next stage of work to d...
5 February 2021
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Business breakfast series a chance to learn and network
A new Focus on Business breakfast series begins in Hastings this month, providing an opportunity for business owner...
4 February 2021
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Student gifts adoption packs for pound pooches
People who adopt a dog or puppy from the Hastings District Council Animal Control Centre can now also take home a f...
3 February 2021
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2021 Waitangi Day hours
Find out what hours our council facilities are open on Waitangi Day.
2 February 2021
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Pick the Bay is back
The highly successful Pick the Bay employment expo is returning to Hastings.
2 February 2021
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Cross-park pipe installation next week
The laying of pipes between the new Frimley water treatment and storage facility and the network pipes running alon...
29 January 2021
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Big win at Flaxmere Night Market
Six-year-old Tūmatauenga Osborne looked a little bit nervous as he climbed into the prize booth at the Flaxmere Ni...
29 January 2021
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Focus on survivors at 90th anniversary of Hawke’s Bay earthquake in Hastings
Hastings district’s annual commemoration of the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake takes on extra significance this ye...
28 January 2021
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Bumper season for Splash Planet
More than 100,000 people have poured into Splash Planet since it opened on November 16, making this one of its busi...
28 January 2021
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Sister cities for 40 years: Guilin and Hastings celebrate
In just over five weeks Hastings and Guilin, two sister cities almost exactly 10,000 kilometres apart [9975km], wil...
25 January 2021
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Public notice of Application concerning alteration of designation RMA20190573
Hastings District Council has received a notice of requirement from the Hastings District Council for an alteration...
23 January 2021
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Roading projects in full swing across the district
After the Christmas/New Year break roadworks activity is back in full swing maintaining, upgrading and building roa...
22 January 2021
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Work to start on off-road Waimārama Rd cycle trail
A new section of off-road cycle trail is to be built on Waimārama Road between Te Mata Road and Craggy Range winer...
14 January 2021
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Full-time job offers arise from Jobs for Heretaunga initiative
Ten people who got jobs with Topline Contracting earlier this year, supported by the Government’s shovel-ready pr...
23 December 2020
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Level 2 water restrictions introduced
Level 2 water use restrictions have been introduced in Hastings to help conserve water for the summer months ahead....
22 December 2020
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Site works begin on Quest Hastings city hotel build
Work has begun this month on the new Quest Apartment Hotel being built in Hastings, the culmination of a long-stand...
22 December 2020
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Christmas and New Year rubbish and recycling changes
Rubbish and recycling collections will not be taking place on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day this year, happeni...
21 December 2020
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Youth grants help recipients reach their goals
Ten young people have received a helping hand to reach their goals this month with the awarding of Hastings Distric...
18 December 2020
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Big bellies help fight litter
Solar-powered Big Belly Bins have arrived in Hawke’s Bay, ready to compact picnic rubbish in Hastings’ three bu...
16 December 2020
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One year on Hastings Place Based housing plan is delivering results
This month marks a year since the Hastings Place Based Plan pilot to tackle the housing challenges in the district ...
14 December 2020
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Last week to have say on Draft Keirunga Gardens Management Plan
People have until the end of this week to make a submission on the Draft Keirunga Gardens Reserve Management Plan, ...
14 December 2020
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Community planning for Eskdale Park coming up
A long-term plan for Eskdale Park will be developed over the next year, giving park users, neighbours and the wider...
10 December 2020
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Historical landfill investigations painstaking work
The first stage of the painstaking work to locate historical landfills in Hastings has been completed, with six sma...
9 December 2020
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Indoor sports facility fees waived
Users of Hastings District Council’s indoor sports facilities are to have their fees waived for six months in rec...
8 December 2020
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Concept plans underway for Cornwall Park aviary upgrade
The upgrade of the Cornwall Park aviary is making progress with a draft concept plan created for bigger, enhanced e...
8 December 2020
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Free Hastings public art tours to be held weekly over summer
Public art is a prominent feature of Hastings’ city centre and public art walking tours are the perfect way to fi...
7 December 2020
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Sinking lid gambling policy aims to reduce problem gambling harm
A Hastings District Council hearings committee position to change to a sinking lid gambling policy for Hastings, in...
4 December 2020
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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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