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Hastings: Wild cat programme making gains

Friday, 25 August 2017, 4:28 pm | Hastings District Council

Wild cat programme making gains A cat management programme run by Hastings SPCA has removed more than 300 stray cats from the streets in six months – many of these were of breeding age and so the bonus is a reduction of numerous future kittens. More >>

Access Radio Kidnappers Debates Putting Kids on Air

Friday, 25 August 2017, 10:35 am | Hastings District Council

Giving the community the ability to talk to our wider region via radio (and now internet) is the aim of the Access radio station Radio Kidnappers, reflected in its catch-phrase: ‘Putting YOU on air’. More >>

Flaxmere Assist on for good

Friday, 18 August 2017, 5:21 pm | Hastings District Council

Overwhelming support for the Flaxmere Community Assist team has seen it made a permanent fixture. More >>

Once-in-a-lifetime diffuser job done

Friday, 18 August 2017, 3:58 pm | Hastings District Council

The once-in-a-generation job to replace Hastings’ wastewater outfall diffuser pipe nearly three kilometres out to sea has just been completed. More >>

Resealing Havelock Road

Friday, 18 August 2017, 2:50 pm | Hastings District Council

Road resealing will be carried out along the Havelock North end of Havelock Rd over five days from August 28. More >>

From string novices to virtuosos in a year

Monday, 14 August 2017, 3:31 pm | Hastings District Council

August 14, 2017 - Fifteen months ago 17 youngsters picked up violins and cellos for the first time. Now there are 95 students at two schools in the music programme and their skills have reached the point where they have been able to stage their first ... More >>

Havelock North Library Makeover Starts in September

Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 10:39 am | Hastings District Council

The final plans for the revamp have been completed and the first of the work is due to start on September 4. More >>

Green a Big Part of New Neighbourhoods

Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 10:30 am | Hastings District Council

Initial plans to rezone land for new neighbourhoods in Havelock North have been released and they include two new green spaces – one a park; the other a reserve. More >>

Hawke’s Bay Opera House strengthening project starts

Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 4:39 pm | Hastings District Council

The Hawke’s Bay Opera House strengthening project starts this week, with successful tenderer Gemco Construction taking over the site from today. The work will start with the removal of the art from the safety fence on the Hastings side of the building ... More >>

New Hastings/Havelock North Water Strategy on Table

Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 9:44 am | Hastings District Council

Going ahead with a new bore field, putting in a second mains water pipe between Hastings and Havelock North, and permanently closing the Brookvale bore field are all in a revised water strategy being put before Hastings District councillors this week. More >>

Heaps of Help for Fast-Growing Mangateretere School

Monday, 31 July 2017, 10:29 am | Hastings District Council

There has been a perfect match between a programme helping young people into work and a school keen for help as its roll skyrockets. More >>

Scam Savvy Training for Seniors

Thursday, 27 July 2017, 10:27 am | Hastings District Council

Helping elderly avoid being scammed, either on-line or on their doorstep, is the aim of a new programme being rolled out this year. More >>

Edible garden a NZ leader

Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 4:57 pm | Hastings District Council

Edible garden an NZ leader The annual Bostock Edible Garden Show touches almost all sectors of our society – from gardeners, foodies and lifestyle block owners, to tots (through pre-school programmes), tertiary students (through a design competition) ... More >>

Hastings: Emergency wall work complete

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 7:04 pm | Hastings District Council

Emergency measures to repair erosion caused by recent high seas have been completed, with 400 tonne of rock laid along the worst affected stretches. More >>

Very happy birthday for GTGH

Thursday, 20 July 2017, 2:09 pm | Hastings District Council

Business is taking to Great Things Grow Here™ in droves; with 220 signing up as Brand Champions in just 12 months. More >>

Retail statistics keep on rising

Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 5:19 pm | Hastings District Council

Retail spending is again up in Hastings, with an increase of near 10 per cent compared to the same three months last year. More >>

Council appoints independent chair to lead water change

Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 2:10 pm | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council has appointed Napier Port chief executive Garth Cowie as external chairperson to lead the change programme for water services operations within Council. More >>

Roads open but icy

Monday, 17 July 2017, 1:21 pm | Hastings District Council

The Hastings side of Taihape Rd is open however drivers are being warned to take extra care after a number of cars landed up in ditches yesterday. More >>

Big numbers loving Splash

Thursday, 13 July 2017, 3:27 pm | Hastings District Council

It has been another great year for Splash Planet, with almost 113,000 people through the gates over its six month season. That was the highest number in four years and the second highest in 17 years. The financial report for the season had not yet been ... More >>

New city pocket park goes ahead

Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 9:46 am | Hastings District Council

A new pocket park will pop up in our city before the end of the year. The new green space will also act as a pedestrian connection between Heretaunga St and the Queen St West car park. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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