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Dogs at the top of agenda

Friday, 18 December 2015, 1:27 pm | Hastings District Council

Dogs at the top of agenda Dog agility parks were on the agenda of the first meeting of the new Hastings District Council animal welfare advisory committee, held last week. The committee was put together to advise council on the care of dogs in its ... More >>

Cultural Heart project

Friday, 18 December 2015, 9:35 am | Hastings District Council

The strengthening of the Hawke’s Bay Opera House will be the “first and vital plank” of a bold vision for a cultural heart for Hastings. More >>

Please flatten and squash

Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 3:59 pm | Hastings District Council

As the summer crowds flood into Hastings, particularly the beach areas, council is asking people to flatten their cardboard and squash their plastic bottles and tin cans before putting them into recycling facilities. More >>

Dog Decision Reserved

Thursday, 10 December 2015, 2:17 pm | Hastings District Council

A decision on whether a dog involved in attacks on two women in October can be returned to its owner pending court action has been reserved by the Hastings District Council hearings committee. The chairman of the committee, Mick Lester, said he expected ... More >>

Fire restrictions in force

Thursday, 10 December 2015, 9:03 am | Hastings District Council

The combination of low rainfall and wind has dried the region out to the point where fire risk has escalated, says Hastings principal rural fire officer Trevor Mitchell. More >>

Fantastic Christmas build up

Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 4:43 pm | Hastings District Council

Santa has taken up residence in Hastings, in a “fantastic, festive, wonderland” in the old Whitcoulls building in centre of the city near the clock tower. More >>

John Payne appointed Animal Management manager

Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 2:22 pm | Hastings District Council

The man who has been driving change at the Hastings District Council’s Animal Management Centre over the last year has been appointed as the new permanent manager. More >>

Clive bridge a national star

Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 2:08 pm | Hastings District Council

The Clive bridge cycleway, with its footpath made from 4.2 million recycled plastic bags, has made national news this week, cited as an example of just what can be done with discarded plastic bags. More >>

Beards off for Cash

Monday, 30 November 2015, 11:23 am | Hastings District Council

Both hair and cash were flying on Thursday (Nov 26), as the Hastings City Assist guys had their beards shaved off in public. More >>

Keeping the opera house is “a no-brainer”

Friday, 27 November 2015, 9:50 am | Hastings District Council

Keeping the opera house is “a no-brainer”, says internationally acclaimed urban designer James Lunday. More >>

Hastings Opera House

Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 1:18 pm | Hastings District Council

Keeping the opera house is “a no-brainer”, says internationally acclaimed urban designer James Lunday. More >>

New exhibition portrays art of mid-20th century tourism

Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 11:30 am | Hastings District Council

Beautifully drawn posters “selling the dream” to the potential tourists of the early 1900s have become artworks in their own right. More >>

Guarding against the parovirus

Thursday, 19 November 2015, 11:05 am | Hastings District Council

As the weather warms up, the risk of dogs contracting the extremely dangerous and highly contagious parvovirus increases. Animal welfare and management services across Napier and Hastings have noted increases in incidents of the virus in their facilities ... More >>

A war horse’s lot

Monday, 16 November 2015, 11:01 am | Hastings District Council

Words written in wartime 100 years ago are the seeds that have grown into the exhibition Word and Deed, in which three Hawke’s Bay artists illistrate the futility of war, both for the fighting forces and their horses. More >>

Hawke's Bay Opera House

Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 1:36 pm | Hastings District Council

Concepts for the future of the Hawke’s Bay Opera House, the Municipal Buildings and Civic Square, will get their first public airing in six weeks’ time. More >>

Waingongoro River

Friday, 6 November 2015, 10:02 am | Hastings District Council

It has taken 50 years, but finally the Waingongoro River once again flows past the Waimarama Marae, restoring the life force to the hapu. More >>

Free parking trial starts with a hiss and a roar

Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 4:04 pm | Hastings District Council

The free parking trial has started off with a hiss and a roar, with by far the vast majority of comments on Hastings District Council’s Facebook page backing the initiative. Stories on the new coin-free parking had reached more than 10,000 people by yesterday ... More >>

Marae Whakaute Launch

Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 3:28 pm | Hastings District Council

Hammers, saws and plumbing tools are at the ready, as a massive $1 million-plus job to get marae in Hastings ready for the influx of tens of thousands of visitors to Te Matatini in 18 months’ time kicks off. More >>

2016 Civic Honours Awards

Friday, 30 October 2015, 2:51 pm | Hastings District Council

Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule says volunteers are the “oil that keeps society running. Without their contribution we really would be stuck. It is important we celebrate their efforts, and ensure they know that we really do appreciate them.” More >>

A bumper crop of activities in Havelock North this weekend

Thursday, 29 October 2015, 1:42 pm | Hastings District Council

A bumper crop of activities in Havelock North this weekend will see the village buzzing More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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