Hastings District Council - Latest News [Page 39]
Blossom Ride keeps growing for the third year
Friday, 4 September 2015, 3:17 pm | Hastings District Council
The third annual Hastings Blossom Ride is all set to roll out on Sunday 13 September. More >>
Councils to receive funding for Waste Futures
Friday, 4 September 2015, 2:02 pm | Hastings District Council
The pending decision on the future of waste disposal for Napier and Hastings has received a welcome boost with the announcement this week that $250,000 from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund is being invested in the Waste Futures project. More >>
Dog incident
Thursday, 3 September 2015, 4:01 pm | Hastings District Council
An extensive three day independent investigation shows that a Hastings District Council animal control officer “could not have been involved” in an incident that left a dog injured. More >>
Recycling in bulk: A rural initiative
Friday, 21 August 2015, 4:07 pm | Hastings District Council
Wanting to help more farmers move away from disposing of rubbish on their farms has led to some ‘outside the square’ thinking by Hastings District Council’s waste minimisation team - and it is finding great favour with rural residents. More >>
More Spending needed in Hastings City Centre
Monday, 17 August 2015, 10:29 am | Hastings District Council
More people on the streets, for longer, with money in their pocket to spend in the shops are needed in Hastings city centre More >>
Hundreds of kids descending on sports park
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 9:10 am | Hastings District Council
Hundreds of kids descending on sports park The inaugural Super Sixes will be a big send-off for up to 700 primary school children from across the North Island next month – a “last hurrah” before the Year sixes (10 and 11 year olds) head off ... More >>
Challenging clay at Hastings City Art Gallery
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 4:22 pm | Hastings District Council
Five ceramics artists have come together in the style of the 1980 ceramics exhibition that was hailed at the time as challenging the traditions art and craft divide. Five by Five: New Conversations with Clay, installed this week in the Hastings City Art ... More >>
Your home’s history now on-line
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 2:39 pm | Hastings District Council
Your home’s history now on-line Until recently searching property records held by council could only be described as a tad laborious; now you could almost describe it as fun - and many thousands of people are using it. In the past wanting to check ... More >>
New artwork for “Happy Tav” site
Friday, 31 July 2015, 12:33 pm | Hastings District Council
Talented Havelock North school students will be able to admire their own handiwork in a very public space for the next two years. More >>
Register your dog before the end of the week
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 1:53 pm | Hastings District Council
Registering a dog before the end of this week will save dog owners up to $55 – and ensure they avoid the $300 fine they will get if they are caught with an unregistered dog. More >>
Arts and what’s on Hastings
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 5:09 pm | Hastings District Council
Another snow dump is expected in Hastings this week – but this time it will be right in the centre of town. More >>
Hastings Crematorium Plans
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 5:14 pm | Hastings District Council
It is not often the chapel and cemetery team get to hang out with their visitors; normally the staff are busy working while their visitors are often grief-stricken. More >>
Time out: Art for bereaved kids
Friday, 3 July 2015, 12:21 pm | Hastings District Council
The impetus for Hawke’s Bay artist Deborah Smith putting her efforts into running free art classes for bereaved children was the death of her own father. He was 42 when he died from melanoma; Smith was 18 and her siblings younger. It was a very ... More >>
Animal Welfare Centre: next stages
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 3:36 pm | Hastings District Council
The first stage of the kennel redevelopment at Hastings District Council’s pound is all but finished. The final coat of resin was applied to the floor today (July 2), and the painters will be back to finish next week. The kennel doors will go on ... More >>
Opera House and CBD
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 3:35 pm | Hastings District Council
A timeline for decisions on the earthquake-prone Hawke’s Bay Opera House has been announced. Residents are expected to get their first look at possible options in about 10 weeks’ time. Those options are likely to be broader than many imagine, ... More >>
Brown on show
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 4:50 pm | Hastings District Council
Brown on show The latest exhibition in the Hastings City Art Gallery, No direct access to reality , is a double whammy for artist John Brown. Not only is he the creator of the artwork but in his relatively new position as the gallery’s full-time ... More >>
Draft smokefree policy – we want your feedback
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 10:25 am | Hastings District Council
Whether bus shelters, parks, playgrounds and sports fields should be smoke free is a question being put to Napier and Hastings residents from this week. More >>
Bush thinning
Monday, 29 June 2015, 5:09 pm | Hastings District Council
The paths in Hastings’ Cornwall Park are about to be lightened up with some judicious thinning of the greenery. Hastings District Council maintenance staff will start on the work this Thursday (July 2). More >>
Mana Ahuriri
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 5:19 pm | Hastings District Council
Renaming the region’s airport Hawke’s Bay Airport Ahuriri is the preferred option of the Hastings District Council. More >>
Hastings District Council What’s On
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 4:30 pm | Hastings District Council
A full range of artist’s impressions and plans of the new Hawke’s Bay chapel and crematorium will be on display next Saturday (July 4). More >>