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Countdown begins for Garden Award entries

Friday, 3 November 2006, 11:14 am | Hastings District Council

With just one week left before entries close, Hastings District Council has received 32 nominations for the Festival of Garden Awards 2006. More >>

Fire danger increased to ‘extreme’

Friday, 13 October 2006, 4:48 pm | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council, in conjunction with Central Hawke’s Bay District Council, Napier City Council and the Department of Conservation, has elevated the fire danger warning across the region to ‘Extreme’. More >>

Excellence in host responsibility rewarded

Thursday, 12 October 2006, 11:23 am | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council, in a joint venture with Hawke’s Bay District Health Board and Roadsafe Hawke‘s Bay, has awarded the inaugural Host Responsibility Award to Havelock North pub the Rose ‘n’ Shamrock. The award recognises excellence ... More >>

Severe wind warning means greater risk of fire

Thursday, 12 October 2006, 10:56 am | Hastings District Council

Wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour are likely over the next two days bringing heightened risk of fire, warns Hastings District Council Emergency Management Officer Rene Londeman. More >>

Mural adds finishing touches to new playground

Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 2:45 pm | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council has now completed work on a new playground in Havelock North, and the finishing touches include a mural designed and painted by local school children. More >>

Nelson Park information booth opens

Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 10:57 am | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council will open an information booth in Hastings’ central business district to give Hastings voters an opportunity to get all the facts on the Nelson Park proposal ahead of the public referendum. The Nelson Park information booth will ... More >>

Nelson Park referendum website

Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 10:40 am | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council has set up a website to ensure the public has access to full information on the Nelson Park proposal. More >>

Nelson Park Public Meeting

Thursday, 21 September 2006, 9:38 am | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council will hold a public meeting to discuss the Nelson Park proposal ahead of the public referendum. The meeting will take place at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House on Thursday, 5th October at 5.30pm. The doors will be open from 5pm. More >>

Parks strategy

Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 9:50 am | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council has completed work on a vital tool in deciding the future of green space in the area. The Hastings Reserve Strategy 2006 sets out the best ways to acquire and develop parks and reserves in the district over the next 20 years. More >>

50 year debate features youth versus councillors

Thursday, 14 September 2006, 4:56 pm | Hastings District Council

Hastings is a better place today than it was when it was first made a city, that’s the premise being debated on Monday as part of the Hastings 50 years celebrations. The debate features a team of Hastings District Councillors speaking for the motion, ... More >>

Thousands Missing Rebate

Monday, 4 September 2006, 2:30 pm | Hastings District Council

Thousands of people in Hastings District may be missing out on money they are entitled to, according to Ross Franklin, Hastings District Council Corporate Services Manager. More >>

Technology helps cut paperwork

Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:58 pm | Hastings District Council

New technologies are helping Hastings District Council keep a close eye on road maintenance projects. The Council, working with its engineering consultant MWH, is using a Pocket RAMM (Road Assessment and Maintenance Management), a computerised hand held device ... More >>

Gardeners encouraged to celebrate 50 years as city

Thursday, 31 August 2006, 9:37 am | Hastings District Council

The organisers of the Hastings District Festival of Garden Awards are encouraging local gardeners to celebrate 50 years of Hastings as a city by entering their gardens in this year’s Festival. Hastings District Council and the Landmarks Trust are ... More >>

Warm Welcome For Rates Rebate Applicants

Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 9:18 am | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council is welcoming those coming in to apply for a rates rebate, with a cup of tea or coffee and a ‘queue minder’ to make the whole process easier and friendlier. “There’s talk all over the country about rates at the moment, ... More >>

Many hands make light work

Monday, 21 August 2006, 10:30 am | Hastings District Council

Hastings District Council got a helping hand from a lot of little hands when students from Hastings Central School worked with Council staff to plant hundreds of native trees grown in their school nursery. More >>

Parking wardens help with change

Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 2:13 pm | Hastings District Council

Now that the new coins have been introduced, those puzzling over how to get their old coins into recalibrated parking meters will have an ally – parking wardens. More >>

Hastings District Council going from good to great

Monday, 31 July 2006, 10:47 am | Hastings District Council

The Hastings District Council has commissioned an independent report to ensure resources are correctly matched to the Council’s long term objectives, detailed in the Long Term Council Community Plan 2006-2016. More >>

Ocean Beach Road damage resolved

Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 10:56 am | Hastings District Council

A way forward for the damaged section of Ocean Beach Road was decided yesterday at a site-meeting between Hastings District Council, MWH and Higgins Contractors Ltd. More >>

Road closure at Ocean Beach

Friday, 21 July 2006, 3:44 pm | Hastings District Council

Severe weather has forced the closure of a section of Ocean Beach Road. The area is dangerous and under no circumstances should people attempt to access it. The section of Ocean Beach Road from Haupouri farm track to the beach was closed to all users ... More >>

Decision made on wind farms

Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 5:14 pm | Hastings District Council

Today, the Environment Court released its judgement on appeals made against the Hastings District Council's decision to approve two wind farms in the district. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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