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The Hastings District Council is the district council for all of the Hastings region on the east coast of New Zealand.
The Council is responsible for an area of 522,893 hectares, services some 73,400 people, has 28,992 rateable properties.
HASTINGS — People living in rural areas of Hastings District are being reminded that they must remain vigilant after lighting fires to dispose of unwanted vegetation.
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HASTINGS — The development of a new inner city park near Hastings CBD has taken another major step forward, with the receipt of a grant from the Lotteries Community Facilities Fund.
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HASTINGS — Street enhancements will create a more vibrant look and feel in the Clive town centre.
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HASTINGS — The Tour de iWay cycle event will mark the official opening of the Hastings District Council’s latest addition to the iWay walking and cycling network.
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HASTINGS — A new insulation project will increase the comfort of tenants in a number of Hastings District Council’s Housing for the Elderly complexes.
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HASTINGS — The new Splash Pad to be installed as part of a major upgrade of Flaxmere Park will have more features than originally planned, thanks to a generous grant from the Trust House Community Enterprise, with support from the Flaxmere Licensing Trust.
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Hastings District and Napier City Councils are seeking projects which will help lead to a reduction in alcohol related harm in the community.
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HASTINGS — The next round of FREE computer classes are about to begin at the Hastings District Libraries.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council is one of four councils that have risen 20 places or more in the latest Local Government league tables.
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HASTINGS — As part of its focus on improving the sustainability of its operations, Hastings District Council has replaced a conventional petrol powered vehicle with a Toyota Prius C.
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HASTINGS — The 6th annual national survey of garden birds is about to begin.
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NAPIER — The Napier-Taihape Road is currently closed due to ice and snow until further notice.
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HASTINGS — A team from Hastings District Council came up trumps at the Australasian Grand Final of the Local Government Management Challenge in Melbourne.
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HASTINGS — Hastings ratepayers will benefit after council secured a very favourable interest rate on a loan from the newly created Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA).
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HASTINGS — Swimmers at the Havelock North Village pool will notice a major improvement in water clarity next summer.
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HASTINGS — Attendance at Hastings water theme park Splash Planet for the 2011/12 summer season was strong, despite a lack of settled weather.
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HASTINGS — The leader’s debate has been withdrawn from the lineup of Leadership Week events in Hastings.
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Business and civic leaders from Hastings and Palmerston North are set to do battle during Leadership Week.
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HASTINGS — Part of Flaxmere Park has taken on a great new look with the installation of a range of fitness equipment.
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HASTINGS — Pupils from Irongate School had a vision that has now grown to include all the schools and kindergartens in Flaxmere.
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HASTINGS — The public is invited to pick up a shovel and help transform the look of an area of the Clive River stopbank on the Hastings to Clive iWay route this Sunday.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council has issued a number of infringement notices in response to the illegal dumping of material at the Havelock North Recycling Centre in Martin Place.
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HASTINGS — If you lived in Hawke’s Bay in the 1870s and were sick, poor or in desperate need, there was a good chance that you would have been visited by French nun, Suzanne Aubert.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council will put a managed retreat option for 21 coastal properties at Haumoana on hold for two years, following submissions from residents to the 2012/22 Long Term Plan.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Race three of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) World Cup will be held on Hawke’s Bay farmland in January 2013.
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HASTINGS — Hawke's Bay based Asian entrepreneurs, professionals and organisations are being invited to enter a competition which will recognise the potential and unique identity of the Asian community.
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HASTINGS — Hawke’s Bay based Asian entrepreneurs, professionals and organisations are being invited to enter a competition, which will recognise the potential and unique identity of the Asian community.
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HASTINGS — The winners of the inaugural Hastings District Council Youth Potential awards have all shown amazing commitment to achieving their goals.
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HASTINGS — The public is being invited to take part in the planting of the Facebook Forest at the Omarunui Landfill.
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HASTINGS — Five high profile people from the business and sporting sector will headline the Sir Peter Blake Trust Leadership Week events in Hastings.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Youth Council is encouraging young entertainers to demonstrate their talents, as part of national Youth Week 2012.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council will honour high performing young people during the inaugural Youth Potential awards ceremony.
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HASTINGS — St Mathew’s Primary School in Hastings has seen such an upsurge in the number of pupils riding to school, that they needed to install new bike racks.
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HASTINGS — Hastings volunteer rural fire fighters will be recognised at an awards ceremony next week.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council today announced that it has reappointed Ross McLeod as its Chief Executive for a further 2 years, commencing February 2013.
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HASTINGS — Conservation work is to begin on the famous Peter McIntyre mural in the Hall of Memories at the Hastings War Memorial Library.
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HASTINGS — Over 120 leaders from New Zealand’s waste, recycling and resource recovery industry will be in Hastings later this week for their midyear roundup.
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HASTINGS — Hundreds of people packed into the Hawke’s Bay Opera House on Sunday to experience a the tastes and sounds of Thailand.
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HASTINGS — The RaboDirect Club Road National Cycling Championships return to Hawke’s Bay roads this week.
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HASTINGS — Being a loyal and devoted volunteer will have its reward for a number of people, when they are presented with a Hastings District Council Civic Award.
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HASTINGS — The sound, colour and tastes of Thailand will be on show at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House at the end of this month.
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HASTINGS — The recently released draft joint Waste Management and Minimisation plan (WMMP) includes a number of innovative and exciting ideas on how we could deal with waste in the future.
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HASTINGS — Refuse kerbside collection services for Good Friday will be carried out on Thursday 5th April 2012.
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HASTINGS — The community will get to give their views on Hastings District Council’s new Long Term Plan (LTP) when the Voice Box travels around the district.
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HASTINGS — Residents are being invited to 'like' the council's Sus'd facebook page and become part of the group which will begin the development of the Omarunui Landfill, Facebook Forest.
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HASTINGS — Some of Hastings districts toughest terrain will confront athletes competing in the official New Zealand Secondary Schools adventure racing championship.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council is concerned that the message on illegal dumping of waste is not getting through to residents.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council is currently reviewing its councillor representation ahead of the 2013 local government elections.
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HASTINGS — Welcome to the new Hastings District Council website.
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HASTINGS — Hastings War Memorial Library is about to have an internal facelift.
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HASTINGS — A major land restoration project will be formally opened to the public this month.
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HASTINGS — Library staff are again preparing to engage our children in learning and literacy during the school holidays using their own special magic, storytelling.
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HASTINGS — Neighbours Day Aotearoa is being celebrated around the country on March 24th and 25th and Hastings District Council is encouraging residents to take the first step by saying "hello" to the people who live in their street.
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HAVELOCK NORTH — She's been dishing it up for over 20 years to New Zealand households with the Food in a Minute series, a great range of cookbooks, and fantastic food editorials.
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HAVELOCK NORTH — A new and exciting category has been included for the first time in this year's Triple Peaks Challenge.
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HASTINGS — Auckland’s Starship children’s hospital is to benefit from the collection of unwanted mobile phones in Hastings.
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HASTINGS — Cornwall Park will take on an appearance, reminiscent of the United Nations as International Cultures Day comes to Hastings this Saturday.
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HASTINGS — It’s that time of year, when the Hastings community comes together to celebrate how books can change lives.
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HASTINGS — The announcement of the winners of the 2012 awards for walking and cycling friendly projects will be one of the highlights of this week's national 2WalkandCycle conference in Hastings.
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HASTINGS — Heretaunga Intermediate School librarian Rona Ahern hasn’t riden a bike in years.
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HASTINGS — Taking a walk or a bike on short trips around town could be more viable than many people might think.
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HASTINGS — Two nationwide projects focusing on the need for all road users to show understanding and respect to one another are being highlighted at the national 2WalkandCycle conference in Hastings.
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HASTINGS — The announcement of the winners of the 2012 awards for walking and cycling friendly projects will be one of the highlights of this week’s national 2WalkandCycle conference in Hastings.
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HASTINGS — It’s that time of year, when the Hastings community comes together to celebrate how books can change lives.
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HASTINGS — The USA, invariably seen as the "home of the automobile" is now showing "clean green" New Zealand how to better provide for walking and cycling, and an expert from there is in the country to tell us how.
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HASTINGS — The Deputy Mayors of Hastings and Napier will dress in their most glamorous art deco outfits and take part in a fashion parade, as part of next weeks to 2WalkandCycle conference in Hastings.
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HASTINGS — Potential changes to laws protecting walkers and cyclists from other traffic will be discussed at this week’s national walking and cycling conference.
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HASTINGS — A Dragon Dance Group from Wellington will bring spectacular style and colour to International Cultures Day in Hastings next month.
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HASTINGS — Volunteering as a Horse of the Year 2012 ambassador will see you give advice to locals and visitors on what to do at the show and point out the many great attractions that exist around Hastings District.
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HASTINGS — The national 2Walk&Cycle conference will address transport issues that will help improve the lifestyle of everyone in the community.
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HASTINGS — Renowned entrepreneur and speaker extraordinaire Sir Bob Jones, will be hosted by the Hastings District Friends of the Libraries next month.
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HASTINGS — One of Hastings district’s smallest communities will celebrate the first birthday of its Emergency Management group this weekend.
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HASTINGS — Community organisations are being encouraged to put forward their views on how Hastings can further its aims of achieving Safe Communities accreditation.
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HASTINGS — The previous record for the total number of bikes presented at an iWay Big Bike Fixup was smashed during the event held on Sunday (February 5th) at the Hastings clock tower.
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HASTINGS — This month's national 2Walk&Cycle conference will explore future transport options in a world which is growing more congested every day.
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HASTINGS — The previous record for the total number of bikes presented at an iWay Big Bike Fixup was smashed during the event held on Sunday (February 5th) at the Hastings clock tower.
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HASTINGS — This month’s national 2Walk&Cycle conference will explore future transport options in a world which is growing more congested every day.
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HASTINGS — Rubbish and Recycling Collections will be as normal for Waitangi Day – 6 February.
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HASTINGS — Hastings will welcome 25 new New Zealanders at a citizenship ceremony to be held on Wednesday February 1st, 2012, from 6 pm in the Te Aranga Marae, 18 Boston Crescent, Flaxmere.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District Council now has three mobile Public Alert Systems for use in the event of a Civil Defence emergency, with more being delivered in the next few weeks.
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HASTINGS — Organisers are again seeking a diverse range of performers and stall holders to enhance International Cultures day.
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HASTINGS — Hastings District has many outstanding natural features which need special protection to ensure they’re preserved for the future.
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HASTINGS — Hastings’ public place recycling bins have diverted more than a tonne of waste from the Omaranui landfill.
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HASTINGS — The search is on for the next amazing talent to come from Flaxmere.
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HASTINGS — Hastings’ public place recycling bins have diverted more than a tonne of waste from the Omaranui landfill.
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HASTINGS — The massive earthquake which struck Hawke’s Bay on February 3rd 1931 is the single greatest natural disaster in the region’s recorded history.
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HASTINGS — Music, fun and style will come to Hastings during the annual Art Deco weekend celebrations next month.
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HASTINGS — The massive earthquake which struck Hawke’s Bay on February 3rd 1931 is the single greatest natural disaster in the region’s recorded history.
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HASTINGS — Music, fun and style will come to Hastings during the annual Art Deco weekend celebrations next month.
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HASTINGS — It’s time to get your bike out of the shed and make sure it is in good condition for summer cycling.
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