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Hastings District Council

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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.

Joined December 2007
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Fire 20 Jul 2012
Take care lighting outdoor fires in rural areas

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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Community 16 Jul 2012
Another major step forward for inner city park

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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Community 16 Jul 2012
Upgrade begins in Clive town centre

HASTINGS — Street enhancements will create a more vibrant look and feel in the Clive town centre.

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Community 13 Jul 2012
Official opening planned for Hastings-Havelock North pathway

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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Community 12 Jul 2012
Insulation to increase comfort in council's housing for the elderly complexes

HASTINGS — A new insulation project will increase the comfort of tenants in a number of Hastings District Council’s Housing for the Elderly complexes.

Adam Fletcher from Bay Insulation 2007 Ltd passes blanket insulation into the ceiling of a unit in the Tui Vale complex.

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Community 10 Jul 2012
More features for new Splash Pad at Flaxmere Park

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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Alcohol 9 Jul 2012
Joint initiative aims to reduce alcohol related harm

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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Community 4 Jul 2012
IT literacy at your library, your place

HASTINGS — The next round of FREE computer classes are about to begin at the Hastings District Libraries.

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Council 3 Jul 2012
Hastings District Council big mover on latest Local Government league table

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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Motoring 2 Jul 2012
Hybrid vehicle joins council fleet

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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Environment 28 Jun 2012
What species of birds are in your garden?

HASTINGS — The 6th annual national survey of garden birds is about to begin.

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Traffic 27 Jun 2012
Napier-Taihape Road closed

NAPIER — The Napier-Taihape Road is currently closed due to ice and snow until further notice.

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Council 26 Jun 2012
Hastings District Council wins Australasian Local Government competition

HASTINGS — A team from Hastings District Council came up trumps at the Australasian Grand Final of the Local Government Management Challenge in Melbourne.

Hastings District Council team which won the LGMA challenge Grand Final in Melbourne.

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Council 22 Jun 2012
Hastings ratepayers benefit from low interest rate

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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Community 22 Jun 2012
Makeover begins at Havelock North Village pool

HASTINGS — Swimmers at the Havelock North Village pool will notice a major improvement in water clarity next summer.

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News 22 Jun 2012
Strong result for Splash Planet despite poor weather over summer

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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News 19 Jun 2012
Debate withdrawn from Hastings Leadership Week events

HASTINGS — The leader’s debate has been withdrawn from the lineup of Leadership Week events in Hastings.

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News 18 Jun 2012
Hastings leaders to debate with their Manawatu counterparts

Business and civic leaders from Hastings and Palmerston North are set to do battle during Leadership Week.

Hastings Intermediate Leadership Academy and Principal Andrew Shortcliffe meet Mayor Lawrence Yule in his office to discuss leadership.

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Health 15 Jun 2012
New exercise equipment installed in Flaxmere Park

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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Art 15 Jun 2012
Mural to brighten up fence at a park in Flaxmere

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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Environment 14 Jun 2012
Public invited to planting day on Clive walkway

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.

Part of the new Hastings to Clive pathway looking towards the planting site.

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Waste 13 Jun 2012
Illegal dumping continues at Havelock North recycling centre

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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News 11 Jun 2012
Author to tell story of first 'district nurse'

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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Environment 8 Jun 2012
Council to take a further look at coastal erosion

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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Orienteering 29 May 2012
Orienteering World Cup event to be raced on Hawke's Bay farmland

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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Community 28 May 2012
Entries open for Asian awards

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.

Asians in the Bay logo

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Community 25 May 2012
Asian Awards 2012

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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Community 22 May 2012
Awards presented to high performing Hastings youths

HASTINGS — The winners of the inaugural Hastings District Council Youth Potential awards have all shown amazing commitment to achieving their goals.

 The winners of the inaugural Hastings District Council Youth Potential awards.

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Community 18 May 2012
Public invited to planting day at landfill

HASTINGS — The public is being invited to take part in the planting of the Facebook Forest at the Omarunui Landfill.

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Community 17 May 2012
Top lineup of speakers for leadership week in Hastings

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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Community 16 May 2012
Young entertainers invited to Hastings CBD during Youth Week

HASTINGS — Hastings District Youth Council is encouraging young entertainers to demonstrate their talents, as part of national Youth Week 2012.

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Community 16 May 2012
Awards recognise youth potential

HASTINGS — Hastings District Council will honour high performing young people during the inaugural Youth Potential awards ceremony.

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Cycling 14 May 2012
Hastings primary school kids get on their bikes

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.

St Mathew's Primary School kids in Hastings with their bikes.

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Community 11 May 2012
Volunteer rural fire fighters to be honoured

HASTINGS — Hastings volunteer rural fire fighters will be recognised at an awards ceremony next week.

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Council 3 May 2012
Hastings District Council reappoints Chief Executive

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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Conservation 1 May 2012
Conservation work on war mural

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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Waste 30 Apr 2012
Hastings venue for waste conference

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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Entertainment 30 Apr 2012
Hundreds sample the culture and sounds of Thailand in Hastings

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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Cycling 30 Apr 2012
National club cycling champs return to Hawke's Bay roads

HASTINGS — The RaboDirect Club Road National Cycling Championships return to Hawke’s Bay roads this week.

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Community 24 Apr 2012
Volunteers to be honoured at Civic Awards ceremony

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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Entertainment 17 Apr 2012
The style of Thailand comes to the Opera House

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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Waste 11 Apr 2012
Residents are invited to have a say on a new waste plan

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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Waste 5 Apr 2012
Refuse and Recycling Kerbside Collection Services for Good Friday and Easter Monday

HASTINGS — Refuse kerbside collection services for Good Friday will be carried out on Thursday 5th April 2012.

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Community 5 Apr 2012
Voice Box to gather public views on Hastings future

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.

Voice Box in Hastings

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Environment 5 Apr 2012
Facebook fans invited to start a forest

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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Adventure Racing 4 Apr 2012
Secondary school athletes prepare for tough conditions as they GO-4-12

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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Waste 3 Apr 2012
Concern over illegal dumping at recycling depot

HASTINGS — Hastings District Council is concerned that the message on illegal dumping of waste is not getting through to residents.

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Council 3 Apr 2012
Community views sought on council representation

HASTINGS — Hastings District Council is currently reviewing its councillor representation ahead of the 2013 local government elections.

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Council 2 Apr 2012
Welcome to our new website

HASTINGS — Welcome to the new Hastings District Council website.

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News 2 Apr 2012
Colour me beautiful

HASTINGS — Hastings War Memorial Library is about to have an internal facelift.

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Council 16 Mar 2012
Roy's Hill restoration project set to be unveiled

HASTINGS — A major land restoration project will be formally opened to the public this month.

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Books 16 Mar 2012
Bedroom funk, Old MacDonald and Dragons

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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Community 12 Mar 2012
Hastings residents are being encouraged to get to know their neighbours

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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Books 12 Mar 2012
A great taste of New Zealand with Allyson Gofton and NZ Book Month!

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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Sport 8 Mar 2012
Paragliders are encouraged to fly the Triple Peaks Challenge

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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Technology 8 Mar 2012
Unwanted mobile phones support Starship Hospital

HASTINGS — Auckland’s Starship children’s hospital is to benefit from the collection of unwanted mobile phones in Hastings.

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Culture 28 Feb 2012
The world comes to Hastings for International Cultures Day

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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Books 27 Feb 2012
New Zealand Book Month 2012 - get ready to turn the page!

HASTINGS — It’s that time of year, when the Hastings community comes together to celebrate how books can change lives.

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Cycling 27 Feb 2012
Walking and cycling awards attract wide range of projects

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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Cycling 27 Feb 2012
Hastings school librarian joins BikeWise challenge

HASTINGS — Heretaunga Intermediate School librarian Rona Ahern hasn’t riden a bike in years.

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News 24 Feb 2012
Short walking and cycling trips - more viable than you might think

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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News 23 Feb 2012
Road users urged to show respect for one another

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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Cycling 22 Feb 2012
Walking and cycling awards attract wide range of projects

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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Books 21 Feb 2012
New Zealand Book Month 2012 – get ready to turn the page!

HASTINGS — It’s that time of year, when the Hastings community comes together to celebrate how books can change lives.

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News 21 Feb 2012
Home of the automobile now turning to walking and cycling

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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News 20 Feb 2012
Deputy Mayors join conference fashion show

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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News 20 Feb 2012
Conference to discuss laws protecting walkers and cyclists

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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Culture 17 Feb 2012
Spectacular Dragon Dance Group to perform at International Cultures Day

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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News 16 Feb 2012
Call for Horse of the Year show ambassadors

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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Transport 16 Feb 2012
Walking and cycling conference looks at transport integration for the future

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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Books 14 Feb 2012
Property tycoon to speak in Hastings

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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Council 14 Feb 2012
Rural Civil Defence unit celebrates first birthday

HASTINGS — One of Hastings district’s smallest communities will celebrate the first birthday of its Emergency Management group this weekend.

Civil Defence volunteer Gordon Foster looks over flooded farmland near Maraekakaho during the April 2011 floods.

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Community 10 Feb 2012
Views sought on Hastings safe communities accreditation

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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Cycling 8 Feb 2012
Record breaking Big Bike fixup

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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News 8 Feb 2012
Conference explores options for sustainable travel

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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Cycling 7 Feb 2012
Record breaking Big Bike fixup

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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News 7 Feb 2012
Conference explores options for sustainable travel

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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Waste 3 Feb 2012
Rubbish and Recycling Collection - Waitangi Weekend

HASTINGS — Rubbish and Recycling Collections will be as normal for Waitangi Day – 6 February.

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Migration 30 Jan 2012
Hastings welcomes 25 new citizens

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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Defence 30 Jan 2012
More mobile sirens ready in case of emergency in Hastings coastal areas

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.

Mobile Public Alert Systems for civil defence emergency.

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Culture 24 Jan 2012
Diversity key to Hastings International Cultures Day

HASTINGS — Organisers are again seeking a diverse range of performers and stall holders to enhance International Cultures day.

Part of the large crowd enjoying the entertainment at the 2011 International Cultures Day.

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Environment 23 Jan 2012
Preserving our districts natural features and character

HASTINGS — Hastings District has many outstanding natural features which need special protection to ensure they’re preserved for the future.

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Waste 23 Jan 2012
Over a tonne of bottles is collected from public place recycling bins

HASTINGS — Hastings’ public place recycling bins have diverted more than a tonne of waste from the Omaranui landfill.

 "Love NZ" recycling bins

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Festival 23 Jan 2012
Hunt begins for new talent for Flaxmere Festival

HASTINGS — The search is on for the next amazing talent to come from Flaxmere.

Part of the large crowd enjoying the 2011 Flaxmere Family Festival

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Waste 23 Jan 2012
Over a tonne of bottles is collected from public place recycling bins

HASTINGS — Hastings’ public place recycling bins have diverted more than a tonne of waste from the Omaranui landfill.

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Earthquakes 20 Jan 2012
Memorial service to mark 81 years since big quake

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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Entertainment 20 Jan 2012
Deco delights come to Hastings

HASTINGS — Music, fun and style will come to Hastings during the annual Art Deco weekend celebrations next month.

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Earthquakes 19 Jan 2012
Memorial service to mark 81 years since big quake

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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Entertainment 19 Jan 2012
Deco delights come to Hastings

HASTINGS — Music, fun and style will come to Hastings during the annual Art Deco weekend celebrations next month.

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Cycling 18 Jan 2012
Your bike is in for a treat at the Big Bike Fixup

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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