Eastern police have announced work on the region's new Police Headquarters in Hastings will start next year.
Acting Eastern District Commander Inspector Tania Kura and Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule announced the next stage of the project today at the site of the new building on the corner of Eastbourne St West and Railway Rd.
Both the old courthouse and current police station would be demolished and replaced with the new 2600 square metre three storey building.
Hastings District Council and New Zealand Police had worked closely together to ensure the new building and Council's Emergency Management Office were connected, to enable a coordinated response in times of emergency.
Mr Yule said the news was very welcome. "As well as being an essential facility for our region, this building will be of a design that we will be very proud to welcome to our city.