Six60 singer Matiu Walters is bringing his band to Hastings on Sunday. Photo / File
Six60 singer Matiu Walters is bringing his band to Hastings on Sunday. Photo / File
Almost all motels and hotels are sold out in Hawke's Bay this weekend ahead of a busy few days in the events diary.
On Saturday 20,000 people are expected to descend on the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds Tomoana for Hastings' biggest ever concert, Six60 Saturdays.
There are also athletics championships beingheld at the Mitre10 Park Hawke's Bay over the weekend – the Potts Classic and the Athletics NZ Senior 3000m Championships.
Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst said it is all happening in Hastings with lots of great events on the Six60 concert and the Bridge Pa Wine Festival.
"We're expecting about 5000 people from out of town for Six60, so we know it's going to be a big weekend for our accommodation providers across the sector," she said.
Havelock North Motor Lodge has been fully booked this weekend since October. Photo / Warren Buckland
"We know lots of friends and families will also be offering up their own homes for visitors as well."
An online search suggested the only official accommodation in close proximity to Hastings and Havelock North that has vacancy over the weekend is five-star Mangapapa Hotel which starts at $700 a night.
Havelock North Motor Lodge owner Aaron Mills said they have no vacancy.
