Latest from Hastings District Council

'Connector' team engaged to help navigate zoning concerns in Hastings

The new dedicated response team will help navigate council and government processes.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence response review could take until December

Terms of reference have been agreed for a review into the Bay's cyclone response.

Napier boarding houses with highest fire risk to be assessed more regularly

Authorities are working to prevent a Loafers Lodge-style tragedy in Hawke's Bay.

Council proposes rates remission for up to two years for cyclone-damaged properties

'We know that recovering from this disaster is going to take quite some time.'

Hastings city centre revitalisation earns top Local Government award

The 10-year regeneration of Hastings city’s East Block, including the Toitoi Municipal Building restoration project, earned a top award at the Taituarā Excellence Awards. Video / Hastings District Council

Hukarere Girls' College buys motel for new dorms

Te Aute Trust Board have purchased the Wine Country Motel in Havelock North for dorms.

The slow road to the Civil Defence review

The terms of reference for the Cyclone Gabrielle response review are still a month away.

Bound for the bulldozer? Interest in moving free two-storey villa tumbles

Talks with more than 30 people who wanted a free Tudor-style villa have come to nought.

Hastings suburb has new New World supermarket canned

Hastings District Council and Foodstuffs North Island cancel bid for a new supermarket.

Hastings council reveals 8.5 per cent rates rise, other councils to announce rises

Rates rise in the pipeline for Hastings ratepayers.

Hastings District promises to change inequities in rates relief system

Decisions around rates relief after Cyclone Gabrielle has caused some frustration.

From silt to sanctity: Eskdale and Pōrangahau communities still cleaning gravesites

Communities and the Remembrance Army are cleaning up at Eskdale Cemetary.

Demolition to begin on Hastings' Heretaunga House - what will replace it?

The council has revealed what the site will likely be used for in the future.

One month on from Hawke's Bay's 'most significant' recorded weather event

Cleared silt on residential properties in Hastings will be collected and disposed of.

Most Hawke's Bay councils still leaving silt clean-up to homeowners

Only the Wairoa council is picking up the bill for silt clean-up on private property.

Months of work ahead: Hastings reveals estimated re-opening times for its rural roads

Dartmoor Road is expected to open with a temporary bridge in four to five weeks.