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Watch: Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield live update.
Watch Live for todays Covid-19 update - 18th June 2020 For more information please visit the COVID-19 Website
International student support during extraordinary times
EIT welcomed over 750 new and returning students across its three campuses in semester 1 under the most extraordinary circumstances. During what should have bee...
“There would always have been a reason not to do it.” Kiwi company that launched during Covid sells out of “cult” product.
On Friday 20th March, as Covid-19 was grasping at our country, Mel Lewis took a deep breath and pushed the button on her new business, Ultrella. “I had al...
Zoom in to meet your favourite penguins
While New Zealand and much of the world was in lockdown, the National Aquarium of New Zealand’s Little Penguins were missing having their friends visit th...
No new cases, 2 active cases - By the Numbers
Covid Update June 17th 2020 - By the Numbers There are no new cases nationally in the last 24 hours. The national combined total (confirmed and probable) rema...
Lifestyle feed runs a great success
In response to the critical and prolonged drought, the Rural Advisory Group and the Regional Council has distributed 4,933 hay bales to small block holders.Rura...
Consultation begins on Police Executive design
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has today released, for internal consultation, a proposal to re-design the organisation’s Executive structure. “I...
2 new cases of Covid 19 - The Breakdown
Covid Update June 16th 2020 There are 2 new cases nationally in the last 24 hours. They are two women, one in their 30's and the other in her 40's. The...
Watch: Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield live update.
Watch Live for todays Covid-19 update - 16th June 2020 For more information please visit the COVID-19 Website
Cold and smoky weekend made for unhealthy air
Air quality in Hastings exceeded the national standard for the first time this year on Monday, taking Hastings to its air quality limit for the year. The avera...
Local philanthropists support Hawke’s Bay Foundation with major boost in funding
Sons and daughters of hard-working families will continue to benefit from a Charitable Trust worth over $500,000 that has been transferred to Hawke’s Bay...
Paid parking to resume in Hastings city centre
Hastings District Council is turning its metered parking back from Monday 15 June. Parking became free when New Zealand went into Level 4 ‘Lockdown&rsquo...
Otane to Waipawa Wastewater Pipeline Project Underway
Work on a new wastewater pipeline between Otane and Waipawa has officially commenced this week.Stage one of the project, valued at $1.15m, will see a 3.5km sect...
Welcomed Funding Boost for Community Groups
Thirty community groups have received a funding boost with the allocation of $245,000 in community grants funding at the end of last month. Each year, Hastings...
High pressure system no time for burning
A rise in outdoor burning is becoming a health risk for the community and is made worse by high-pressure systems like we’ve seen this week and the one on...
COVID-19 recovery fund will benefit students and the region
Last week the government announced a Targeted Training and Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF) as part of their 2020 budget to support the country’s COVID-19 reco...
Hastings Art Gallery returns to life with Local Lockdown exhibition
The public will get an insight into other people’s lockdown experience with the Local Lockdown exhibition opening at Hastings City Art Gallery today. Thi...
Retail spending in Hastings district halves during COVID-19 lockdown
A spike in retail spending before and after the COVID-19 lockdown has been identified in the latest Marketview spending transaction report for the Hastings dist...
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster makes statement on Police use of sponge rounds
The following is a statement issued by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster regarding the use sponge rounds: The vast majority of serious incidents that Police at...
Shorter waiting times to see your GP this winter
Access to your family doctor should be easier this winter thanks to the rapid rise of virtual consultations. During the COVID-19 crisis, GPs have adapted to di...
