Rural West Hastings, Hastings

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2845 days ago

Want to win a Milieu Lotion with NZ House & Garden Tours?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Been in the garden all Summer and in need of skin revitalisation? Like this post and go in the draw to WIN 1 of 3 MILIEU BURNT ORANGE & AGAVE LOTION thanks to NZ House & Garden House Tours. Winners to be drawn 3pm Friday 17 February.

If you want more house and garden inspiration, there … View more
Been in the garden all Summer and in need of skin revitalisation? Like this post and go in the draw to WIN 1 of 3 MILIEU BURNT ORANGE & AGAVE LOTION thanks to NZ House & Garden House Tours. Winners to be drawn 3pm Friday 17 February.

If you want more house and garden inspiration, there is a Hawke's Bay NZ House and Garden Tour February 24. Check out nzhouseandgardentours.co.nz for more details.
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2853 days ago

How do you feel about paying for parking at Hawke's Bay Hospital?

Reporter The Hastings Mail

Hawke's Bay Hospital will introduce paid parking next month.
From March 1 visitors will pay $1 for three and a half hours and staff will pay $1 a day for parking at Hawke's Bay District Health Board's hospital and corporate office site in Hastings.

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2849 days ago

Did you spot these dogs on bikes touring Hawke's Bay over the long weekend?

Reporter The Hastings Mail

Wet noses, fur coats and waging tails were the dress code for one Kiwi motorbike rally.
The first "Bax gives back - Dogs on Bikes" ride hit the road with nine "biker dogs" and 12 people touring Napier to collect money for the city's SPCA on Sunday

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2849 days ago

Swap a can of food for a FREE Resene testpot!

Resene

Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*

Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. … View more
Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*

Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. When you donate a can of food you'll save up to $5.50 on your testpot purchase while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.

So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop today!

*60-80ml testpot
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2851 days ago

Have you seen Brazilian Jiu Jitsu live before? Here's your chance.

Reporter The Hastings Mail

Allegiance Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is hosting the region's first tournament for the grappling martial art. The Hastings club is based at Stortford Lodge and the day-long tournament will take place on February 18. Allegiance owner and coach Damian Smith said it was a sign of Brazilian Jiu … View moreAllegiance Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is hosting the region's first tournament for the grappling martial art. The Hastings club is based at Stortford Lodge and the day-long tournament will take place on February 18. Allegiance owner and coach Damian Smith said it was a sign of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's popularity within the region and around New Zealand, but also his way to encourage and grow the sport in Hawke's Bay.

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2851 days ago

Spotted us around?

Stuff Fibre

Hello neighbours! I'm Sam from Stuff Fibre (on the left) - and that's my mate Casey, Neighbourly's co-founder. As a couple of tech start-up founders, we're really excited to have joined forces to help make a difference in every corner of New Zealand.

Neighbourly do it by … View more
Hello neighbours! I'm Sam from Stuff Fibre (on the left) - and that's my mate Casey, Neighbourly's co-founder. As a couple of tech start-up founders, we're really excited to have joined forces to help make a difference in every corner of New Zealand.

Neighbourly do it by connecting you with your neighbours - Stuff Fibre is doing it by providing a better, simpler internet experience. Stuff Fibre delivers super speedy internet supported by local customer service from our team in Auckland (wahoo!), unlimited data and no fixed term contracts so that you get our best price always. Over the coming weeks and months we'll be working with Neighbourly to help you understand about what this 'fibre stuff' is all about and why it should matter to you. In the meantime - it's great to be here!

Curious? Find out more about how we're shaking things up.

- Sam Morse, Stuff Fibre co-founder
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2853 days ago

Do you ever wonder what happens with left over food?

Reporter The Hastings Mail

Why throw out food good enough to eat?
This is the question posed by a new project, Nourished for Nil, which will start collecting food this month destined for landfill and redirecting it into Hawke's Bay tummies. The group, based in Hastings, will collect unsold goods from Hawke's Bay… View more
Why throw out food good enough to eat?
This is the question posed by a new project, Nourished for Nil, which will start collecting food this month destined for landfill and redirecting it into Hawke's Bay tummies. The group, based in Hastings, will collect unsold goods from Hawke's Bay cafes and bakeries which would end up heading to landfill then take them to a site in central Hastings for anyone to collect.
The food will be safe to eat, but deemed unable to be sold by stores.

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2853 days ago

Protect your child against most HPV cancers

Ministry of Health

From 2017, HPV immunisation will be free for everyone aged 9 to 26. That means boys can also be protected against some types of cancer.

HPV-related cancers take a long time to develop, the viruses are mostly transmitted by teenagers and young adults but often aren’t diagnosed until later. … View more
From 2017, HPV immunisation will be free for everyone aged 9 to 26. That means boys can also be protected against some types of cancer.

HPV-related cancers take a long time to develop, the viruses are mostly transmitted by teenagers and young adults but often aren’t diagnosed until later. That’s why it’s important for children to be immunised when they are young. Around 80% of people will be exposed to HPV at some point in their life. Protecting children before they are exposed to HPV will protect their health in the future.

For more information about HPV immunisation, see www.health.govt.nz/hpv
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2855 days ago

Camera Lense

Tania from Puketapu

Can anyone help? My son is hoping to enter the Digi Awards this year but the lense on his Nikon D-200 Camera is broken, does anyone have one they are no longer using or need for sale please?

2856 days ago

WIN one of 5 Barker's Summer Assortment packs!

SuperValue New Zealand

Be in to win ONE OF FIVE perfect SuperValue Summer Assortment packs from Barker’s of Geraldine for Valentine’s Day. It’s the beginnings of a fabulous picnic to show the love in your life how wonderful they are - or maybe just a favourite neighbour. Each pack contains 10 of Barker’s most … View moreBe in to win ONE OF FIVE perfect SuperValue Summer Assortment packs from Barker’s of Geraldine for Valentine’s Day. It’s the beginnings of a fabulous picnic to show the love in your life how wonderful they are - or maybe just a favourite neighbour. Each pack contains 10 of Barker’s most popular new releases along with a cheese set and a recipe collection to give you picnic inspiration!

For your chance to win simply LIKE or THANK this post and you're in the draw!

Winners announced Monday 13 Feb. T&Cs apply.

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2857 days ago

Do you know an avid collector?

Reporter The Hastings Mail

For antique trader Mehdi Sanssar it all began with a pair of brown leather Nikes his mum bought him at a store north of Paris in the late 1980s.
Sanssar, 39, is a self-confessed "sneaker freak".
The Frenchman, who has lived with wife Korreen and three kids in rural Hawke's Bay … View more
For antique trader Mehdi Sanssar it all began with a pair of brown leather Nikes his mum bought him at a store north of Paris in the late 1980s.
Sanssar, 39, is a self-confessed "sneaker freak".
The Frenchman, who has lived with wife Korreen and three kids in rural Hawke's Bay since 2009, still has a wardrobe jammed full, with about 70 boxes of sneakers, but it's a far cry from the 130 he owned at "peak fetish" about five years ago.

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2858 days ago

Napier's drinking water is being chlorinated as a 'precautionary measure'

Reporter The Hastings Mail

Napier's drinking water is being chlorinated after a reservoir returned a positive test for E.coli.
Napier City Council said it was treating the city's water supply as a "precautionary measure" while it awaited further test results.
The council said the positive E.coli … View more
Napier's drinking water is being chlorinated after a reservoir returned a positive test for E.coli.
Napier City Council said it was treating the city's water supply as a "precautionary measure" while it awaited further test results.
The council said the positive E.coli indicator came from a test at its Enfield Road reservoir which services most of the city during periods of high demand.

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2858 days ago

Congratulations to our First Aid Kit winners

The Team from Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management

We had a great response to our "What's your tsunami plan?" competition. It sounds like you're all ready.

Congratulations to our winners:
Ann from Motueka
Lou from Wainuiomata
Angie from Rangiora

Remember:
- In a large local tsunami causing earthquake, roads may be … View more
We had a great response to our "What's your tsunami plan?" competition. It sounds like you're all ready.

Congratulations to our winners:
Ann from Motueka
Lou from Wainuiomata
Angie from Rangiora

Remember:
- In a large local tsunami causing earthquake, roads may be damaged or blocked, so include walking.
- Don't wait for an official warning, there may not be time in a local source tsunami.
- Remember long OR strong, get gone.

Visit www.happens.nz... to work out what you will do.

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2860 days ago

Have you seen this house? Here's the story behind its rusted roof and peeling paint.

Reporter The Hastings Mail

Where others see a sun-faded crumbling wreck, Hinekirunga Hapi and Doreen Tipoki see the ebbing glow of a home filled with love, laughter and a door open to all.
The house sits in the middle of a large unfenced paddock in the small settlement of Bridge Pa, 10 kilometres west of Hastings.

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