Many, many concerns were raised on the drinking culture of younger people on Friday and Saturday nights and the mindless vandalism that occurs in the early hours of the morning. The Council share these concerns and have voiced these in the form of a submission to Parliament on the Sale of Liquor Act. I am [...]

Last Tuesday the third and final HDC Safety Audit was held. This is a chance for people living in the Hastings District to share their concerns about the unsafe areas in the district’s three CBDs (Flaxmere, Hastings and Havelock North) The audit in Havelock was held on a night of atrocious weather, but many locals [...]

In May, submissions were presented to the Councillors on the proposed bylaw making it compulsory for all dogs to be walked on-lead in all public places. Dogs will be allowed off-lead in designated areas specified in the bylaw. Havelock North is fortunate in having a large number of off-lead areas to choose from, such as Tainui [...]