My HastingsKeep up with what’s happening in Hastings District

ISSUE 32 Feb 2015

CREATIVE HASTINGS OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERTS

Get amongst the cycling and walking

action this February…

BECOME A HASTINGS YOUTH COUNCILLOR

NOMINATE AN INDUSTRY LEADER

THE LEGENDS OF CRICKET ART DECO CRICKET MATCH

Hawke’s Bay Commuter Challenge

TripSwitch

Go By Bike Breakfast

Monday 2 – Sunday 9 March

Although technically not in Bike Wise Month, TripSwitch is the perfect biking and walking challenge. Sign up to TripSwitch for free and pledge to switch one car ride a day for cycling or walking over seven consecutive days.

There are tonnes of prizes to be won each day and the benefits are endless – you will make new friends, get fitter and heck, you’ll even get to enjoy the fresh Hastings air!

Sign up online tripswitch.co.nz and join in on the conversation #tripswitch

Cornwall Park Sundays 3-5pm25 Jan - 22 Febwww.creativehastings.org.nz

Creative Hastings outdoor summer concerts Creative Hastings have brought together some of the best musical entertainment and packaged them up into a series of free outdoor concerts this summer. Summer in the Park features a diverse programme of world music, country and rock at Cornwall Park, with acts

such as the Hastings Pipe Band and The Kawekas.

The brand new Gemco Jazz on the Village Green guarantees to get your fingers clicking and your toes tapping to the Hawke’s Bay Jazz Club Big Band and Tess-May Brown and Friends.

Find out more creativehastings.org.nz/events or see the What’s On page for the February listings.

Welcome to 2015 and I trust you are having a wonderful summer.The Hawke’s Bay Local Government reorganisation process will make further progress in 2015 and will culminate in a public vote on the structure of Local Government in the region.

Over the next few weeks the Local Government Commission will carry out a survey to gather feedback from the community on their draft reorganisation proposal. If you are involved in the survey I ask that you treat it seriously, as this feedback will assist the Commission in developing a final structure for you to vote on mid-late 2015. You will get to choose between the status quo and the final structure recommended by the Commission. A simple majority across the whole region for either of those options will determine the shape of Local Government in Hawke’s Bay in the future.

The 1989 decision to amalgamate Havelock North Borough, Hawke’s Bay County and Hastings City has proved a great success. The biggest difference this time is that amalgamation will not be imposed, but decided democratically by you, the people living in our region.

Twenty-six years on from that amalgamation process, Hawke’s Bay is facing a raft of new challenges. The formation of a single council for the region should be approached as the next evolutionary step.

Your council has been elected to govern and lead our district. Just as we provide future proofed assets, community facilities, efficient services and community advocacy, we are also expected to look to the future. We are facing massive global issues such as climate change, sea level rise, urbanisation, competition and ageing of the population. We need a modern, effective governance structure to provide regional leadership, strategies and vision. That is why the Hastings District Council supports the reorganisation proposed by the Local Government Commission.

As individual ratepayers what does this mean for you?

We believe there is everything to gain and nothing to lose. Several independent reports have indicated region-wide savings through efficiency of $10 million a year - a direct benefit to ratepayers.

We want the very best for Hawke’s Bay, our residents and importantly our children and future generations where our young people are excited to stay here, business is booming and we enjoy a quality of life second to none.

On a different subject, February is Bike Wise Month. The weather is generally settled at this time of the year in Hawke’s Bay and it will be a great time to spend some time on your bike. The region’s trails are brilliant and provide a great opportunity for the whole family to enjoy time in the great outdoors.

Council’s cycling project iWay is once again at the forefront of organising community events during Bike Wise Month. These events will show how cycling can become a fun and healthy part of your everyday life.

Lawrence Yule, Hastings Mayor

Upfront

MAYOR LAWRENCE YULE DEPUTY MAYOR CYNTHIA BOWERS COUNCILLOR ADRIENNE PIERCE COUNCILLOR GEORGE LYONS COUNCILLOR HENARE O’KEEFE JP COUNCILLOR JACOBY POULAIN COUNCILLOR JOHN ROIL COUNCILLOR KEVIN WATKINS

February is Bike Wise monthIf you see an influx of people travelling on foot or by bike this month, that’s because it’s New Zealand Bike Wise Month. iWay and Sport Hawke’s Bay are bringing to you some choice events to get out on the bike this month.

On day three of the Hawke’s Bay Commuter Challenge, visit the Hastings Clock Tower for the ever-popular Go By Bike Breakfast. The biggest breakfast of them all, we’ll have hundreds of bacon butties, fruit, muffins and other yummy treats for everyone who bikes or walks past us on your daily commute at the Hastings Clock Tower.

As well as a free breakfast, you could win some great prizes, plus start the day off with a smile.

Monday 9 – Friday 13 FebruaryCommute to school, work to the shops or a friend’s house by bike and receive a free breakfast along the way!We’ve teamed up with some great local supporters of Bike Wise Month who will make you a hearty breakfast on your daily commute.

Every day we will be giving away some iWay goodies and if you turn up to at least four of the five mornings, you will go into the draw to win some great prizes worth up to the value of $250 from us at iWay and our friends at Napier City Council.

Simply bike past the following businesses between 7am and 8.30am and the breakfast is on them!

HASTINGSMonday: Westpac Bank, Heretaunga StreetTuesday: Avanti Plus and Bakers Delight, Queen StreetWednesday: iWay and Sport Hawke’s Bay Go By Bike Breakfast, Hastings Clock TowerThursday: Revolution Bikes and Adam & Eva’s Café, Havelock NorthFriday: MP for Tuki Tuki Craig Foss, corner King and Queen Streets

NAPIERMonday: MP for Napier Stuart Nash, 155a Tennyson StreetTuesday: Fish Bike, Marine ParadeWednesday: Hawke’s Bay Regional CouncilThursday: Band, 50 Ossian StreetFriday: Langley Twigg Law, 66 West Quay

Hawke’s Bay Commuter Challenge

Go By Bike BreakfastWednesday 11 February, 7.00–8.30am

COUNCILLOR MALCOLM DIXON COUNCILLOR MICK LESTER COUNCILLOR ROD HEAPS COUNCILLOR SANDRA HAZLEHURST COUNCILLOR SIMON NIXON COUNCILLOR TANIA KERR COUNCILLOR WAYNE BRADSHAW

Civic Award nominationsDo you know someone who has made a big difference to everyday life in our community? If so, nominate them to receive a Hastings Civic Award.Nominations to the Hastings Civic Awards close Friday 27 February and are welcomed in the categories of arts and culture, health and welfare, sport and recreation, education and youth, new volunteer and youth volunteer.

The nominations are judged by our Honours Awards Committee and awards are presented at a ceremony Tuesday 9 June.

Nominate online hastingsdc.govt.nz/civicawards or pick up a form from the Hastings, Havelock North and Flaxmere libraries or from council’s customer service centre on Lyndon Road.

The Legends of Cricket Art Deco cricket matchTwo of the biggest events in the Bay are coming together to create a unique new event on the summer events calendar. Art Deco meets the Cricket World Cup in the Legends of Cricket Art Deco Cricket Match.

This ‘Twenty Twenty’ match will be held at the stunningly picturesque Clifton County Cricket Club, a pitch in the middle of scenic Hawke’s Bay farmland surrounded by rolling hillside, ocean views and vineyards.

Bring a hamper and relax on the hillside as some of the world’s most famous cricketers dust off their whites to bring you New Zealand vs The Rest of The World.

New Zealand players include Mark Greatbatch, Chris Harris, Dion Nash, Mark Ellis and former Silver Fern netballer Bernice Mene. The Rest of the World will include former international greats, to be announced.

It is intended that the Art Deco Cricket Match becomes a yearly event and becomes an iconic pilgrimage on the country's cricket calendar.

General admission tickets are $10 for adults and a gold coin donation for children under 16.

If you have a ticket to one of the three Cricket World Cup 2015 games at McLean Park in Napier, entry is free.

To buy tickets or for more information visit artdecocricketmatch.co.nz

Supporting outstanding leadershipHastings District Council is proud to sponsor the Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Industry Leader of the Year Award for outstanding leadership achievement, as part of the Napier Port Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Awards.This category is a peer-nominated award, which recognises outstanding leadership within the primary sector while demonstrating a wider commitment to Hawke’s Bay. This person will have significantly contributed to the primary sector through innovation, determination, growth and leadership to the primary sector industry and is seen as a ‘primary sector figurehead’.

Nominations close 13 February and the awards ceremony takes place at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Showgrounds on 1 April. For more about the awards and to make a nomination showgroundshb.co.nz

Become a Hastings

Youth Councillor

Nominations are now open to the 2015 Hastings Youth Council. The Hastings Youth Council is made up of 15 young people living in the Hastings District who are aged 16 to 19 years and who have a passion for giving youth a voice.

We encourage all young people to apply for the role of Hastings Youth Councillor. A Youth Councillor doesn’t just have to be someone who has achieved high academic standards or the captain of a sports team. It can be any young person living in the District with a passion for Hastings.

The ideal candidate would also have a keen interest in local government and decision making.

Apply now hastingsdc.govt.nz/youth

The Big 9 Waitangi Day CelebrationSportspark Hawke’s BayThe Big 9 is a celebration of Waitangi Day held at Sportspark Hawke’s Bay from 9am to 4pm.

Called The Big 9 because of the nine different activities dotted throughout the park for you to get involved in, there is something for everyone.

From varying sports such as touch and netball to have a go at, fill up on delectable kai and watch the kids blasting down the slides.

A health expo will also be held on the day with the event finishing at 4pm.

Celebrate Waitangi DayCommemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on our national day with these great events in the Hastings District.

Waitangi Day Family Festival Farndon Park Domain, CliveCelebrate Waitangi Day at Farndon Park Domain starting at 9am with a welcoming ceremony followed by a reenactment of the arrival of the first European settlers.

Ride in the Nga Tukemata O Kahungunu Waka along the Clive River, listen to local music talent and savour yummy kai.

There’s plenty of fun for the whole family with free jumps on the bouncy castle, mini cars to ride, a merry-go-round, train rides and a water slide!

Wednesday 25 February, Clifton County Cricket Club, Te Awanga

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for a prize if it’s

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UNTIL 15 FEBRUARY EAST 2014Hastings City Art GalleryIn this biennial regional exhibition, guest curator Linda Tyler draws on her experience of growing up in Hawke’s Bay to select work by 41 artists that explores themes of home, memory and our changing natural environment.

ALL MONTHPainting with Light – Israel Tangaroa BirchHastings City Art GalleryFor Hastings-born contemporary artist Israel Tangaroa Birch (Ngapuhi, Ngai Tawake, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Rakaipaaka), this exhibition is a homecoming. Birch won the Norsewear Art Award in 2006 and that national success was a turning point in his career. This exhibition scales the years since, and presents new work too. Painting with Light presents the richly lacquered, vibrantly coloured stainless steel works Birch is renowned for.

FROM 7 FEBRUARYCre-8Hastings City Art GalleryEight ‘creation stations’ offer visitors to the gallery the opportunity to explore different media and tap into their creative side. From wool to chalk to contemporary weaving, budding artists of all ages are encouraged to take part in collaborative installations and add their own personal touch.

EVERY SUNDAYHawke’s Bay Farmers’ MarketWaikoko Gardens, Hawke’s Bay A&P ShowgroundsWhether you’re a local stocking your summer larder or a visitor keen to sample the best seasonal produce the Bay has to offer, the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Market is the ‘must do’ attraction every Sunday.

EVERY THURSDAYHastings City Night MarketHeretaunga Street MallEvery Thursday night from 5pm to 9pm, in the heart of Hastings, you’ll find the night market. With numerous ethnically diverse street food vendors, arts and crafts stalls and free live entertainment each week, this is a ‘must do’ event for all the family. Find out more hastingscitymarkets.co.nz EVERY SATURDAYHastings City Growers’ MarketHeretaunga Street EastThis bustling community Market provides a wide variety of fresh locally grown and produced fruit and vegetables as well as local meat, breads, preserves and olive oil. Ready to eat food, a community stall space, live music and café style seating add to this exciting and affordable market. Find out more hastingscitymarkets.co.nz

Black Barn Growers’ MarketBlack Barn VineyardsNew Zealand’s original farmers market, the Black Barn Growers’ Market has been running for more than 10 years and has become a ‘must-do’ for locals and visitors alike on Saturday mornings through summer. Open from 9am till noon every Saturday of summer, just follow the line of cars down Black Barn Road to the carparks and you’ll see the market under the trees beside the underground cellars.

1 FEBRUARYSummer in the Park featuring Tessa-May Brown and FriendsCornwall ParkSunday Showtunes will feature all local talent and have a small bracket of opera/classical song. Artists include Tessa-May Brown, Kerry Unsworth, Jeff Foley, Dave Richardson and Mike Sheely.

3 FEBRUARYNew Zealand Black Caps vs Pakistan One Day International CricketMcLean ParkThe Black Caps come to Hawke’s Bay for their final tune-up before the ICC Cricket World Cup. Visitors Pakistan will be in no mood to for providing the Black Caps with an easy training run as they prepare for their own World Cup campaign and familiarise themselves with McLean Park ahead of their Pool game here against United Arab Emirates on March 4.

5 FEBRUARYBirchleigh Polo Ladies Polo Evening259 PakiPaki RoadStart the weekend early at the Birchleigh Polo ladies evening. Learn what ‘bumps’ and ‘chukka’s’ are while sipping on your favourite wine and craft beer. Entry is $20 and the evening starts at 5.30pm.

6 FEBRUARY Waitangi Family FestivalFarndon Park Domain, CliveCelebrate Waitangi Day at Farndon Park Domain starting at 9am with a welcoming ceremony followed by an reenactment of the arrival of the first European settlers. With live music, waka rides, games, yummy food, bouncy castles, mini car and merry go rides, there’s something for the whole family! This is a free event and finishes at 4pm.

The Big 9 Waitangi Day CelebrationSportspark Hawke’s BayHead to Sportspark Hawke’s Bay for nine exciting activities from touch and netball, a health expo , food and more. There’s something for everyone. From 9am to 4pm.

7 FEBRUARYGemco Jazz on the Village Green Havelock North Domain This will be a fantastic opportunity to see Hawke’s Bay’s very own Jazz Big Band as part of the inaugural Gemco Jazz, the free summer concert jazz series.

Trinity Hill Garden Party with The GroveTrinity Hill WineryDelight in a summer afternoon of friends, fine wine, good food and entertainment. Enjoy canapés on arrival followed by a two-course, sit down lunch crafted and served by award winning chefs Michael Dearth and Ben Bayly of Auckland’s The Grove restaurant. Find out more trinityhill.com

8 FEBRUARYSunday SessionTe Awanga EstateWhile away the afternoon lounging on the lawn listening to local music and supping the odd drop from Rod McDonald Wines and Renaissance Beer. Pizzas hot from the oven, platters a plenty, good vibes, sea views… what more could you ask for!

Summer in the ParkCornwall ParkThe Kawekas return with a fantastic lineup of musicians including singer/songwriter Ian Munro, Lorna Gibson and Taylor Vercoe.

9–13 FEBRUARYHawke’s Bay Commuter ChallengeCommute to school or work on foot or by bike and receive a free breakfast. iWay and Sport Hawke’s Bay have teamed up with some great supporters of Bike Wise Month who will make you a hearty breakfast on your daily commute. Find out more hawkesbaycommuterchallenge.nz

10 & 11 FEBRUARY BikeNZ Intro to Road & Everyday Cycling Adult ProgrammeSports Park Hawke’s BayAre you a new or novice rider looking to get out on the roads or pathways this Summer? Get the most out of your road riding with this free cycle skills coaching from Bike NZ.

11 FEBRUARYSanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlonFrimley ParkFrimley Park and Pool will be buzzing as hundreds of kids run, swim and bike their way to healthy breakfast-fuelled glory.

Go By Bike BreakfastOn day three of the Hawke’s Bay Commuter Challenge, visit the Hastings Clock Tower for the ever-popular Go By Bike Breakfast. The biggest breakfast of them all, iWay will have hundreds of bacon butties for everyone who bikes past us at the Hastings Clock Tower.

12 FEBRUARY The Big Band EraBay City Outreach Centre, Omahu Road, Hastings Discover the era of the Big Band as singers and the ‘Glen Miller’ band present hits from big band icons such as Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Henry Mancini and greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday.

The Winery Tour 2015Black Barn VineyardsThe Winery Tour is proud to be back for 2015, headlined by the iconic Dave Dobbyn and Don McGlashan, performing together, followed by the legendary Supergroove and the Queen of the Winery Tour, Anika Moa.

14 FEBRUARYGemco Jazz on the Village Green Havelock North Domain Ben Wilcock and the Jelly Rolls will be a fantastic treat at the Gemco Jazz on the Village Green Free concert series. Ben Wilcock and the Jelly Rolls are some of Wellington’s finest Jazz musicians.

Hawke’s Bay Showing ChampionshipsHawke’s Bay A&P ShowgroundsA one-day event which acts as a qualifier for the Farmlands Horse of the Year Show the following month, stakes are high and competition is tough as competitors travel from around the North Island to compete and to make it into Horse of the Year.

17 FEBRUARYWaste Free Parenting WorkshopHastings War Memorial LibraryFrom 6pm to 7.30pm hear how you can reduce the waste you create in your family from litter free lunch boxes and creating edible spaces at home. This is a free event, register your attendance hastingsdc.govt.nz/workshop

18 FEBRUARY Luxury LuncheonThe Farm at Cape KidnappersEnjoy a fine-dining experience at Cape Kidnappers. Revel in this three-course set menu luncheon, each course perfectly matched with Askerne wines. You can also choose to be transferred to and from the Cape in a vintage car. Find out more visithastings.co.nz

Cloth Nappy and Waste Free Parenting WorkshopEnvironment Centre Hawke’s Bay, HastingsCome along to the Nappy Lady Workshop and learn all about your nappy options and how you can save money. From 6pm to 8pm, find out more and register thenappylady.co.nz

19 FEBRUARY Hastings City Art Deco Night MarketHeretaunga Street MallStroll along for free live Art Deco entertainment along with the Twin City Stompers and the Flukes, vintage cars, dancing and beautiful costumes. Take your appetite for the amazing variety of food on offer as well as arts and crafts and local produce. Kids – Costume Capers fashion parade is at 6.30 as well as walking tours of the beautiful Spanish Mission and Art Deco Architecture leaving from the stage throughout the night. Find out more visithastings.co.nz

Black Tie Ball in the Church Hall St Andrew’s Presbyterian ChurchStart the most elegant weekend of the year in style in the stylish St Andrew’s Church Hall in Hastings. An excellent meal, with some outstanding Hawke’s Bay wine supplied. Great music by the HB Jazz Club Big Band. What a night! Strictly black tie. Find out more visithastings.co.nz

19–21 FEBRUARY Art Deco Guided Walk of Hastings CBDHastings i-SITEJoin Hawke’s Bay historian and author Michael Fowler for a guided Art Deco tour around the Hastings CBD, which is 20 minutes from Napier. The tour views striking examples of Art Deco, Spanish Mission and Stripped Classical buildings that Hastings built before and after the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake. Included as part of the tour is some Hastings’ social history and significant information on how the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake affected Hastings – with some “earthquake scars” still remaining from 1931. Find out more visithastings.co.nz

20 FEBRUARY Madness in the Mall – Art Deco Clothing MarketHeretaunga Street Mall“Doing Deco” this year? Bowl along to the Hastings City Mall, browse the masses of clothes and Deco goodies on offer, and get yourself “all togged up” for this year’s big weekend. Find out more visithastings.co.nz

Out Of Africa Partridge Shoot Hawke’s Bay Sporting Shooters Club, Ben Lomond Station, 4194 State Highway 50, Maraekakaho Join the gentlemen and ladies of the HB Sporting Shooters Club in rural Hawke’s Bay for a 3 station/15 target clay shoot. Dress is Deco era country attire, tweeds for the men and day time country picnic for the ladies. All equipment is provided. Tickets for both shooters and spectators include a light lunch. Find out more visithastings.co.nz

21 FEBRUARYGemco Jazz on the Village Green Havelock North DomainThe Fondue Set featuring Caitlin Smith one of NZ’s best jazz vocalists, Nigel Gavin and Steve Gerrish on guitars and Jason Orme on drums.

22 FEBRUARYSummer in the Park, featuring The City of Hastings Pipe BandCornwall ParkThe City of Hastings Pipe Band will return for the finale of the Summer in the Parks concerts at Cornwall Park. Don’t miss this treat from our gold award winning pipe band.

25 FEBRUARYLegends of Cricket Art Deco MatchClifton County Cricket Club, Te Awanga Bring a hamper and watch some of the world’s most famous cricketers dust off their whites in this ‘Twenty Twenty’ match at Clifton County Cricket Club. General admission adults $10, gold coin donation for children under 16. McLean Park Cricket World Cup 2015 games ticket holders are free! Find out more artdecocricketmatch.co.nz

27 FEBRUARYNine and DineHastings Golf CourseFinish off your working week in style! Unwind on a Friday evening at Hastings Golf Club, with their monthly Nine and Dine events. Delicious food, nine holes, balmy summer temperatures and a thirst-quenching drink in the bar with friends.

28 FEBRUARYGlenn ShorrockValley d’Vine at Linden EstateThe Voice of the Little River Band, Glenn Shorrock, comes to the Esk Valley. Valley d’Vine will be rocking to hits like Cool Change, Help is on its Way, and Lonesome Loser. Find out more valleydvine.co.nz

Triple Peaks ChallengeTriple Peaks Challenge is one of New Zealand’s most beautiful adventure races. Run, walk or bike 47km across Mt Erin, Mt Kahuranaki and Te Mata Peaks. If that’s not your cup of tea, try the 12km fun run or get a team of mates together and do a relay! To register and find out more triplepeakschallenge.co.nz

Cancer Society Relay for LifeSports Park Hawke’s Bay Register your team now for the Cancer Society Relay for Life. Held throughout the night symbolising the fact that cancer never sleeps, this community event gives everyone a chance to celebrate cancer survivors and carers; remember loved ones lost to cancer and fight back by raising awareness and funds to support the work of the Cancer Society. Find out more relayforlife.org.nz

FROM 28 FEBRUARYBrian Brake: Lens on China and JapanHastings City Art Gallery Brian Brake is widely regarded as New Zealand’s most successful international photographer. His career spanned forty years, from the 1940s to his death in 1988. This exhibition offers two slices from Brian Brake’s long career: photographs of China in the late 1950s, and those of Japan in 1963 and 1964. These gained relatively little attention at the time, but today they firmly rank amongst his very best work. Developed and toured by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Find out more hastingscityartgallery.co.nz

What’s on!

HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL 207 Lyndon Road East, Hastings 4122, Private Bag 9002, Hastings 4156 www.hastingsdc.govt.nz TE KAUNIHERA O HERETAUNGA

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