Christmas planning underway
And just as well as it’s only seven weeks away! While details are yet to be finalised and will be released closer to the time, it will be...
Free insulation for Flaxmere homes – it’s a real thing!
Every home in Flaxmere can be warm and dry – no excuses. A scheme that provides free insulation to homeowners who live in their homes in...
First Waingakau homes almost ready
The first of the 124 homes in Flaxmere’s Waingakau Village are almost complete. The vision for the village, masterminded by Te Taiwhenua...
Polyfest is all about Pasifika pride and having fun
Hundreds of youngsters from 22 primary schools across Hastings and Napier celebrated Pasifika culture in September – putting on a...
Flaxmere College kids cooking up a storm for the community
📷From preparing a hot lunch for Flaxmere’s Senior Housing residents, helping with the catering for Age Concerns birthday 25th birthday,...
Age Concern: 25 years on and still going strong
📷Lots has changed at Age Concern Flaxmere over the last 25 years, but the principles remain the same: a friendly place where older...
Peleti Oli getting started
It has been a whirlwind ride for Peleti Oli, as he campaigned successfully to become a Hastings District councillor representing...
Flaxmere council team raring to go
“Kia-lofa has entered the building,” says re-elected Hastings District councillor Henare O’Keefe. At his side around the Hastings...
Basketball changes lives
Watch this space: A young Flaxmere woman with an eye for telling stories through video has had a phenomenal reaction to her work – and...
Kimi Ora rebuild thrilling the kids
There is nothing 7-year-old Oupea Moata’ane likes better than watching the diggers demolishing the old buildings at his school. He is out...
