

Te Aranga Marae ready for lower COVID levels
November 2021 A refreshed Te Aranga Marae Board of Trustees is champing at the bit to get past COVID and get on with building the number...


Bruce Grimshaw: a familiar Flaxmere face
June 2021 Bruce Grimshaw is a familiar face around Flaxmere; that’s because he has been around a while! The former policeman trod the...


They’re Legends and they have the medals to prove it
June 2021 What started nearly 30 years ago as a way to help Flaxmere rugby players get fit has just kept on growing. Basketball is...


Little one wins great big prize
Six-year-old Tūmatauenga Osborne looked a little bit nervous as he climbed into the prize booth at the Flaxmere Night Market last night...


Give Outward Bound a go – you won’t regret it!
Teens who get the chance to go on an Outward Bound course should grab the opportunity with both hands, says Flaxmere College student...


Flaxmere Nourished for Nil keeps food out of landfill
Bringing food from Nourished for Nil in Hastings to Flaxmere every Saturday is proving very popular. Since early October the Nourished...


Homes for our people: Tarbet St update
Buying rules for the new homes on Tarbet St will help make sure the sections go to those most likely to need them. Buyers have to start...


It’s November night market time
The second Flaxmere night market is almost upon us – on December 17th , at the Flaxmere Village shopping centre from 5pm to 8pm. The...


Tarbet sections well underway
The water infrastructure is in place and work on the new street in the Tarbet St housing development in Flaxmere will start towards the...


Fantastic playground designed by kids for community
The incredibly special new playground at Kimi Ora Community School in Flaxmere is just buzzing with kids; playing, laughing and learning....