Posts Tagged ‘Hastings District Council’

Hastings homeless hub nationally recognised as a model of collaboration

Monday, August 7th, 2023

Collaborative work between Hastings District Council and Hastings Church’s Connect Community Trust wins the SuperCollab award and the Supreme Award for the Kuhu Mai initiative at the Local Government New Zealand annual conference in Christchurch. Respect, trust and care for some of Hastings’ most vulnerable adults is the kaupapa behind the award-winning Kuhu Mai – Read more

Christian farmers blocked from court in land dispute

Sunday, July 9th, 2023

A Christian farming couple, Peter and Caroline Raikes, have been blocked from taking their case to the Court of Appeal. They opposed the declaration of part of their land as a culturally significant site for Māori, citing religious reasons. The Raikes own Titiokura Station near the Napier-Taupō Road. Seventy hectares of their land were included Read more