The Industry Training Graduation is an initiative of the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs, a co-operation between Hastings District Council, Napier City Council and the various training organisations. Held at Lindisfarne College in Hastings, the assignment includes social photos followed by entertainment, the guest speaker, a graduates parade and the presentations....

All posts before this have been migrated from our old website blog. Only the text is shown but if you click into the post you will see the relevant photograph from when it was originally posted. Enjoy the history!...

Welcome to two of our newest citizens at a Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council on 17 February, 2016. Here’s the full album on Facebook 🙂...

Kids loved the lambs and caps, just part of the family affair at a Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council on 16 December , 2015. Here’s the full album on Facebook 🙂...

Got family coming for the holidays? They could try something a bit different – and inexpensive – with this 30-foot self-contained boat on a peaceful rural property, just minutes from both Hastings and Havelock North. More info here 🙂...

Any idea what this is? at Kaiwaka, on SH2, the Napier-Wairoa Rd A 5x-weekly photograph from around Hawke’s Bay 🙂 Update: Facebook friends helped me out, it’s a “vertical axis wind power generation system.” I live and I learn ☺...

Leek scapes in Waipatu A photograph from around Hawke’s Bay 🙂...

En Suite On Site, mobile bathroom for sale It’s already sold on TradeMe, but this was a fun assignment for a keen Hastings entrepreneur...

Community art in Bay View Part of a six-panel mural by Jil of Aotearoa (Jil Sergent) and Ruby Moon Dog. A 5x-weekly photograph from around Hawke’s Bay 🙂 dbp website...

Hastings’ newest citizens swearing the oath of allegiance at a Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council this week. Feel free to tag yourselves on Facebook 🙂 and see my  website for an album and order form. Photos by Glenn Taylor...