Free Saturday parking in the city centre, Taste Hastings on Friday and the Hawke's Bay Arts Trail
Parking in the Hastings city centre is free on Saturdays from 14 November to 26 December. Taste Hastings is on in the East Block on Friday evening, and the East Clive wastewater plant has free tours from 10am to 1pm on Saturday. Sunday is forecast to reach 28.
Around town
Hastings city centre parking free on Saturdays from 14 November until Boxing Day
You won't pay to park in the Hastings city centre on Saturdays from 14 November to 26 December, under a pre-Christmas trial paid for jointly by the council and the Hastings City Business Association.
Read the storyEventsFree tours of the East Clive wastewater plant on Saturday 14 November
Hastings District Council is opening its East Clive wastewater treatment plant to visitors from 10am to 1pm on Saturday 14 November, with free tours and a look at a $23 million upgrade now under way.
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New Zealand teams take on India in Tauranga in three sports from 13 November
Two Black Caps one-day internationals at Bay Oval, free beach volleyball at Mount Main Beach and free 3x3 basketball at Mercury Baypark are on from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November.
Read on Explore TaurangaHamiltonHamilton Gardens wins national tourism award after five years of change
Hamilton Gardens has won the ServiceIQ Tourism Excellence Award for small-to-medium businesses, a national tourism award presented at this year's ceremony in Christchurch.
Read on Explore HamiltonTaupōSupercars confirmed for Taupō on 14 to 16 May 2027, with tickets on sale in late November
The ITM Taupō Super 440 will run at Taupō International Motorsport Park from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 May 2027. Tickets go on sale in the week starting Monday 23 November.
Read on Explore TaupōThis weekend
Forecast from Open-Meteo, checked Thursday 1:53pm. This Weekend has the latest forecast from Friday.
Taste Hastings 2026
East Block CBD
Details and ticketsFrom $47.50Fri 13 Nov · 6:30pmA Small Hall Session With RayBon Kan
Te Awanga Community Hall
Details and ticketsFreeSat 14 Nov · 10amHawke's Bay Arts Trail
Artist Studios
Details and ticketsFreeSat 14 Nov · 10amHelp make the waharoa with visiting artist Maungarongo Te Kawa
Hastings Art Gallery
Details and ticketsFreeSun 15 Nov · 10amTaikura Fête 2026
Taikura Rudolf Steiner School
Details and ticketsFrom $25Sun 15 Nov · 2pmLinden Singers Concert
St Matthews Church
Details and ticketsEverything on in Hastings this week
Event details from Eventfinda. Times and prices can change, so check with the organiser before you go.
Get outside
Grant Street Reserve Playground: Havelock North Family Play Area
Marvel at the delightful charm of Grant Street Reserve Playground, where young imaginations thrive—discover what awaits you in this hidden gem.
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Read the guideBlackhead Beach: Swimming, Winter Surf and Te Angiangi Marine Reserve
A Central Hawke’s Bay beach beside Te Angiangi Marine Reserve, with Good water quality, rock pools and winter surf.
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