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Local advice, place guides and suburb guides from around Hastings.
Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesCrownthorpeRural Area Guide to River Farms and Quiet RoadsDiscover Crownthorpe, a quiet farming district west of Hastings, where vineyards, river country and local roads set the pace.Coastal CommunitiesWaimāramaVillage Guide to Coastal Living and Bare IslandDiscover a quiet Hawke's Bay seaside village where golden sand, a historic marae and weekender baches sit under Bare Island.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesPūkahuRural Area Guide to Farms and Country RoadsExplore Pūkahu on Te Aute Road, where farmland, Mount Erin and the traces of an old coaching settlement still mark a quiet Hastings fringe.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesKaramūRural Area Guide to Orchard Country on the PlainsExplore orchard country on Hastings' eastern outskirts, where Te Karamū Stream and an old plains name still shape daily life.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesPukehamoamoaRural Area Guide to Farm Roads and School LifeExplore quiet farm country inland from Hastings, where a country primary school and rural roads set the pace of local life.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesKahurānakiRural Area Guide to Hill Farms and a Sacred PeakExplore open hill-country farms south of Havelock North, where a privately held sacred peak shapes the skyline and public access stops at the farm gate.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesRoys HillRural Area Guide to Wine Country and the ReserveHead to a quiet rural locality west of Hastings, where vineyard country, a hill reserve and open views sit beside State Highway 50.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesTuki TukiRural Area Guide to Hills Above the TukitukiDiscover a quiet rural hillside above the Tukituki, where lifestyle blocks, pasture and wide views toward Hawke Bay sit side by side.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesPoukawaSettlement Guide to Lake Country and Farming LifeExplore Poukawa, a quiet farming settlement south of Hastings, where a shallow lake and open plains set the scene.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesOmahuVillage Guide to Marae Life on the PlainsExplore Omahu, a Hastings plains village where marae life, river country and rural roads shape a quiet community.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesPakowhaiSettlement Guide to River Plains and the Regional ParkExplore Pakowhai on the Heretaunga plains, where working orchards, river stopbanks and a well-used dog park shape a quiet rural settlement.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesBridge PaSettlement Guide to Marae Life and Wine CountryDiscover a rural Māori settlement on the Heretaunga Plains, where marae life meets vineyard country beyond Hastings.