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Local advice, place guides and suburb guides from around Hastings.
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.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesRaukawaRural Area Guide to Farms and Country RoadsHead west of Hastings to Raukawa, a quiet rural locality where farms and vineyards line the roads toward Maraekākaho.Coastal CommunitiesCliftonSettlement Guide to the Cape Kidnappers CoastDiscover Clifton, the quiet Cape Coast settlement where the road ends and the walk to Cape Kidnappers begins.Rural Settlements and Plains CommunitiesFernhillVillage Guide to River Plains and Rural LifeDiscover a quiet Heretaunga Plains village on State Highway 50, where the Ngaruroro River and Ōmāhu Marae shape rural life.Hastings City SuburbsHastings City CentreSuburb Guide to Art Deco Streets and Civic LifeDiscover the civic heart of Hastings, where Art Deco shopfronts, a memorial clock tower and a walkable retail strip sit side by side.FlaxmereWoolwichSuburb Guide to Northern Flaxmere LivingExplore Woolwich in Hastings, a Flaxmere suburb where residential streets meet Omahu Road and township parks and shops are close by.Coastal CommunitiesTe AwangaSuburb Guide to Cape Coast LivingDiscover a quiet Cape Coast suburb where beach reserves, cellar doors and the road to Cape Kidnappers sit side by side.