Category: Local Advice

Practical advice and know-how from local businesses listed in the Explore Hastings directory.

Aug 25
Prediabetes in Hastings: What the Numbers Mean and What to Do Next

If you have had a blood test in the last few years and been told your result was “borderline”, the number behind that word has just moved. New Zealand changed its diagnostic thresholds for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in July 2026. The change is small on paper and significant in practice, and most people […]

Aug 19
Getting Fit in Hastings When the Gym Isn’t for You: What Are the Options?

Not liking the gym is not a character flaw A lot of people have the same story. They join a gym in January, go four times, feel conspicuous and directionless the whole time, and quietly stop. Then they conclude they lack discipline. Usually the problem is simpler than that: a gym floor is a terrible […]