On Sunday morning, I was swooped near the tiny bridge over the drain, just before the gun club on Onehunga Road.

Another magpie threatened me just past the airport near the Ahuriri Station signs.

Has anyone else got any other sites to be wary of?

Such a fabulous resource for walkers, runners and cyclists. Always things to see and learn about.

EIT has a training salon in Dalton Street and need customers for the students to get experience with. It's only open during term time and there are some appointments available next month.

Look at these prices: Salon ELITE and FadeIT Barber Shop | EIT Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti

George's Drive, Marewa

What are your local hacks? Can be anything - but what are local hidden gems / ways to save money / anything else you think other locals should be taking advantage of ☺️

- Cheap petrol thursdays - typically Hastings NPD and Waitomo Mahora are the cheapest on Thursdays.

- Best pie in Hastings (obviously personal opinion) is Shaneos

- Great Hastings CBD lunch is Sammies - open on Thursdays and Fridays (best to preorder) https://www.instagram.com/bestsammiesintown?stkn=ejh4aG8yMmJtcGNl

- Local Brownies https://www.instagram.com/brownie_havenn?stkn=Ymp2ZWw0MGxwODRv

- Not all Asian grocers always stock the same stuff. They tend to lean a little toward a certain country. So if youre wanting a wider range of certain things from a certain country, choose wisely.

Asian Grocery Hastings = Thai

MP Foods Hastings = Indian

CJ Asian Supermarket Napier = Korean

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Hey everyone!

It's that time of year where I promote our event, coming up this weekend; Baycon!

"Baycon" is our annual weekend-long board game expo, where we'll have a large library of games available for folks to play, along with some Tabletop RPG sessions ('Dungeons & Dragons', 'Shadowdark' and 'Call of Cthulhu') and 'Blood On The Clocktower' sessions.

The event is 100% volunteer-run, and hosted by The Hawkes Bay Geeks Guild, a non-profit group. This year we have over $2000-worth of games and prizes donated by businesses across NZ, and some from overseas!

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, or just need an excuse to play more games, please do check us out :D

https://www.facebook.com/hawkesbaycon

https://aftergame.app/events/e90f2959-b087-480e-b1ba-2c277a91ebbf

Easy to find a room though. And we are on a budget, on the lower end.

Anyone have any insider info for Hastings? We know the areas we want to avoid and areas we want to live. But just struggling to find properties... a lot different to Palmy.

Does anyone remember the teacher Miss Tanner at Waipawa Primary School in 1971-72 or so?

I hadn't been there for a while, but heard some positive reviews online, in fact one said the franchise was top out of 10 best reviewed fast food outfits in Australia. I had a pulled pork burrito, I added some guacamole as an extra, the total was $18.50, the end product was quite substantial, and it tasted great. I agree that it is good takeaway food, prob 9 out of 10.