
First Waingakau homes almost ready
The first of the 124 homes in Flaxmere’s Waingakau Village are almost complete. The vision for the village, masterminded by Te Taiwhenua...

Polyfest is all about Pasifika pride and having fun
Hundreds of youngsters from 22 primary schools across Hastings and Napier celebrated Pasifika culture in September – putting on a...

Flaxmere College kids cooking up a storm for the community
📷From preparing a hot lunch for Flaxmere’s Senior Housing residents, helping with the catering for Age Concerns birthday 25th birthday,...

Age Concern: 25 years on and still going strong
📷Lots has changed at Age Concern Flaxmere over the last 25 years, but the principles remain the same: a friendly place where older...

Peleti Oli getting started
It has been a whirlwind ride for Peleti Oli, as he campaigned successfully to become a Hastings District councillor representing...

Flaxmere council team raring to go
“Kia-lofa has entered the building,” says re-elected Hastings District councillor Henare O’Keefe. At his side around the Hastings...

Basketball changes lives
Watch this space: A young Flaxmere woman with an eye for telling stories through video has had a phenomenal reaction to her work – and...

Kimi Ora rebuild thrilling the kids
There is nothing 7-year-old Oupea Moata’ane likes better than watching the diggers demolishing the old buildings at his school. He is out...

Leading team
Flaxmere College this month named its student leaders for this year: Annalleah Sullivan-SciaScia, Dream Taumata, Isaiah Rikihana, Amanda...

Waingakau Village
Next up was the blessing and sod-turning of the new Waingakau Village, the 120-home village being developed in Flaxmere West. The...