Do you have a skill you would like to share with the community?
We are on the hunt for people who have a skill and would be willing to donate their time and expertise to hold a community classes and share it with the wider Hastings Community.
We have a great space at the Red Cross - Hastings Service Centre and would like to offer classes such as zumba, walk/run group, yoga, pilates, line dancing, language lessons, crochet, card/jewellery making, meditation, floral arranging, gardening, book club... if you have any idea and are willing to teach it we would love to hear from you!
To express your interest please email amber.mcarthur@redcross.org.nz or call the centre on (06) 878 8438
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.8% Yes
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33.5% Maybe?
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24.7% No
Jane Austen
Happy 250th to Jane Austen yesterday! !!
And with the summer holidays ahead, this is a great time to renew your or your friends' and famlies' interest in and indeed fascination with Jane's wonderful books of social commentary.
Go Jane!!
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