Editorial: Hastings District Council's Opera House development mistake
30 Jan, 2021 09:41 PM
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The Hawke's Bay Opera House building is fantastic, but a public square in front of it would really make it shine. Photo / Supplied
Editorial: If I could take my pick of 'organisation of the year' for Hawke's Bay in 2020, I'd probably pick Hastings District Council.
The infighting that prompted a bizarre leak inquiry around local government elections
time is largely gone, at least publicly.
In its place is a council making decisions that seem to be transforming Hastings' CBD.
Its investment in Eat Street on Heretaunga St East has the potential to be brilliant. The Toitoi Hawke's Bay Opera House renovations and the addition of a central city hotel are set to bring world-class acts here once borders reopen.