The Central Fire Station Bistro is housed in a beautiful art deco building.
At some stage in the past few years, Hawke’s Bay got a bit cool. How cool? Cool enough that there’s a boutique gin distillery on the main street of provincial Hastings. But not so cool, luckily, that you can’t order a regular flat white alongside your slow brew. Here’s the best way to spend 48 hours in this beautiful part of New Zealand. Friday
1pm Lying back in Kelly Cutfield’s curved dentist’s chair might sound like a terrifying way to begin your weekend, but the exact opposite is true. Kelly is a dermal therapist, meaning she’ll level up your standard issue facial to something that gives you a truly unmistakable glow, using the innovative ZO range of skin treatments. Muse Skin also offers fillers and injectables – but, honestly, the facials are so good you’d never need them.