Acid spill: Signs warning against swimming in Pandora Pond removed
11 Feb, 2021 08:43 PM
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Emergency crews in the Pandora industrial area during the chemical alert on the afternoon and evening of February 5. Photo / Paul Taylor
Emergency crews in the Pandora industrial area during the chemical alert on the afternoon and evening of February 5. Photo / Paul Taylor
Hawkes Bay Today
Warnings against swimming and other water activities in popular Napier recreation spot Pandora Point have been lifted a week after a chemical spill in the neighbouring industrial area.
A Napier City Council media release says warning signs advising people to stay out of the water have been removed.
New Napier Art Deco enterprise offering scenic helicopter rides
12 Feb, 2021 12:03 AM
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There s a lofty new way to enjoy Art Deco Weekend.
Thanks to Aroha Helicopters you can now fly high above the crowds and take in the spectacle below.
Or take The Big Swing - a scenic flight out over Cape Kidnappers Golf Course and Farm, track coastal along Ocean Beach and have a bird s eye view of Hawke s Bay s famous sleeping giant Te Mata Peak before returning to your departure point at Napier Airport.
The Aero Deco Adventures are the brainchild of Aroha Helicopters owner Skiv Devescovi.
Napier council to build new $220,000 playground in Te Awa
12 Feb, 2021 02:39 AM
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Hawkes Bay Today
Construction on a new $220,000 playground at the Te Awa Detention Pond reserve will commence this month.
The playground is in the newer development in Te Awa Estates at the pond reserve.
A budget of about $220,000 has been allocated for the playground.
The playground includes two 800mm raised mounds; interactive/natural textile play equipment including in-ground trampolines; a new concrete pathway, softfall areas; seating with a picnic table and shade sale; new signage; and landscaping.
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Massive chairs for photos to be installed in Ahuriri ahead of Napier s Art Deco Festival
12 Feb, 2021 12:20 AM
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Ahuriri Business Association coordinator Maree Langford with a set of 2m-high chairs which will be installed in Napier ahead of this year s Art Deco Festival. Photo / Paul Taylor
A set of 2m-high wooden chairs are due to be permanently installed in Napier.
The five chairs will be on show at Perfume Point – between the lighthouse and East Pier – from February 17 onwards, in time for thousands of visitors to Art Deco Week to also enjoy them.
The chairs, commonly known as Cape Cod chairs, vary in colours and stand at 2m tall and were built by Napier Menz Shed, at no cost to ratepayers.
Napier rates debate: Services provided by council to Bay View residents in spotlight
11 Feb, 2021 09:29 PM
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Napier City councillor Keith Price at a campaign meeting in 2019 and now sharing the concerns of his Ahuriri Ward Bay View constituents about conditions of roads in their area. Photo / File
Napier City councillor Keith Price at a campaign meeting in 2019 and now sharing the concerns of his Ahuriri Ward Bay View constituents about conditions of roads in their area. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
The Napier City Council expects to complete one of its longest-ever meetings when deliberation on the future rating structure resumes on Tuesday.