In 1958, Hastings, which was a newly proclaimed city (1956) of about 21,000 people, was at a point where it could not accommodate any significant new housing.
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OPINION This year is shaping up to be the year of big rate rises across all of Hawke’s Bay’s councils. Already Central Hawke’s Bay mayor Alex Walker has said.