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The Cornwall Park Trust board has reviewed its decision to send cows to Mongolia as part of a breeding programme.

What is Cornwall Park Trusts rationale behind hiking rents for ASB Showgrounds? 9 Mar, 2021 04:35 AM 5 minutes to read ASB Showgrounds known for strong financial management but that might not save it. Photo / Supplied Auckland Business Chamber boss Michael Barnett questions why the Cornwall Park Trust is pursuing rent hikes against the likes of the ASB Showgrounds "unless they have another agenda". The non-profit showgrounds board has warned it is struggling to see how the 8h...

Thursday, 4 March 2021, 2:55 pm The 40th anniversary of the Hastings-Guilin Sister City relationship has been formally marked, with the mayors of both cities signing a reaffirmation document. At a ceremony in the Osmanthus Gardens in Cornwall Park yesterday (March 3), Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst highlighted the benefits of the relationship, including that hundreds of Hastings teachers, scientists, business people, councillors, students, musicians and cultural group members had travelled ...

Covid 19 coronavirus: ASB Showgrounds future in peril as virus wipes events and huge rent rise looms 4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Major event cancellations are putting the future of the ASB Showgrounds in doubt. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Major event cancellations are putting the future of the ASB Showgrounds in doubt. Photo / Sylvie Whinray The future of Aucklands ASB Showgrounds is at risk as the board that runs the premiere exhibition site struggles to see how it can remain so...

Raiders go back-to-back at Kiwi Tag National Challenge The triumphant Raiders team. The Hibiscus Coast Raiders successfully defended their age-grade title at the Kiwi Tag National Club Challenge on February 13 and 14. In the U13/14 final the Raiders had a 5-2 win over Te Atatu. A strong start saw them up 3-0 at the break, before both sides crossed for two tries in the second spell. Callum de la Rue and Thomas Rawiri both starred for Raiders and scored doubles. Coach Morgan de la Rue said the wi...

He suspended the two players until the end of the 2020-21 season, effectively a ban of 10 weeks, including the three-week stand down already served. HBCA did not name the players, but Stuff understands the pair are the sons of former Central Districts players Craig Findlay and Mike Pawson. Findlay is also chief executive of HBCA. In a statement, NZ Cricket public affairs manager Richard Boock said: ”NZC is satisfied with the integrity of both the process and outcome of the Hawke’s Bay co...

Apartment living has become more sophisticated, community-oriented, inspiring and attractive to buyers of all ages. The developer of upcoming Auckland apartment building The Pacifica, at 10-12 Commerce Street, has gotten the memo. Its PR says, The Pacifica will “exist as a vertical community”, with facilities for exercise and relaxation, including a community terrace, and a community and entertainment space on another level. The International in Princes St, is another trend-setter, a for...

Sister cities for 40 years - Hastings and Guilin plan celebrations 25 Jan, 2021 02:57 AM 2 minutes to read The 2019 Osmanthus Gardens Lantern Festival at Cornwall Park. Photo / Paul Taylor Hawkes Bay Today Hastings and its sister city Guilin in China are celebrating a 40 year relationship in March with a week of events. The Lighting of the Osmanthus Gardens at Cornwall Park is set to be a highlight, while Toitoi – Hawkes Bay Arts and Events Centre is hosting a free show and mini-expo celebrat...

Press Release – Hastings District Council Chinese lanterns at Osmanthus garden. In just over five weeks Hastings and Guilin, two sister cities almost exactly 10,000 kilometres apart [9975km], will celebrate a relationship that dates back 40 years. The ever-popular Lighting of the Osmanthus Gardens (bigger and better than ever), a free show in the Hawke’s Bay Opera House celebrating the relationship, and a mini-expo in Functions on Hastings telling the story of Guilin and our Sister City jou...

At the centre of the complaint is a Twenty20 game between local side Napier Tech Old Boys and Auckland’s Western Districts School Children’s Cricket Association (WDSCA). It was abandoned – apparently with a ball to play in the first innings – after an umpire ruled a player racially abused an opposition batsman. The Western XI contained of players of Sri Lankan, Indian and Pakistan heritage. But association chief executive Craig Findlay has said the match ended because of a misunders...