Hastings District Council

Support local businesses by cutting red tape and streamlining council processes.

Promote youth employment through apprenticeships and local training partnerships.

Invest in core infrastructure to strengthen the economy and protect jobs.

Focus council resources on core services that support a stable local economy.

Preserve and maintain existing council assets for long-term community benefit.

Strengthen Hastings' reputation as a cuisine capital.

Educate local businesses in schemes and incentives that are there for them, making sure these schemes are meaningful.

Create a robust calendar of events to give reasons for people to visit and for locals to spend money at restaurants and shops.

Reduce funding to tourism activities, which should be user funded.

Establish youth training centres that flow on to employment opportunities through local iwi and government charities.

Increase funding and subsidies for wetland developments.