One of the Locals: Your Insider's Guide to Heretaunga Hastings

Outdoor seating with customers at Red Bridge Coffee.
With long hot summers and lush countryside settings – plus top wineries and abundant orchards in close proximity – it’s not hard to understand the attraction of making Hastings and Havelock North home.

Birdwoods Gallery & Café

The eclectic interior of Birdwoods Gallery in Hastings.
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Birdwoods Gallery & Café is a special place in the heart of rural Havelock North.

Muse Art Gallery

A bold table displaying art, sitting in front of white walls filled with art.
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When Muse Art Gallery opened its doors for the first time in March 2017, there hadn’t been an art gallery in Havelock North for over six years.