Hastings City Growers Market to extend opening hours

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Press Release – for immediate release

Hastings City Growers Market to extend opening hours until midday

Hastings District Council have today approved an extension to the road closure of Heretaunga Street East allowing the Hastings City Growers Market to extend its opening hours to midday every Saturday morning. The new operational hours will be a slightly later start time of 8am and finishing at 12 noon.

The extension will mean an increase in the number of vendors able to sell their produce. To date many potential local growers found the opening hours of 7am until 10.30am too limited – the new longer, and more community-friendly opening hours was essential for it to be a viable and profitable option for them.

The Growers market launched in November and was modelled on the successful Whangarei Growers Market that has seen a huge increase in CBD foot traffic and retail spend in the town. The Hastings Growers Market is already seeing ‘regulars’ each week, who really enjoy the community vibe - shopping for local, fresh produce direct from the grower and then having a sit down with other locals with some fresh coffee or breakfast in the café style seating, whilst being entertained by talented buskers.

Following the hearing, Susan McDade said “The extension to the road closure is a really positive move for Hastings CBD and we are delighted that we can now increase the number and diversity of vendors, as well as the market now being so much more accessible to the local community”.

The new opening hours until midday will operate from this Saturday 31st January. A great opportunity for the local community looking for healthy, fresh, local produce whilst being able to chat to the growers and producers about how and where it was grown.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor at this exciting market please check out our website www.hastingscitymarkets.co.nz

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