Multimedia Journalist·Hawkes Bay Today·
30 Oct, 2026 12:41 AMQuick Read
An early-afternoon fire between Hastings and Flaxmere, as seen from near the Hawke's Bay Expressway-Omahu Rd roundabout. Photo / Jack Riddell
Roads have been blocked off as firefighters tackle a fire near a packhouse on the outskirts of Hastings.
The fire was reported at 12.39pm - during nationwide professional firefighter strike action - on a property just west of the roundabout intersection of the Hawke’s Bay Expressway and Omahu Rd.
Fire
Police and traffic management were in place, a police spokesperson said.
Source: New Zealand Herald · Doug Laing
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