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Flaxmere is in Hastings (New Zealand).

[edit] Understand

Flaxmere is a district of Hastings City. It has a population of about 4500 mainly Maori residents. It was originally intended as a upper-class housing development so Hastings could continue to grow without damaging the valuable horticultural land of the Heretaunga Plains, although it is still technically built on the Heretaunga Plains. Because of this Flaxmere is built on poor soil, and not much grows there. It has the strange feeling of being in some dried area of Africa. The housing turned into high density housing, and therefore low income housing. In recent times the value of the poor soil that Flaxmere is built on has become recognized meaning that many houses have been brought, demolished and turned into vineyards. These vineyards produce some of the best wine in the world.

[edit] Get in

• Turn left at the huge roundabout where Omahu road leaves Hastings and crosses State Highway 2a
• Enter near Flaxmere from the Bridge Pa aerodrome

[edit][add listing] See

Being a suburb that was planned with modern town planning knowledge (about 1964) Flaxmere has many large and varied green spaces that are good value to explore.

• Flaxmere Park. This huge park has very nice rose gardens and is interesting to explore
• Flaxmere Avenue Travels the length of Flaxmere from one end to the other

[edit][add listing] Do

• Flaxmere is surrounded by many of Hawkes Bay's more famous winery's and vineyards
• Flaxmere Water World is a large heated indoor swimming pool, which only cost $1.00 to get into the heated pools of flaxmere. They have HUGE inflatable toys for the kids to play on. Swansea Rd Flaxmere.

[edit][add listing] Buy

• Most of Flaxmeres CBD is on a long strip along Swansea Road.
• The more productive regions of Flaxmere have roadside produce shops

[edit][add listing] Eat

Flaxmere doesn't have all that many places to eat. Much of the food is take-aways or petrol station food. As per usual in Hawkes Bay there are winery's that serve fancy food no further than a 3 minute drive from Flaxmere.

• Flaxmere New World Supermarket Swansea Road.

• Flaxmere service station 10 Swansea Road. Open most hours.

• Flaxmere Village Dairy Swansea Rd.

• Four Square 29 Scott Drive

• BP 2Go Flaxmere 11 Swansea Road. Also sells petrol

• Flaxmere Fast Foods Flaxmere shopping centre, Swansea Road.

• Selini Estates 2016 Maraekakaho Rd, Hastings.

[edit][add listing] Drink

Being part of Hastings means that, despite its status, Flaxmere must inhere4ntly have its quota of winery's. Although many of these claim to be in places that are not Flaxmere, Flaxmere is, geographically, the nearest significant suburb, and is easy to find on a map. Its the natural way of things for any place on the Heretaunga Plains to have some winery's, so naturally Flaxmere has its own too. As per usual for anywhere in Hastings all are excellent places to Eat and Drink. All of the hours presented here are cellar door hours (eg when one can look around and purchase) restaurant hours are probably different, best to check

• Crossroads Winery. 1747 Korokipo Road, StateHighway 50 (Between Fernhill and Taradale) Ph +64 06 879 9737. Open 10am - 5pm 7 days. Website

• Trinity Hill Winery. 2375 State Highway 50 Rd 5, Fernhill. Ph +64 06 879 7778. Open 10am - 5pm 7 dayswebsite

• Te Awa Winery. 2375 State Highway 50 Rd 5, Hastings. Ph +64 06 879 7602. Open 9am - 5pm Monday - Saturday. Quite Nice, offers Ala Carte dining between 12 - 2.30

• Unison Vineyards. 2163 State Highway 50, Hastings. Ph +64 06 877 7913. Open 9am - 5pm except sunday Website

• Hatton Estate Vineyard & Winery. 124 Gimblett Road (off State Highway 50), Hastings. Ph +64 06 870 4777. Open 10am - 5pm 7 days. Website

• Matariki Wines. 52 Kirkwood Road (off Omahu Road), Hastings. Ph. +64 06 879 6226. Open 10am - 5pm 7 days. Groups and tours by arrangement. Has cheese boards. Website

[edit][add listing] Sleep

Flaxmere, being so close to the main urban centre of Hastings (New Zealand) doesn't need, nor have all that much accommodation. Anyway its generally considered a bad idea to stay over-night in Flaxmere. Flaxmeres status as a 'dont go there after dusk' status also means that people only visit for day trips, while staying in Hastings. Despite this there is still accommodation.

Flaxmere Tavern Swansea Rd Flaxmere Hastings, ph +64 06 873 9027.

Department of Corrections Hawkes Bay Prison, Private Bag 1600 Napier Hastings. ph +64 06 870 9700. You have to be really naughty to stay here. Offers long-term accommodation. Has been recently renovated with underfloor heating and a casual lounge.

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