was built to cater to the housing demand of Hastings. Flaxmere was intended to be an upper-middle class subdivision but because land was subdivided into smaller lots it turned into a low income neighbourhood. It has a small shopping centre with a supermarket, petrol station, post office, bakery, video store, butchery, indoor rock climbing centre, and various other businesses offering necessities and/or leisure. Other amenities include a library, police station, several churches and an indoor swimming complex, Flaxmere Waterworld. Education Flaxmere has four primary schools: Flaxmere Primary School is a state primary school, with a roll of . Peterhead School is a state primary school, with a roll of . Irongate School is a state primary school, with a roll of . Te Kura o Kimi Ora is a state primary school, with a roll of . The township also has two other schools: Flaxmere College is a state secondary school, with a roll of . Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga is a Year 1-13 Māori immersion school, with a roll of . All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of References Suburbs of Hastings, New Zealand