Hastings

Hastings is a city in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of two cities in Hawke's Bay, the other being nearby Napier. Wikivoyage

Population 49,000 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

• 111AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Waiaroha Interactive Water Discovery Centre Attraction · 910 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Somewhere to run

• Akina Park 470 m across 560 m
• Ebbett Park 390 m across 1.0 km
• Civic Square 220 m across 1.0 km
• St Leonard Park 370 m across 1.7 km

Getting around

• Hastings Local Bus Terminal 1.1 km
• Hastings 1.7 km
• Aggie Bank Station 5.4 km

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