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Hastings, New Zealand

Hastings
Heretaunga (Māori)
City
From top clockwise: Hastings CBD at night, Hawke's Bay Opera House, Tukituki Valley from Te Mata Peak, Sky Castle at Splash Planet, Saint Matthews Church.'
From top clockwise: Hastings CBD at night, Hawke's Bay Opera House, Tukituki Valley from Te Mata Peak, Sky Castle at Splash Planet, Saint Matthews Church.'
Nickname(s): Fruit Bowl of New Zealand
http://www.cityofhastings.co.nz/
Motto: Great things grow here
http://greatthingsgrowhere.co.nz/
Location of Hastings District in the North Island
Location of Hastings District in the North Island
Hastings is located in New Zealand
Hastings
Hastings
Location of Hastings city in New Zealand
Coordinates: 39°39′0″S 176°50′0″E / 39.65000°S 176.83333°E / -39.65000; 176.83333
Country  New Zealand
Region Hawke's Bay
Territorial authority Hastings District
Government
 • Mayor Lawrence Yule
 • Deputy Mayor Cynthia Bowers
Area
 • City 5,229 km2 (2,019 sq mi)
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Population (June 2016)
 • City 78,600
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Urban 68,900
Postcode(s) 4120, 4122
Website HastingsDC.govt.nz
Largest groups of overseas-born residents
Nationality Population (2013)
 United Kingdom 3,723
 Australia 960
 India 939
 Samoa 750
 South Africa 522
 Netherlands 399
 Cook Islands 324
 United States 264
 China 213
 Philippines 213

Hastings (/ˈhstɪŋz/; Māori: Heretaunga) is a New Zealand city and is one of the two major urban areas in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The population of Hastings is about 68,900 as of the June 2016. Hastings is about 18 kilometres inland of the coastal city of Napier. These two neighbouring cities are often called "The Bay Cities" or "The Twin Cities". The combined population of the Napier-Hastings Urban Area is 131,000 people, which makes it the sixth-largest urban area in New Zealand, closely following Tauranga (134,400).

The city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District. The city of Hastings and its outlying suburbs of Flaxmere and Havelock North are the principal settlements in the Hastings District. These main centres are surrounded by thirty-eight rural settlements, including Clive and Haumoana. Hastings District covers an area of 5,229 square kilometres (2,019 sq mi) and has 1.7 % of the population of New Zealand, ranking it fourteenth in size out of the seventy-four territorial authorities. Since the merger of the surrounding and satellite settlements, Hastings has grown to become the one of the largest urban areas in Hawke's Bay.

Hastings District is a food production region. The fertile Heretaunga Plains surrounding the city produce stone fruits, pome fruit, kiwifruit and vegetables, and the area is one of New Zealand's major red wine producers. Associated business include food processing, agricultural services, rural finance and freight. Hastings is the major service centre for the surrounding inland pastoral communities and tourism.


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