Map of Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

Hastings is a city in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand, with a population of about 88,300. It lies at 39.6381°S, 176.8492°E. Hastings is about 254 km (158 mi) northeast of Wellington, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Napier, 17 km to the north.

Hastings at a glance

Where is Hastings?

• The 11th largest city in New Zealand by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 22 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Hastings

• Napier — 17 km north
• Palmerston North — 132 km southwest
• Gisborne — 148 km northeast
• Whanganui — 157 km west
• Rotorua — 175 km north
• Tauranga — 225 km north
• Upper Hutt — 226 km southwest
• Porirua — 237 km southwest
• Lower Hutt — 240 km southwest
• New Plymouth — 246 km west

Largest cities in Hawke's Bay Region

• Napier — 66,400

Largest cities in New Zealand

• Auckland — 1,547,200
• Christchurch — 419,200
• Wellington — 381,900
• Manukau City — 362,000
• Hamilton — 192,100
• Tauranga — 161,000
• Dunedin — 132,800
• Lower Hutt — 114,200
• Palmerston North — 90,500
• New Plymouth — 90,100

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Other places named Hastings

• Hastings — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.