Welcome to Hastings Earthquake
Hastings Earthquake Walking Tour
Discover Hastings at your own pace with our self-guided walking tour, available instantly on your phone. This audio tour combines local insights, GPS navigation, and cultural storytelling, making every step an adventure. Whether you're into architecture, history, or hidden gems, you’ll explore the city like a local—no tour guide required. Enjoy flexibility, freedom, and fun with the best walking tour in Hastings. Download, walk, and wander anytime.
Hastings is all about resilience and rebuild. Explore how this town rose from the devastating 1931 earthquake, now boasting beautiful Art Deco design and Kiwi character. Walk through history, admire bold buildings, and discover a community shaped by strength and style.
- 1. The Westerman's building is an unusual combination of Spanish Mission and Art Deco styles.
- 2. The former Roach's department store, now the TSB Bank, is designed in the modern style and has very clean lines and streamlined facades, as well as a circular room and a coloured glass skylight.
- 3. The Hawkes Bay Farmers Building survived the earthquake due to its "floating foundation" construction which allowed the building to to shift and bend along with the movement of the earth during a quake.
- 4. The Hawke’s Bay Opera House is regarded as one of the most impressive examples of Spanish Mission Architecture in the Southern Hemisphere
