Car Rental Hastings, New Zealand.

Car Rental Hastings

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Hastings is only 20 minutes from Napier located on the east coast of the North Island, or only a 2 hour drive from the great Lake Taupo. The history of Hastings started in 1867 when Thomas Tanner purchased the first block of land and this opened the door to other eurpeons exploring and then settling down on the area. A big jump in the local economy occurred when Edward Newbigin opened a brewery in 1881. By the next year, there were 195 freeholders of land in the town. Vineyards and fruit growing were the first industries for Hastings with around six hundred people, the town was incorporated as a borough on 20 October 1886.

Hastings District is quite historic and is very welcoming of tourists, and features beautiful coastal beaches, notably Ocean Beach and Waimarama Beach. Hastings suffered similar to Napier in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. However, because of the lesser damage by fire and more intact buildings, Hastings was able to regenerate faster, with many new businesses started here rather than in Napier. But in more recent times Hastings has had significant growth with tourism and people migrating into the region for the beauty of the land scape and everything that this friendly community has to offer.

Places of interest:

• Hastings and Hawkes Bay region
• "Take a Break" Hastings Attractions
• Hastings and Hawkes Bay Restaurants

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