Editing Hastings, New Zealand (section)

===Timeline===

*1867: Māori owners leased 70 sq kilometres of land from the [[Heretaunga Plains]] to Thomas Tanner; it was the site of Karamu Junction.
*1873: The town of Karamu Junction was officially renamed Hastings.
*1874: Hastings (along with Napier) was connected to the [[North Island Main Trunk]] line.
*1886: 20 October. Hastings town was incorporated as a borough.
*1912: Hastings was connected to electricity, followed by Napier in 1915.
*1914: [[Heretaunga Street]] is laid with stone for motor vehicle traffic.
*1918: Nearly 300 people died of a flu epidemic that swept Hawke's Bay.
*1931: 3 February. Hastings was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, killing 256 people (93 in Hastings).
*1932: 16 September. Hastings was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. It was the final large earthquake in the 1931–1932 earthquake events.
*1935: [[Hastings Clock Tower]] erected to celebrate the rebuild of Hastings post 1931 earthquake
*1950: The first Blossom Parade was held in Hastings; it is now a popular annual event.
*1951: 10 February. Hastings was rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake at 3:27&nbsp;pm.
*1954: Hastings was the first city in New Zealand to introduce fluoridation of its water supply.
*1960: 10 September. The Hastings Blossom Parade (at the time a significant national event) was cancelled at 11&nbsp;am for the first time in its history due to rain.
*1989: Hastings City and the Havelock North Borough amalgamated to form the modern-day Hastings District.
*1993: 11 April. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck 15&nbsp;km south-west of Hastings and was felt as far south as Christchurch.
*2008: 25 August. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centred 10&nbsp;km south of Hastings caused an estimated $5&nbsp;million in damage.
*2010: The city became a walking and cycling "model community".
*2016: August and September. 5,200 residents fell ill with campylobacteriosis, prompting a district-wide health crisis. It was the largest outbreak of waterborne disease to ever occur in New Zealand.
*2023: 12–18 February. [[Cyclone Gabrielle]] severely impacts Hastings, claiming the lives of 7 people in Hastings District. Multiple rivers burst their banks, destroying 6 bridges and causing an estimated $13 billion NZD in damage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/cyclone-gabrielle/ | title=Cyclone Gabrielle &#124; Hastings District Council }}</ref>