New Zealand - Hastings - Hastings Intermediate School - Room 8 - 1980 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Hastings - One of the two major urban areas in Hawke's Bay - The population of Hastings is 70,600 (2018) - About 18 kilometres inland of the coastal city of Napier - The administrative centre of the Hastings District - Since the merger of the surrounding and satellite settlements, Hastings has grown to become 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. Reference: Wikipedia