The location where the road intersects with the railway line has for generations been regarded as the centrepiece of Hastings . It is here where the Hastings Clock Tower was built after the 1931 Hawke 's Bay earthquake , and the short pedestrian mall is located here . The clock tower is registered as a Category I heritage building with Heritage New Zealand . A night market is held on Thursdays in the mall , organised by the Hastings City Business Association
1931 Hawke 's Bay earthquake
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
Heretaunga Street