Hastings District Libraries

Below are some of the online resources available on the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake and its aftermath:

Hastings District Council

• 81st Hawke's Bay Earthquake Commemorations
   
• www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/imagegalleries/historic/thumbnails.php?album=5 - Image Gallery. 
  Often there is no information about the photos given to the Council over the years, so  please feel free to add useful comments about the images.

Napier City Council

• www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=606 - The Earthquake, Tin Town, Reconstruction
   
• www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=106&info=4 - Historic Image Gallery - see slideshow or view images separately

New Zealand History online

• www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/hawkes-bay-earthquake-images - photos

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

• www.teara.govt.nz/en/historic-earthquakes/6
• Text, survivors stories, photos and sound clips from various sources of the earthquake and aftermath

An Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)

• www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/disasters-and-mishaps-earthquakes/2
• Description ends with " nothing became Hawke's Bay more in its adversity than the completeness and expedition of the rehabilitation it achieved with nationwide assistance...to direct the huge task of reconstruction."

Christchurch City Libraries

• christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/nzdisasters/Napier.asp
• Fact sheet for kids but useful for adults too
• Three photos of Hastings Street Napier CCL PhotoCD 4, IMG0038    CCL PhotoCD 4, IMG0039    CCL PhotoCD 4, IMG0040

Art Deco Trust

• www.artdeconapier.com/Earthquake_8.aspx
• The earthquake and reconstruction

Photos: The  Post Office building at the corner of Queen Street and Russell Street, before and after the 'quake. Later rebuilt in Art Deco style as a Post Office, the building now houses the Hastings Health Centre.