Hawke's Bay Region is a local government region of New Zealand on the east coast of the North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is governed by Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
Napier is a New Zealand beachside city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. Known for its warm Mediterranean climate, esplanade lined with Norfolk Pines and extensive Art Deco architecture, Napier is often revered as the "Nice of the Pacific".
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47 am on 3 February, killing 256, injuring thousands and devastating the Hawke's Bay region. It remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster. Centred 15 km north of Napier, it lasted for two and a half minutes and had a magnitude of 7.8 (7.7 ). There were 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks, with 597 being recorded by the end of February. The main shock could be felt in much of New Zealand, with reliable reports coming in from as far south as Timaru, on the east coast of the South Island.
Hastings is an inland city of New Zealand and is one of the two major urban areas in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of the North Island. The population of Hastings is 50,100, with a further 15,150 people in Havelock North and 2,460 in Clive. Hastings is about 18 kilometres inland of the coastal city of Napier. These two neighbouring cities are often called "The Bay Cities" or "The Twin Cities".
Hawke Bay is a large bay on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It stretches from Māhia Peninsula in the northeast to Cape Kidnappers in the southwest, a distance of some 100 kilometres (62 mi).
Napier City Rovers is a football team based in Napier, New Zealand, as of 2021 competing in the Central Premier League.
Channel 61 is a regional television station based in Taupo, New Zealand. The station was launched in December 1996 and is aimed at visitors to the area, broadcasting local tourist information advertorials.
Freeview is New Zealand's free-to-air television platform. It is operated by a joint venture between the country's major free-to-air broadcasters – government-owned Television New Zealand and Radio New Zealand, government-subsidised Māori Television, and the American-owned Discovery New Zealand. It consists of a HD-capable digital terrestrial television service, to around 86% of the population in the major urban and provincial centres of New Zealand, and a standard-definition satellite television service, called Freeview Satellite, covering the whole of mainland New Zealand and the major offshore islands. Freeview uses the DVB-S and DVB-T standards on government-provided spectrum.
Hawke's Bay Airport, commonly referred to as Napier Airport, is Hawke's Bay's main commercial airport, serving domestic flights to the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch as well as smaller centres such as Gisborne, Wairoa and Blenheim. The airport is permitted to allow limited international flights for aircraft with up to fourteen people on board by prior arrangement with Air Napier or Skyline Aviation.
The Hawke's Bay cricket team, representing the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, played first-class cricket between 1883–84 and 1920–21, and competed in the Plunket Shield in the 1914–15 and 1920–21 seasons. The side has continued to appear in minor cricket and now competes in the Hawke Cup competition.
Hawke's Bay Today is a daily compact newspaper published in Hastings, New Zealand and serving Hastings, Napier and the Hawke's Bay region. It is owned by APN News & Media. The Hawke's Bay Today is New Zealand's youngest newspaper, founded on 3 May 1999.
Napier is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives. It is named after the city of Napier, the main urban area within the electorate. The electorate was established for the 1861 election and has existed since. Since the 2014 general election, Napier has been held by Stuart Nash of the New Zealand Labour Party. Previously, it had been held by Chris Tremain of the New Zealand National Party, who stood down prior to the 2014 election.
Nelson Park is a cricket ground in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
The Mayor of Napier is the head of the municipal government of Napier City, New Zealand, and presides over the Napier City Council. Napier City is New Zealand's ninth largest city. The first mayor was elected in 1875. The current mayor is Kirsten Wise.
The 1861 Napier by-election was a by-election held in the Napier electorate during the 3rd New Zealand Parliament, on 1 July 1861.
The Daily Telegraph was a newspaper serving Napier and the Hawke's Bay region district of New Zealand. It was established in February 1871 by founding editor, London journalist, Richard Halkett Lord.
The Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune was a New Zealand newspaper which published from 1937 until 1999. Covering the Hawke's Bay region, it was based in Hastings.
State Highway 50 (SH 50) is a New Zealand state highway that runs through the Hawke's Bay Region.
Napier City Council is the territorial authority of Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand.
Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau is a 490 m (1,610 ft) mountain in the Kohinurākau Range, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) south-southwest of Havelock North in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The mountain is home to the main television and FM radio transmitter for Napier, Hastings and the wider Hawke's Bay region.
