Hawke's Bay (region)
Coordinates: 39°25′S 176°49′E / 39.417°S 176.817°E / -39.417; 176.817
| Hawke's Bay Heretaunga |
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| — Region of New Zealand — | |
| Motto: Safeguarding your environment Kaitiaki tuku iho |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Established | 1989 |
| Seat | Napier |
| Territorial authorities |
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| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Fenton Wilson |
| • Deputy Chairperson | Ewan William McGregor |
| Area | |
| • Region | 14,111 km2 (5,448 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2012 estimate) | |
| • Region | 155,000 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Website | HBRC.govt.nz |
Hawke's Bay (Māori: Heretaunga) is a region of New Zealand, located on the east coast of the country's North Island. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings. It derives from Hawke Bay which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke who decisively defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay.
Read more about Hawke's Bay (region): Geography, Economy, History, Population, Climate and Agriculture, Culture, Sport, Wine
Famous quotes containing the word bay:
“Three miles long and two streets wide, the town curls around the bay ... a gaudy run with Mediterranean splashes of color, crowded steep-pitched roofs, fishing piers and fishing boats whose stench of mackerel and gasoline is as aphrodisiac to the sensuous nose as the clean bar-whisky smell of a nightclub where call girls congregate.”
—Norman Mailer (b. 1923)