Napier Urban Zone includes Napier and two tracts of rural land from Hastings District: Bay View to the north and Waiohiki to the south. It also includes the township of Taradale.
Napier hosts the regions only port (the majority of export coming from Hastings' industry and food processing), the regions domestic airport, High Court, the local polytechnic college, and the Hawkes Bay Regional Council Headquarters.
Napier on its own is the 10th largest urban area in New Zealand. If Napier were to amalgamate with Hastings they would become the 5th largest urban area in New Zealand after Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Hamilton.
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