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The town was named after Edward Hawke by James Cook in 1766. This was to commemorate Hawke's victory in the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759. Although Hawke's Bay was used as an enclave during the early struggle for North America by both the English and French navies, it was not until the early 20th century that Michael Walsh became the first permanent settler.
Lake Poukawa is a small shallow hardwater lake in the Hawke's Bay Region, North Island, New Zealand.It is located about 20 km south-west of Hastings, New Zealand, close to the settlement of Te Hauke.
Map of population density in the 2023 census. Hawke's Bay Region had a population of 175,074 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 8,706 people (5.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 23,895 people (15.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 85,497 males, 89,055 females and 516 people of other genders in 63,735 dwellings.
The Mohaka river is on the North Island of New Zealand in the east central region of Hawke’s Bay. Mohaka is a Maori word, roughly translated it means “place for dancing”. The iwi (Māori tribes) associated with the Mohaka River are Ngāti Pāhauwera , Ngāti Hineuru , Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Mana Ahuriri.
Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand.It has a population of 2,540 (June 2024). [2]The town is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Waipukurau and 46 km (29 mi) southwest of Hastings, on the northern bank of the Waipawa River, a tributary of the Tukituki River.
The Esk River of Hawke's Bay, in the eastern North Island of New Zealand, one of two rivers of that name in the country, is one of Hawke's Bay's major rivers. It flows south from the slopes of Taraponui in the Maungaharuru Range before turning east to reach Hawke Bay 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Napier.
This is a list of marae (Māori meeting grounds) in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In October 2020, the Government committed $9,623,529 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade 51 marae in the region, with the intention of creating 262.5 jobs.
Hawkes Bay Maungaharuru 29.01 Heretaunga 29.02 Rangitikei Rangitikei 30.01 Manawatu Manawatu Plains 31.01 Foxton 31.02 Manawatu Gorge Manawatu Gorge North 32.01 Manawatu Gorge South 32.02 Pahiatua Woodville 33.01 Puketoi 33.02 Eastern Hawkes Bay Eastern Hawkes Bay 34.01 Eastern Wairarapa Eastern Wairarapa 35.01 Wairarapa Plains Wairarapa Plains