Editing Hawke's Bay (section)

== Name ==
[[File:Hawke bay landsat.jpg|left|thumb|108x108px|Hawke Bay]]
Hawke's Bay is named for the bay to its east, [[Hawke Bay]], which was named in honour of [[Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke]] by [[James Cook|Captain James Cook]] during one of his voyages along the coasts of New Zealand.

The Māori language name for Hawke's Bay is ''Te Matau-a-Māui'' ({{Abbr|lit.|literally}} the fishhook belonging to [[Māui]]). This name comes from a traditional story in which Maui lifted the islands of New Zealand from the waters. The story says that Hawke's Bay is the fishhook that Māui used, with [[Portland Island (New Zealand)|Portland Island]] and Cape Kidnappers being the northern and southern barbs of the hook, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Te Matau-a-Māui: The hook of Māui {{!}} Hawke's Bay NZ |url=https://www.hawkesbaynz.com/see-and-do/art-design-and-culture/the-maori-culture-guide/local-legends/te-matau-a-maui/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.hawkesbaynz.com}}</ref>

Hawke's Bay is one of only two places in New Zealand with a possessive apostrophe in its name, the other being [[Arthur's Pass]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Michael|last=Fowler|date=26 October 2019 |title=Hawke's Bay named after Cook's boss |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/historic-hawkes-bay-region-named-after-cooks-boss/NL3BJ4Y7PFU6WTUZ4F6CKJKF7Q/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Captain Cook originally used an apostrophe in the name for the bay, but was inconsistent and wrote the name without an apostrophe a day later. Many New Zealanders spell the name without an apostrophe.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kerryn|last=Pollock|title=Hawke's Bay region |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-region/page-1 |access-date=29 January 2024 |website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref>