Editing Napier, New Zealand (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[Image:Napier06.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[NASA]] satellite photo of Napier and southern [[Hawke Bay]]]]

The city is on [[Napier Hill]] and the surrounding [[Heretaunga Plains]] at the southeastern edge of [[Hawke Bay]], a large semi-circular bay that dominates the east coast of New Zealand's [[North Island]]. The coastline of the city was substantially altered by a large [[1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake|earthquake in 1931]]. About two thirds of Napier's land area is rural.<ref>{{cite web |title=Draft District Plan: Rural |date= |url= https://www.napier.govt.nz/assets/District-Plan-Review-Documents/Topic-Summaries/DPR-Rural.pdf |publisher=Napier City Council |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

The topography puts Napier in danger from a tsunami, as the centre of the commercial city is near sea level – should the sea ever crest Marine Parade, the sea would run through to Ahuriri.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hbhazards.intramaps.co.nz/IntraMaps/MapControls/HBHazards/EasiMaps/index.html |title=Tsunami Evacuation Zones |work=intramaps.co.nz}}</ref> Furthermore, by virtue of its pre-1931 existence, the bulk of Napier is susceptible to soil liquefaction, the risk classed as Very High for the main urban area excluding the hill.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gis.napier.govt.nz/intramaps80/default.htm?project=NCC&module=Hazards |title=IntraMaps |work=napier.govt.nz}}</ref>

Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Napier has an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb''). The climate is warm and relatively dry, resulting from its location on the east coast of the North Island. Most of New Zealand's weather patterns cross the country from the west, and the city lies in the [[rain shadow]] of the [[North Island Volcanic Plateau]] and surrounding ranges such as the [[Kaweka Range]]. 
{{Weather box
|location = Napier (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1868–present)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 36.9
| Feb record high C = 37.4
| Mar record high C = 33.1
| Apr record high C = 29.2
| May record high C = 27.5
| Jun record high C = 25.1
| Jul record high C = 23.1
| Aug record high C = 23.4
| Sep record high C = 26.7
| Oct record high C = 31.3
| Nov record high C = 33.4
| Dec record high C = 34.4
| year record high C = 37.4
| Jan avg record high C  = 31.8
| Feb avg record high C  = 31.0
| Mar avg record high C  = 28.7
| Apr avg record high C  = 25.6
| May avg record high C  = 22.7
| Jun avg record high C  = 20.1
| Jul avg record high C  = 19.3
| Aug avg record high C  = 20.2
| Sep avg record high C  = 23.0
| Oct avg record high C  = 25.3
| Nov avg record high C  = 27.3
| Dec avg record high C  = 29.4
| year avg record high C = 32.5
|Jan high C = 	24.7
|Feb high C = 	24.4
|Mar high C = 	22.8
|Apr high C = 	20.2
|May high C = 	17.8
|Jun high C = 	15.2
|Jul high C = 	14.5
|Aug high C = 	15.4
|Sep high C = 	17.5
|Oct high C = 	19.5
|Nov high C = 	21.0
|Dec high C = 	23.3
| year high C = 	19.7
|Jan mean C = 	19.7
|Feb mean C = 	19.6
|Mar mean C = 	17.7
|Apr mean C = 	15.1
|May mean C = 	12.6
|Jun mean C = 	10.2
|Jul mean C = 	9.6
|Aug mean C = 	10.4
|Sep mean C = 	12.4
|Oct mean C = 	14.5
|Nov mean C = 	16.1
|Dec mean C = 	18.4
| year mean C = 	14.7
|Jan low C = 	14.7
|Feb low C = 	14.7
|Mar low C = 	12.6
|Apr low C = 	10.0
|May low C = 	7.5
|Jun low C = 	5.2
|Jul low C = 	4.8
|Aug low C = 	5.4
|Sep low C = 	7.4
|Oct low C = 	9.4
|Nov low C = 	11.1
|Dec low C = 	13.6
| year low C = 	9.7
| Jan avg record low C  = 8.1
| Feb avg record low C  = 8.8
| Mar avg record low C  = 6.5
| Apr avg record low C  = 3.6
| May avg record low C  = 0.5
| Jun avg record low C  = -0.9
| Jul avg record low C  = -1.2
| Aug avg record low C  = -0.8
| Sep avg record low C  = 0.6
| Oct avg record low C  = 2.8
| Nov avg record low C  = 4.4
| Dec avg record low C  = 6.9
| year avg record low C = -2.0
|Jan record low C  = 4.2
|Feb record low C  = 3.3
|Mar record low C  = 0.0
|Apr record low C  = -0.5
|May record low C  =  -2.6
|Jun record low C  = -4.0
|Jul record low C  = -5.3
|Aug record low C  = -6.5
|Sep record low C  = -2.2
|Oct record low C  = -1.7
|Nov record low C  = -0.3
|Dec record low C  = 1.7
|year record low C = -6.5
|rain colour = green	
|Jan rain mm = 	63.8
|Feb rain mm = 	54.1
|Mar rain mm = 	61.8
|Apr rain mm = 	81.2
|May rain mm = 	62.2
|Jun rain mm = 	78.5
|Jul rain mm = 	97.0
|Aug rain mm = 	57.0
|Sep rain mm = 	58.1
|Oct rain mm = 	60.9
|Nov rain mm = 	57.3
|Dec rain mm = 	57.8
|year rain mm = 	
| Jan rain days = 	6.2
| Feb rain days = 	6.2
| Mar rain days = 	7.4
| Apr rain days = 	7.8
| May rain days = 	6.9
| Jun rain days = 	7.9
| Jul rain days = 	8.8
| Aug rain days = 	7.9
| Sep rain days = 	7.5
| Oct rain days = 	7.4
| Nov rain days = 	6.5
| Dec rain days = 	6.9
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm	
|Jan sun = 	258.7
|Feb sun = 	207.0
|Mar sun = 	207.0
|Apr sun = 	169.7
|May sun = 	161.8
|Jun sun = 	138.0
|Jul sun = 	144.1
|Aug sun = 	173.4
|Sep sun = 	188.7
|Oct sun = 	221.6
|Nov sun = 	228.5
|Dec sun = 	235.4
|year sun = 	
| Jan percentsun  =57
| Feb percentsun  =54
| Mar percentsun  =54
| Apr percentsun  =51
| May percentsun  =52
| Jun percentsun  =49
| Jul percentsun  =48
| Aug percentsun  =53
| Sep percentsun  =53
| Oct percentsun  =55
| Nov percentsun  =53
| Dec percentsun  =51
| year percentsun =
| Jan light = 14.6
| Feb light = 13.6
| Mar light = 12.3
| Apr light = 11.0
| May light = 10.0
| Jun light = 9.4
| Jul light = 9.7
| Aug light = 10.6
| Sep light = 11.8
| Oct light = 13.1
| Nov light = 14.3
| Dec light = 14.9
| year light=
| Jan humidity = 	66.3
| Feb humidity = 	72.4
| Mar humidity = 	75.6
| Apr humidity = 	76.4
| May humidity = 	78.1
| Jun humidity = 	79.4
| Jul humidity = 	80.6
| Aug humidity = 	76.1
| Sep humidity = 	69.5
| Oct humidity = 	67.7
| Nov humidity = 	63.7
| Dec humidity = 	65.2
|source 1 = NIWA Climate Data<ref name = NIWA>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240520001949/https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/climate-data-and-activities
| archive-date = 20 May 2024
| url = https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/climate-data-and-activities
| title = Climate data and activities
| publisher= NIWA
| access-date = 20 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 2977, 2980, 2997)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 20 Jul 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = Weather Spark<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://weatherspark.com/y/144931/Average-Weather-in-Napier-New-Zealand-Year-Round
|title = Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Napier
|publisher = Weather Spark
|access-date = 10 Dec 2024}}</ref>
}}

===Suburbs===
[[File:Napier, New Zealand numbered suburbs map.png|thumb|Labelled map of the 19 suburbs that make up Napier City]]
Suburbs of Napier include:
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*'''Ahuriri Ward:'''
**[[Ahuriri]]
**[[Bay View, New Zealand|Bay View]]
**[[Napier Port]]
**[[Bluff Hill, Hawke's Bay|Bluff Hill]]
**[[Hospital Hill, New Zealand|Hospital Hill]]
**[[Onekawa]] (north part)
**Pandora
**[[Westshore, New Zealand|Westshore]]
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*'''Nelson Park Ward:'''
**[[Awatoto]] (north part)
**[[Maraenui]]
**[[Marewa]] (south part)
**[[Central Napier|Napier CBD]]
**[[Napier South]]
**[[Onekawa]] (south part)
**[[Pirimai]] (south part)
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*'''Onekawa-Tamatea Ward:'''
**[[Marewa]] (north part)
**[[Onekawa]] (rest)
***Onekawa Central
***Onekawa West
**[[Pirimai]] (north part)
**[[Tamatea, Napier|Tamatea]]
***Tamatea North
***Tamatea South
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*'''Taradale Ward:'''
**[[Awatoto]] (south part)
**[[Greenmeadows, New Zealand|Greenmeadows]]
**Jervoistown
**Lagoon Farm
**[[Meeanee, New Zealand|Meeanee]]
**Orutu Park
**[[Poraiti]]
**[[Taradale, New Zealand|Taradale]]
***Taradale North
***Taradale South
**[[Te Awa, Hawke's Bay|Te Awa]]
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