Editing Hawke's Bay

{{Short description|Region of New Zealand}}
{{about|the area in New Zealand|other places|Hawke's Bay (disambiguation)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Hawke's Bay
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  | image3 = Wairoa Old Portland Lighthouse.jpg
  | image4 = Oruawharo Homestead 335.jpg
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  | image6 = Māhia Beach in the morning.jpg
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| map_caption        = Hawke's Bay within New Zealand
| coordinates        = {{Coord|39|25|S|176|49|E|region:NZ_type:adm1st|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[New Zealand]]
| subdivision_type1  = Island
| subdivision_name1  = [[North Island]]
| seat               = [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
| government_type    = [[Regions of New Zealand|Regional council]]
| governing_body     = [[Hawke's Bay Regional Council]]
| leader_title       = Chair
| leader_name        = Hinewai Ormsby
| leader_title1      = Deputy Chair
| leader_name1       = Will Foley
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_land_km2      = 14139.15
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="Area"/>
| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
| population_as_of   = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
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| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |date=24 March 2023 |title=Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2022 |url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/regional-gross-domestic-product-year-ended-march-2022/ |access-date=4 April 2023 |publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]]}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = [[New Zealand dollar|NZ$]] 11.385 billion (2021) ([[List of regions of New Zealand by GDP|8th]])
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = NZ$ 61,977 (2021)
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2022)
| blank_info_sec1    = 0.921<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/NZL/?levels=1+4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0|title=Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|access-date=2023-02-18}}</ref><br />{{color|green|very high}} · [[List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index|12th]]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.hbrc.govt.nz/}}
| image_caption      = From top, left to right: [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]], [[Wairoa]], [[Waipukurau]], [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]], [[Mahia]], and [[Waipawa]],
| native_name        = {{native name|mi|Te Matau-a-Māui}}
| settlement_type    = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]]
| elevation_max_point = [[Kaweka J]]
| elevation_max_m    = 1,724
| elevation_max_ft   = 5,656
| iso_code           = [[ISO 3166-2:NZ|NZ–HKB]]
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'''Hawke's Bay''' ({{langx|mi|Te Matau-a-Māui<ref>Pollock, Kerryn. '[http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-region/page-1 Hawke’s Bay region – Overview]'. ''Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand''. (accessed 9 November 2017)</ref>}}) is a [[Regions of New Zealand|region]] on the east coast of [[New Zealand]]'s [[North Island]]. The region is named for [[Hawke Bay]], which was named in honour of [[Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke|Edward Hawke]]. The region's main centres are the cities of [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]] and [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]], while the more rural parts of the region are served by the towns of [[Waipukurau]], [[Waipawa]], and [[Wairoa]].

== 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>

== History ==
[[Image:Maraetotara Falls, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.jpg|thumb|Maraetotara Falls]]

=== Early history ===
Bay whaling stations operated on the shores of the bay in the nineteenth century.<ref>Don Grady (1986) ''Sealers & whalers in New Zealand waters'', Auckland, Reed Methuen, p.150. {{ISBN|0474000508}}</ref>

[[Hawke's Bay Province]] was founded in 1858 as a [[Provinces of New Zealand|province of New Zealand]], after being separated from the [[Wellington Province]] following a meeting in Napier in February 1858. The Province was abolished in 1876 along with all other provinces in New Zealand. It was replaced with a Provincial District.

=== 1931 earthquake ===
{{Hatnote|See also: [[1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake]]}}
On February 3, 1931, Napier and Hastings were devastated by New Zealand's worst natural disaster, [[1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake|an earthquake]] measuring 7.9 on the [[Richter magnitude scale]], which killed 256 people. Napier rebuilt and now the city is world-famous for its Art Deco buildings, and celebrates its heritage each February with the [http://www.artdeconapier.com Art Deco Weekend]. [[MTG Hawke's Bay]], formerly Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery, has an exhibition on the earthquake, its causes and impact.

=== Second World War ===
During the [[Second World War]], the [[German submarine U-862|German submarine ''U-862'']] entered the waters around Napier undetected, surfacing by the Sound Shell. The submarine fired a torpedo at the ''Pukeko'', a steamer leaving the Port of Napier, but narrowly missed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Megan |date=2016-09-28 |title=Memorial unveiled to mark German submarine's Napier visit |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/84705724/memorial-unveiled-to-mark-german-submarines-napier-visit |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Cyclone Gabrielle ===
{{Hatnote|See also: [[Cyclone Gabrielle]]}}
On the 13th and 14 February 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle caused extensive damage in Hawke's Bay as it passed over the North Island. Power, phone service and internet access was cut to over 16,000 properties when the main Redcliffe substation was damaged in floodwaters after the [[Tutaekuri River]] burst its banks. Downstream, 1,000 people were evacuated from low-lying plains surrounding the river, where significant parts of Taradale, Meeanee and Awatoto were submerged.

The floodwaters destroyed 4 bridges, including Redcliffe Bridge, a major crossing just south of Taradale. SH2 and SH51 bridges were heavily damaged, but did not collapse. A span of the [[Palmerston North-Gisborne Line]] crossing the Tutaekuri River also collapsed. The [[Ngaruroro River]] also breached its banks, flooding the town of Omahu where 20 people required evacuation via helicopter.

In Wairoa, the [[Wairoa River (Hawke's Bay)|Wairoa River]] breached its banks, flooding approximately 15 percent of the town. Access to Wairoa was cut off after extensive damage on SH2's Mohaka River Bridge in the south, and landslides also closing SH2 to the north. Water supply in Central Hawke's Bay failed, and a mandatory evacuation was ordered for eastern Waipawa after the Waipara river rose to record levels. The total cost and damages are unknown at this time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/131220076/cyclone-gabrielle-town-cut-off-as-wairoa-river-bursts-its-banks-flooding-homes-of-about-half-its-population | title=Cyclone Gabrielle: Town cut off as Wairoa River bursts its banks, flooding homes of about half its population | date=14 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-gabrielle-hawkes-bay-rse-workers-rescued-after-spending-10-hours-trapped-on-roofs-amid-flood-waters/KGFY6LIBZJH3DOJEZEYXR63TXM/ | title=Hawke's Bay RSE workers rescued after 10 hours trapped on roofs amid flood waters | date=4 January 2024 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
The region is situated on the east coast of the [[North Island]]. It bears the former name of what is now [[Hawke Bay]], a large semi-circular bay that extends for 100 kilometres from northeast to southwest from [[Māhia Peninsula]] to [[Cape Kidnappers]].

The Hawke's Bay Region includes the hilly coastal land around the northern and central bay, the floodplains of the [[Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay|Wairoa River]] in the north, the wide fertile [[Heretaunga Plains]] around [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]] in the south, and a hilly interior stretching up into the [[Kaweka Ranges|Kaweka]] and [[Ruahine Ranges]]. The prominent peak [[Taraponui]] is located inland.

Five major rivers flow to the Hawke's Bay coast. From north to south, they are the [[Wairoa River (Hawke's Bay)|Wairoa River]], [[Mohaka River]], [[Tutaekuri River]], [[Ngaruroro River]] and [[Tukituki River]]. [[Lake Waikaremoana]], situated in northern Hawke's Bay, roughly 35&nbsp;km from the coast, is the largest lake in Hawke's Bay, the fourth largest in the North Island and the 16th largest in New Zealand.

The region has a hill with the longest place name in New Zealand, and the longest in the world according to the 2009 Guinness Book of Records. [[Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu|Taumata&shy;whakatangihanga&shy;koauau&shy;o&shy;tamatea&shy;turi&shy;pukakapiki&shy;maunga&shy;horo&shy;nuku&shy;pokai&shy;whenua&shy;kitanatahu]] is an otherwise unremarkable hill in southern Hawke's Bay, not far from [[Waipukurau]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town with the longest name in New Zealand |url=https://www.newzealand.com/us/feature/the-longest-place-name-in-new-zealand/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.newzealand.com |language=en-US}}</ref><gallery mode="nolines" widths="180">
File:Cape Kidnappers from south.jpg|[[Cape Kidnappers]]
File:Kayaking the Gr.5 Mohaka River.jpg|[[Mohaka River]]
File:Hawke's Bay region view.jpg|Countryside
File:Tukituki River and Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 12 May 2006 (145004910) (cropped).jpg|[[Tukituki River]] and [[Te Mata Peak]]
File:Kaweka Range, New Zealand 06.JPG|[[Kaweka Range]]s
</gallery>

== Demographics ==
Hawke's Bay Region covers {{Convert|14139.05|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=7 October 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} {{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|New Zealand|y}}|R}}*100|1}} percent of New Zealand's population, with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}/14139.05|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. Around {{Rnd|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Napier|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hastings|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Havelock North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Clive|y}}|R}})/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|0}} percent of the region's population lives in the [[Napier-Hastings Urban Area|Napier-Hastings conurbation]].
{{Historical populations
|1991|138,342
|1996|142,791
|2001|142,950
|2006|147,783
|2013|151,179
|2018|166,368
|2023|175,074|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/Census/2001-census-data/2001-census-regional-summary.aspx|title=2001 Census: Regional summary|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>}}
[[File:2023 NZ Census Population Density - Hawkes Bay Region.png|thumb|228x228px|Map of population density in the 2023 census|right]]
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 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 23,895 people (15.8%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 85,497 males, 89,055 females and 516 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 63,735 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.06.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 2.3% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 40.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 34,641 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 30,249 (17.3%) aged 15 to 29, 76,266 (43.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 33,918 (19.4%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 73.3% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 28.6% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 6.2% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 6.5% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.5%, Māori language by 7.2%, Samoan by 1.9% and other languages by 8.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;"
|+Largest groups of overseas-born residents<ref name="NZdotstat">{{cite web |title=Birthplace (detailed), for the census usually resident population count, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (RC, TA, SA2, DHB) |url=https://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE8279 |access-date= |publisher=Statistics New Zealand}}</ref>
|-
!Nationality
!Population (2018)
|-
|England
|6,840
|-
|Australia
|2,625
|-
|India
|2,076
|-
|Samoa
|1,665
|-
|South Africa
|1,473
|-
|Philippines
|942
|-
|Scotland
|876
|-
|China
|765
|-
|Netherlands
|738
|-
|United States
|657
|}

The major local Māori tribe is [[Ngāti Kahungunu]].

Religious affiliations were 33.6% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.9% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.5% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 3.3% [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.6% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.5% [[New Age]], 0.1% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]],  and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 52.5%, and 6.5% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 20,490 (14.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 77,136 (54.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 36,423 (25.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12,315 people (8.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 69,846 (49.7%) people were employed full-time, 18,585 (13.2%) were part-time, and 3,948 (2.8%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.06.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Hawke's Bay Region (06)}}</ref>

Below is a list of urban areas that contain more than 1,000 population.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Urban area
! Population<br /><small>({{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||)}}</small>
! % of region
|-
|[[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
|align=right| {{NZ population data 2018|Napier|y}}
|align=right|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Napier|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]]
|align=right| {{NZ population data 2018|Hastings|y}}
|align=right|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hastings|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Havelock North]]
|align=right| {{NZ population data 2018|Havelock North|y}}
|align=right|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Havelock North|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Wairoa]]
| align="right" |{{NZ population data 2018|Wairoa|y}}
| align="right" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wairoa|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Waipukurau]]
|align=right| {{NZ population data 2018|Waipukurau|y}}
|align=right|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waipukurau|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Waipawa]]
|align=right| {{NZ population data 2018|Waipawa|y}}
|align=right|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waipawa|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Clive, New Zealand|Clive]]
|align=right| {{NZ population data 2018|Clive|y}}
|align=right|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Clive|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Hawke's Bay region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|}
Other towns and settlements in Hawke's Bay include:

{{div col}}
* [[Tuai]]
* [[Frasertown]]
* [[Nūhaka]]
* [[Mahia Beach]]
* [[Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay|Whirinaki]]
* [[Whakatu, Hawke's Bay|Whakatu]]
* [[Haumoana]]
* [[Te Awanga]]
* [[Waimārama]]
* [[Tikokino]]
* [[Ongaonga, New Zealand|Ongaonga]]
* [[Takapau]]
* [[Ōtāne]]
* [[Pōrangahau]]
{{div col end}}

== Economy ==

The subnational gross domestic product (GDP) of Hawke's Bay was estimated at NZ$8.67 billion in the year to March 2019, 2.9% of New Zealand's national GDP. The regional GDP per capita was estimated at $50,251 in the same period. In the year to March 2018, primary industries contributed $1.14 billion (13.9%) to the regional GDP, goods-producing industries contributed $1.84 billion (22.3%), service industries contributed $4.56 billion (55.3%), and taxes and duties contributed $707 million (8.6%).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2019 {{!}} Stats NZ|url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/regional-gross-domestic-product-year-ended-march-2019|website=www.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>

=== Agriculture ===
The region is renowned for its horticulture, with large orchards and vineyards on the plains. In the hilly parts of the region sheep and cattle farming predominates, with forestry blocks in the roughest areas.

Hawke's Bay has {{Convert|17886|ha||abbr=on}} of horticultural land, the third largest area in New Zealand behind [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] and [[Marlborough Region|Marlborough]]. The largest crops by land area are [[apple]]s (4,750 ha), wine grapes (3,620 ha), [[Cucurbita|squash]] (3,390 ha), and [[pea]]s and [[bean]]s (1,360 ha).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freshfacts.co.nz/files/freshfacts-2018.pdf|title=Fresh Facts: New Zealand Horticulture|date=2018|website=Plant & Food Research|issn=1177-2190}}</ref>

==== Wine ====

{{main article|Hawke's Bay wine region}}
[[Image:HB Vineyard autumn.JPG|thumb|300px|A Hawke's Bay vineyard in autumn]]
The climate is dry and temperate, and the long, hot summers and cool winters offer excellent weather for growing grapes. Missionaries in the mid 19th century planted the first vines in Hawke's Bay and it is now an important place for full bodied red wines.<ref>[http://www.the-wine-library.co.uk/F-J/H/H.html The-Wine-Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005102537/http://www.the-wine-library.co.uk/F-J/H/H.html |date=5 October 2011 }} Short Description of wine in Hawkes Bay</ref> The wine region is the second largest after the [[Marlborough wine region]], with {{convert|4681|ha}} of vineyards and 91 operating wineries in 2018.<ref name="nzw-2018">{{cite web
  | title = New Zealand Winegrowers Annual Report 2018
  | publisher = [[New Zealand Winegrowers]]
  | date = 2018
  | access-date = 5 August 2019
  | url = https://www.nzwine.com/media/9567/nzw-annual-report-2018.pdf
}}</ref>

=== Aerospace ===

Hawke's Bay is home to [[Rocket Lab]]'s [[Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1|Launch Complex 1]], New Zealand's first orbital launch site, on [[Māhia Peninsula]]. [[Wairoa District]] is home to ''Space Coast New Zealand'', a stretch of coastline from which space launches can be viewed.<ref name="spacecoast">{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitwairoa.co.nz/welcome-to-wairoa/space-coast-new-zealand/|title=Space Coast New Zealand|publisher=Wairoa District Council|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> Rocket Lab launches its [[Rocket Lab Electron|Electron]] rockets several times a year, after its first successful launch of ''[[Humanity Star]]'' in January 2018.

== Infrastructure ==

=== Air travel ===
Hawke's Bay is served by [[Hawke's Bay Airport]] (also known as Napier Airport). 452,000 travellers passed through the terminal in the 12 months to June 2013. This increased to 652,426 in the 12 months to June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record Number of Passengers through Hawke's Bay Airport {{!}} Hawke's Bay Airport |url=https://www.hawkesbay-airport.co.nz/facilities/latest-news/record-number-of-passengers-through-hawkes-bay-airport/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=www.hawkesbay-airport.co.nz}}</ref>

[[Hastings Aerodrome]] is a smaller [[uncontrolled airport]] in [[Bridge Pa]] near Hastings.

=== Roads ===
Inter-regional travel into and out of Hawke's Bay is served by [[State Highway 2 (New Zealand)|State Highway 2]] and [[State Highway 5 (New Zealand)|State Highway 5]], as well as the [[Taihape-Napier Road]] also known as "The Gentle Annie". [[State Highway 38 (New Zealand)|State Highway 38]] also connects inter-regionally, although it is less used due to being partially unsealed.

State Highway 2 enters the region coming south from Gisborne, connecting the East Cape region to Hawke's Bay. It continues through Nūhaka and then Wairoa, crossing over the Mohaka River near the [[Mohaka Viaduct]]. It then winds through the hills of northern Hawke's Bay, passing by [[Lake Tūtira]]. It meets the ocean and then passes through Whirinaki where it intersects with the end of State Highway 5. After cutting by [[Bay View, New Zealand|Bay View]], it passes by Hawke's Bay Airport as it enters Napier next to [[Pandora pond|Pandora Pond]]. As it goes through Napier it is concurrent with [[State Highway 50 (New Zealand)|State Highway 50]] passing by Taradale. The [[Hawke's Bay Expressway]] forms the next section of the road as it crosses over the [[Tutaekuri River|Tutaekuri]] and [[Ngaruroro River|Ngaruroro]] rivers. The road then bisects Hastings and Flaxmere. The road continues through the [[Heretaunga Plains]] into Central Hawke's Bay, connecting the towns of Ōtāne, Waipawa, and Waipukurau. It then heads towards Takapau where it meets the other end of State Highway 50. After Takapau it heads into the Tararua District and through the towns of [[Norsewood]] and [[Dannevirke]]. State Highway 2 is the main route heading south from Napier-Hastings to get to major centres such as [[Palmerston North]] and [[Wellington]].

State Highway 5 enters Hawke's Bay from the north-west as the Napier-Taupo Road. It serves as the main connection between Hawke's Bay and the main centres up north – including Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, and Taupō. It travels through the hilly interior of the region. It meets up with State Highway 2 after passing through Eskdale.

The Taihape-Napier Road serves as an inland route between Hawke's Bay and the [[Rangitikei District|Rangitikei]] and [[Ruapehu District|Ruapehu]] districts, creating a connection to the towns of [[Taihape]], [[Waiouru]], and [[Ohakune]].

State Highway 50 starts in [[Ahuriri]] in Napier and after being concurrent with State Highway 2, splits off and connects the more interior sections of the region – including the settlements of [[Fernhill, Hawke's Bay|Fernhill]], [[Maraekakaho]], [[Tikokino]], [[Ongaonga, New Zealand|Ongaonga]], and [[Ashley Clinton]]. The road terminates at an intersection with State Highway 2 near Takapau.

== Government ==

=== Regional ===
[[File:Hawke's Bay Regional Council building - Napier (cropped).jpg|thumb|260x260px|Hawke's Bay Regional Council building in Napier]]
The region is governed by Hawke's Bay Regional Council, which has its main office and council chamber in Napier. The council consists of eleven elected members and holds elections every three years. As of 26 October 2022 the councillors are:<ref>{{cite web |url= https://insidegovernment.co.nz/hawkes-bay-council-elects-youngest-and-first-wahine-chair/ |title=Hawke's Bay council elects youngest and first wahine chair |date=26 October 2022 |work=Inside Government NZ |publisher=JSL Media |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Councillor
! Constituency 
|-
| Hinewai Ormsby (chair)
| Ahuriri/Napier general
|-
| Will Foley (deputy chair)
| Tamatea-Central Hawke's Bay general
|-
| Xan Harding
| Heretaunga-Hastings general
|- 
| [[Neil Kirton]]
| Ahuriri/Napier general 
|-
| Charles Lambert
| Māui ki te Raki Māori
|-
| Jock Mackintosh
| Heretaunga-Hastings general
|-
| Di Roadley
| Wairoa general
|-
| Sophie Siers
| Heretaunga-Hastings general
|-
| Hokianga Thompson
| Māui ki te Tonga Māori
|-
| Jerf van Beek 
| Ngaruroro general
|- 
| Martin Williams 
| Ahuriri/Napier general
|}

==== Proposal for a unitary authority ====
Between 2013 and 2015 the [[Local Government Commission (New Zealand)|Local Government Commission]] considered amalgamating Hawke's Bay Regional Council, its four constituent territorial authorities ([[Napier City Council]], [[Central Hawke's Bay District Council]], [[Hastings District Council]] and [[Wairoa District Council]]), and the small parts of the [[Rangitikei District Council]] (the rural community of [[Ngamahanga]]) and [[Taupo District Council]] (the rural community of [[Taharua]]) that fall within the Hawke's Bay Region into a unitary authority that would hold all local decision-making powers for the region. This proposal was initiated by an application from a group called "A Better Hawke's Bay"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Decisions and Determinations {{!}} Local Government Commission|url=http://www.lgc.govt.nz/decisions-and-determinations/view/hawkes-bay-reorganisation|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.lgc.govt.nz}}</ref> and followed the [[Royal Commission on Auckland Governance|Government-led amalgamation of eight local authorities]] into the new [[Auckland Council]] in 2010 and a 2012 "prosperity study" that found a similar amalgamation in Hawke's Bay could save up to $25m per year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-03|title=Hawke's Bay amalgamation could save $25m|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/7604266/Hawkes-Bay-amalgamation-could-save-25m|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427025721/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/7604266/Hawkes-Bay-amalgamation-could-save-25m|archive-date=2021-04-27|access-date=2021-04-27|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref> A previous proposal to merge Napier and Hastings, though supported by Hastings residents, was defeated in a public referendum in 1999.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Laing|first=Doug|title=Close to quarter on roll cast votes|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/close-to-quarter-on-roll-cast-votes/QM2I52TTSRTHS2EAFGM6C7H2AM/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427032424/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/close-to-quarter-on-roll-cast-votes/QM2I52TTSRTHS2EAFGM6C7H2AM/|archive-date=2021-04-27|access-date=2021-04-27|website=[[New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

The Local Government Commission released an initial proposal in November 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderey|first=Simon|date=26 November 2013|title=Amalgamation plan revealed|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/amalgamation-plan-revealed/EM4S2AQNXJ5BSJNODWTELKOKUY/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427030237/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/amalgamation-plan-revealed/EM4S2AQNXJ5BSJNODWTELKOKUY/|archive-date=2021-04-27|access-date=2021-04-27|website=[[New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> After taking public submissions on the proposal, the Commission issued a final proposal in June 2015. The final proposal was that Hawke's Bay would be governed by a unitary council comprising a governing body (one mayor elected at-large and eighteen councillors elected across five wards) with subsidiary decision-making made by five local boards (each with six to nine elected members).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Local Government Commission|date=June 2015|title=Hawke's Bay Local Government Reorganisation: Final Proposal|url=http://www.lgc.govt.nz/assets/Hawkes-Bay-June-2015/Hawkes-Bay-Proposal-June-2015.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129225840/http://www.lgc.govt.nz/assets/Hawkes-Bay-June-2015/Hawkes-Bay-Proposal-June-2015.pdf|archive-date=29 January 2021|access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>

Under the [[Local Government Act 2002|Local Government Act]], the public had the right to demand a binding referendum on whether the amalgamation should proceed; such a demand would be valid if it was signed by at least 10% of the affected electors in one of the affected districts. Two days after the final proposal was issued, a valid referendum demand signed by more than 10% of the affected electors in the Rangitikei district was received<ref>{{Cite web|title=Poll process update for Hawke's Bay reorganisation proposal {{!}} Local Government Commission|url=http://www.lgc.govt.nz/local-government-reorganisation/poll-process-update-for-hawkes-bay-reorganisation-proposal/|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.lgc.govt.nz}}</ref> (there were only twelve affected electors in that district, therefore only two signatures were required to trigger the poll<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharpe|first=Marty|date=2013-11-27|title=Two people could force council amalgamation poll|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9450376/Two-people-could-force-council-amalgamation-poll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203213745/https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9450376/Two-people-could-force-council-amalgamation-poll|archive-date=2013-12-03|access-date=2021-04-27|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref>). The referendum was held by post. Voting concluded on Tuesday 15 September 2015. Because 66% of electors opposed the change,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=electionz.com|date=18 September 2015|title=Hawke's Bay Reorganisation Poll|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1509/S00493/hawkes-bay-reorganisation-poll.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030215408/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1509/S00493/hawkes-bay-reorganisation-poll.htm|archive-date=30 October 2020|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.scoop.co.nz|quote=Four votes from Rangitikei were received in the referendum, with turnout from that being 33.33% showing that the total number of affected electors was approximately 12.}}</ref> the proposal was defeated and did not progress further. Results broken down to the council level showed that only Hastings district electors favoured amalgamation (52% in favour). Napier (84% opposed), Wairoa District (88% opposed) and Central Hawke's Bay (58%) were opposed. Only four votes were returned from Rangitikei (two each way); no votes were returned from Taupo district.<ref name=":1" />
{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable col1left" style="text-align:right"
|+2015 Hawke's Bay amalgamation referendum
!Council area
! colspan="2" |For
! colspan="2" |Against
! colspan="2" |Informal
! colspan="2" |Blank
!Total
!Turnout
|-
| style="background:lightgreen"|Hastings District
|'''15,639'''
|'''51.54%'''
|14,614
|48.16%
|8
|0.03%
|84
|0.28%
|30,345
|56.71%.
|-
| style="background:pink"|Napier City
|4,632
|15.83%
|'''24,553'''
|'''83.92%'''
|5
|0.02%
|67
|0.23%
|29,257
|67.29%.
|-
| style="background:pink"|Central Hawke's Bay District
|2,629
|41.55%
|'''3,684'''
|'''58.23%'''
|2
|0.03%
|12
|0.19%
|6,327
|65.50%.
|-
| style="background:pink"|Wairoa District
|457
|11.62%
|'''3,465'''
|'''88.12%'''
|0
|0.00%
|10
|0.25%
|3,932
|69.35%.
|-
| style="background:lightyellow"|Rangitikei District
|2
|50.00%
|2
|50.00%
|0
|0.00%
|0
|0.00%
|4
|33.33%.
|-
|Taupō District
|0
|0.00%
|0
|0.00%
|0
|0.00%
|0
|0.00%
|0
|0.00%
|-
|style="text-align:right;background:#eaecf0"|'''Total'''
|23,359
|33.43%
|'''46,318'''
|'''66.30%'''
|15
|0.02%
|173
|0.25%
|69,865
|62.18%
|}

=== Sub-regional ===
[[File:Territorial Authorities - Hawkes Bay.svg|thumb|240x240px|Territorial Authorities map of Hawkes Bay]]
Government at the level below regional is organised into [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authorities]], consisting of [[Hastings District, New Zealand|Hastings District]], [[Wairoa District]], [[Central Hawke's Bay District]], and [[Napier City Council|Napier City]]. The localities of Taharua in the [[Taupo District]] and [[Ngamatea]] in the [[Rangitikei District]] are also within the boundaries of the region. It does not include the [[Tararua District]], [[Dannevirke]], [[Woodville, New Zealand|Woodville]] or [[Norsewood]], which have been under the [[Manawatū-Whanganui|Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council]] (also known as Horizons Regional Council) since the [[1989 local government reforms]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Hawke's Bay region – Local government boundary changes |encyclopedia=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/23915/local-government-boundary-changes |last=Pollock |first=Kerryn |date=15 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Hawke's Bay region – Government, education and health |encyclopedia=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-region/page-9 |last=Pollock |first=Kerryn |date=15 November 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!District
!Mayor
!Year Elected
|-
|Central Hawke's Bay
|Alex Walker
|2016
|-
|Hastings
|[[Mayor of Hastings, New Zealand|Sandra Hazlehurst]]
|2017
|-
|Napier
|[[Mayor of Napier|Kirsten Wise]]
|2019
|-
|Wairoa
|Craig Little
|2013
|}<gallery widths="120" heights="160">
File:Sandra Hazlehurst 2021 (cropped).jpg|Sandra Hazlehurst
File:Governor-General Cindy Kiro meets with Craig Little, Mayor of Wairoa (cropped).jpg|Craig Little
</gallery>

=== National ===
[[File:General Electorates - Hawke's Bay Region.svg|thumb|294x294px|General electorate map of Hawke's Bay]]
Hawke's Bay is covered by five [[New Zealand electorates|general electorates]] — namely [[Napier (New Zealand electorate)|Napier]], [[Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)|Tukituki]], [[Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)|Wairarapa]], [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitīkei]], and [[Taupō (New Zealand electorate)|Taupō]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service |url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/104580-general-electorates-2020/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=datafinder.stats.govt.nz}}</ref> The bulk of the region is contained within the Napier and Tukituki electorates, the former comprising most of the northern part of the region (including Napier and Wairoa), whilst the latter comprises much of the central parts of the region and the area around Hastings, including Havelock North and Clive. Wairarapa, which extends across parts of [[Wellington Region|Greater Wellington]] and Manawatū-Whanganui, includes much of Central Hawke's Bay District, including Waipukurau and Waipawa. The Rangitīkei and Taupō electorates do not contain much of any population within the region.

Napier and Tukituki are often called '[[bellwether]]' electorates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-28 |title=Hawke's Bay Today to host three election candidate evenings as campaign heats up |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/election-candidates-hawkes-bay-today-to-host-three-candidate-evenings-as-campaign-heats-up/SB6LFY37JZA2PFZRD7CU4FCLRE/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Marty |date=2023-08-22 |title=National leads polling in bellwether Napier, but 23 per cent of voters undecided |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300955583/national-leads-polling-in-bellwether-napier-but-23-per-cent-of-voters-undecided |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref> Since the introduction of [[Mixed-member proportional representation|Mixed-Member Proportional]] elections in New Zealand, both electorates have been held by both [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] and [[New Zealand National Party|National]] members of parliament, often shifting in a way similar to that of the nation as a whole.

Hawke's Bay is also covered by three [[Māori electorates]] — namely [[Ikaroa-Rāwhiti]], [[Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)|Waiariki]], and [[Te Tai Hauāuru]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service |url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/104579-maori-electorates-2020/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=datafinder.stats.govt.nz}}</ref> The vast majority of the population of the region is within the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current state of the main electorates in the region
!Electorate
!Main Centres
! colspan="2" |MP
!First Elected
|-
|[[Napier (New Zealand electorate)|Napier]]
|Napier, Wairoa
|[[Katie Nimon|Kate Nimon]]
|{{Party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|-
|[[Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)|Tukituki]]
|Hastings, Havelock North, Clive
|[[Catherine Wedd]]
|{{Party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|-
|[[Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)|Wairarapa]]
|Waipukurau, Waipawa
|[[Mike Butterick]]
|{{Party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|-
|[[Ikaroa-Rāwhiti]]
|All
|[[Cushla Tangaere-Manuel]]
|{{Party color cell|Māori Party}}
|[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
|}
<gallery widths="120" heights="160">
File:WEDD, Catherine - Tukituki (cropped).png|Catherine Wedd
File:NIMON, Katie - Napier (cropped).png|Katie Nimon
File:BUTTERICK, Mike - Wairarapa (cropped).png|Mike Butterick
File:Cushla Tangaere-Manuel 2023 cropped headshot.jpg|Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
</gallery>

== Culture and lifestyle ==

=== Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day ===
Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day is an annual day of celebration held on the Friday before Labour Day. It is celebrated throughout the old provincial boundaries of Hawke's Bay.[[File:Hawke's Bay winery.jpg|thumb|150x150px|Inside a Hawke's Bay winery]]

=== Media ===
The region is served by a variety of radio stations including Radio Kahungunu, The Hits 89.5, More FM, access station Radio Hawke's Bay (formally Radio Kidnappers) and local station Bay FM. As well, most of the national commercial and non-commercial operators have transmitters covering the region.
[[File:Himalayan cedar in Cornwall Park.jpg|thumb|Himalayan cedar in Cornwall Park|150x150px]]
[[File:Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand.jpg|thumb|Cape Kidnappers|150x150px]]
[[File:Sky Castle, Splash Planet, Hastings.jpg|thumb|150x150px|Splash Planet]]

=== Parks and nature ===
Hawke's Bay is home to numerous parks, forests, beaches and various other natural attractions.

Napier and Hastings are home to many parks, with major parks including Cornwall, Frimley, and Windsor Parks in Hastings, and Anderson Park, Park Island, Taradale Park and the Botanical Gardens in Napier.

Located in Windsor Park is [[Splash Planet]], an [[Amusement park|amusement]] and [[water park]] that is open in the summer.

[[Cape Kidnappers]], a headland at the south-eastern extremity of Hawke Bay, is a popular tourist attraction. The cape has been identified as an [[Important Bird Area]] due to being a breeding site for over 6500 pairs of [[Australasian gannet]]s.

=== Food ===
The [[Hawke's Bay wine region]] produces some of New Zealand's finest wines, celebrated together with local cuisine twice a year with the ''Food And Wine Classic'' festivals. These take place over several weekends in winter and ten days in summer, attracting thousands of visitors, many from overseas.<ref name="hbt-fawc">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11943259|title=Newcomers flock to 10-day Hawke's Bay Food and Wine Classic F.A.W.C!|last=Harfield|first=Ruby|date=13 November 2017|work=[[Hawke's Bay Today]] |access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>

=== Music ===
Napier is home to the Mission Concert held early each year since 1993. The event, held at the [[Mission Estate Winery]] in [[Taradale, New Zealand|Taradale]], has attracted performers such as [[Kenny Rogers]], [[Elton John]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[The B-52's]], [[Belinda Carlisle]], [[Ray Charles]], and [[Eric Clapton]]. The 2009 concert attraction was to be [[Lionel Richie]], but the concert was cancelled because of rain.

UK music artist Tycho Jones was staying in Hastings, Hawkes Bay when he was inspired to write the track Don't Be Afraid, produced by [[Jonathan Quarmby]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tycho Jones delivers on single-run finale with 'Don't Be Afraid' & Tychonaut EP|url=https://www.melodicmotif.com/writeups/tycho-jones-dont-be-afraid|last=Sawyer|first=Jack|date=9 May 2020|website=Musical Motif}}</ref>

=== Sport ===
The [[Hawke's Bay Rugby Union]]'s representative team, the Magpies, plays in New Zealand's annual professional domestic [[rugby union]] competition, the [[Mitre 10 Cup]]. The team represents the Hawke's Bay Region in provincial representative rugby, and draws its players from the constituent clubs who are affiliated to the provincial union. The team play their home matches in [[McLean Park]] in Napier. Players representing Hawke's Bay are also eligible to play for the [[Hurricanes (rugby union)|Hurricanes]] in the annual transnational [[Super Rugby|Super Rugby competition]]. Hawke's Bay has produced [[Hawke's Bay Rugby Union#Hawke's Bay All Blacks|a number of All Blacks]].

The [[Hawke's Bay Hawks]] compete in the [[National Basketball League (New Zealand)|New Zealand National Basketball League]].

== Seismicity ==

Hawke's Bay is one of the most seismically active regions in New Zealand and has experienced many large and often damaging earthquakes. More than 50 damaging earthquakes have been recorded in the region since the 1800s.

{{See also|List of earthquakes in New Zealand}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Date !! Location !! [[Richter magnitude scale|Magnitude (ML)]] !! Depth !! Fatalities !! More information
|-
| 8 Jul 1843|| 25&nbsp;km west of Tikokino ||  7.6  || 12&nbsp;km || 2 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2177691|title=A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred 35 km east of Taihape, New Zealand on Sat Jul 8 1843 5:09 PM. The quake was 12 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 22 Feb 1863 || Waipukurau || 7.5 || 25&nbsp;km ||  || [[1863 Hawke's Bay earthquake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178061|title=A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred Within 5 km of Waipukurau, New Zealand on Mon Feb 23 1863 12:39 AM. The quake was 25 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 14 Sep 1875 || Māhia Peninsula || 5.8 || 25&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178066|title=A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred 35 km south of Gisborne, New Zealand on Tue Sep 14 1875 11:39 PM. The quake was 25 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 9 Aug 1904 || Pōrangahau || 7.0 || 16&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178086|title=A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred 20 km south-west of Porangahau, New Zealand on Tue Aug 9 1904 10:20 AM. The quake was 16 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 28 Jun 1921 || Kaweka Forest Park || 6.7 || 80&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178100|title=A magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred 45 km north-west of Napier, New Zealand on Wed Jun 29 1921 1:28 AM. The quake was 80 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 12 Feb 1930 || Pōrangahau || 6.2  || 33&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178136|title=A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred 10 km south-west of Porangahau, New Zealand on Wed Feb 12 1930 6:22 PM. The quake was 33 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 3 Feb 1931 || 20&nbsp;km north of Napier || 7.8 || 20&nbsp;km || 256 || [[1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.geonet.org.nz/display/quake/M+7.8,+Hawke's+Bay,+3+February+1931|title=GeoNet News|website=info.geonet.org.nz}}</ref>
|-
| 3 Feb 1931 || 25&nbsp;km north east of Napier || 5.8 || 25&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178230|title=A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred 20 km north of Napier, New Zealand on Tue Feb 3 1931 8:41 PM. The quake was 25 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 8 Feb 1931 || Wairoa || 6.4 || 60&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178231|title=A magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred 15 km south-east of Wairoa, New Zealand on Sun Feb 8 1931 1:44 PM. The quake was 60 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 13 Feb 1931 || 50&nbsp;km east of Napier || 7.3 || 30&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178232|title=A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred 50 km south of Wairoa, New Zealand on Fri Feb 13 1931 1:27 PM. The quake was 30 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 5 May 1932 || 50&nbsp;km east of Napier || 5.9  || 12&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178243|title=A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 45 km east of Napier, New Zealand on Thu May 5 1932 7:54 PM. The quake was 12 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake.}}</ref>
|-
| 16 Sep 1932 || Wairoa || 6.9 || 12&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178245|title=A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred 15 km north-east of Wairoa, New Zealand on Fri Sep 16 1932 1:25 AM. The quake was 12 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 5 Mar 1934 || Pongaroa || 7.2  || 12&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/1584770|title=A magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred 5 km east of Pongaroa, New Zealand on Mon Mar 5 1934 11:46 PM. The quake was 12 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 15 Mar 1934 || Wairoa || 6.3  || 25&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/1584816|title=A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred 30 km south-west of Wairoa, New Zealand on Thu Mar 15 1934 10:46 PM. The quake was 25 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 26 Feb 1940 || Hastings || 6.0  || 25&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2178296|title=A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred 30 km north-west of Hastings, New Zealand on Mon Feb 26 1940 6:16 PM. The quake was 25 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 1 Mar 1950 || Lake Waikaremoana || 5.8  || 60&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/1543792|title=A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred 45 km north-west of Wairoa, New Zealand on Wed Mar 1 1950 6:58 AM. The quake was 60 kilometres deep and the shaking was moderate close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 10 Feb 1951 || Pōrangahau || 6.2 || 33&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/1544095|title=A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred 35 km east of Porangahau, New Zealand on Sat Feb 10 1951 3:27 PM. The quake was 33 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 6 Oct 1980 || Hastings || 5.7 || 30&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/1561256|title=A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred 5 km south of Hastings, New Zealand on Mon Oct 6 1980 3:32 AM. The quake was 30 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 19 Feb 1990 || Pōrangahau || 6.2 || 34&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/100789|title=A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred 20 km north-east of Pongaroa, New Zealand on Mon Feb 19 1990 6:34 PM The quake was 34 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
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| 13 May 1990 || Pōrangahau || 6.4 || 30&nbsp;km ||  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/125056|title=A magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred 15 km south-west of Porangahau, New Zealand on Sun May 13 1990 4:23 PM. The quake was 30 kilometres deep and the shaking was severe close to the quake.}}</ref>
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== References ==

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== External links ==
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* [http://www.hbrc.govt.nz/ Hawke's Bay Regional Council]
* [https://www.hawkesbaynz.com/ Official Hawke's Bay Tourism Portal]
* [http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?cid=council/com/com_mig_guide&mid=255 Official Newcomers website] – free information service for newcomers to Hawke's Bay
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070103043707/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HawkesBayProvinceAndProvincialDistrict/HawkesBayProvinceAndProvincialDistrict/en Hawke's Bay Province and Provincial District]". ''An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand'', edited by A. H. McLintock, Wellington, 1966

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