Land area
- Hawke’s Bay: 14,641 sq km
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate (Napier)
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
- Mean temperature, January: 19.5°C
- Mean temperature, July: 9.4°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 784 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,258 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Hawke’s Bay: 159,063 (2006); 162,096 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
(Multiple responses allowed)
European
- Hawke’s Bay: 78.1%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Hawke’s Bay: 24.2%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Island
- Hawke’s Bay: 4.2%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian (including Indian)
- Hawke’s Bay: 3.5%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Hawke’s Bay: 0.4%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine
Population of major urban areas, 2013
- Hastings (including Havelock North): 73,245
- Napier: 57,240
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Hawke’s Bay: 21.7%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Hawke’s Bay: 61.4%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Hawke’s Bay: 16.9%
- New Zealand: 14.3%
Employment by industry, 2013
(Figures are for workers aged 15 and over, in selected industries in which the region’s employment pattern is most distinctive)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Hawke’s Bay: 17.6%
- New Zealand: 5.8%
Manufacturing
- Hawke’s Bay: 13.8%
- New Zealand: 9.8%
Professional services
- Hawke’s Bay: 4.2%
- New Zealand: 7.8%
Unemployment, 2013
- Hawke’s Bay: 7%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
Sheep
- Hawke’s Bay: 3,262,468
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Hawke’s Bay: 93,047
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Hawke’s Bay: 471,010
- New Zealand: 3,734,412
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