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Hawke's Bay region

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Hawke’s Bay is a long tract of land on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island. It is bound by mountain ranges to the west and north, coast to the east, and the similar landscape of Wairarapa to the south. The districts within the region are Wairoa, Hastings, Napier city, Central Hawke’s Bay and part of Tararua.

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/23818/hawkes-bay-region (accessed 13 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 22 January 2010, updated 1 July 2015.

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