Story: Hawke’s Bay region

Horticulture on the Heretaunga plain

Horticulture on the Heretaunga plain

Hawke’s Bay is New Zealand’s largest apple-, pear- and squash-growing region, and the second largest wine-growing region. Most of these crops are grown on the Heretaunga plain. The intensively cultivated plain close to the region’s two cities makes for a visually distinctive landscape. It contrasts sharply with the low-density pastoral farms that dominate the rural districts of the region. This view shows Napier in the distance.

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Kerryn Pollock, 'Hawke’s Bay region - Horticulture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/23907/horticulture-on-the-heretaunga-plain (accessed 30 April 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, updated 1 Jul 2015