Hawke Bay

Hawke Bay, formerly named Hawke's Bay, is a large bay on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, surrounded by the Hawke's Bay region. It stretches from Māhia Peninsula in the northeast to Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui in the southwest, a distance of some 90 kilometres.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Whirinaki Power Station.

Whirinaki Power Station

Power station

The Whirinaki Power Station is an open cycle gas… Whirinaki Power Station is situated 3 km west of Hawke Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whirinaki and Tangoio.

Whirinaki

Village

Photo: Paora, CC0.

Whirinaki is a small coastal settlement in Hastings…

Tangoio

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tangoio is a farming locality and beach 23 kilometres… Tangoio is situated 6 km north of Hawke Bay.

Bay View

Suburb

Bay View, previously known as Kai-arero and Petane… Bay View is situated 7 km southwest of Hawke Bay.

Hawke Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.37824° or 39° 22′ 42″ south

Longitude

176.92022° or 176° 55′ 13″ east

Open location code

4VGRJWCC+P3

GeoNames ID

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Petane and Tangoio.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Whirinaki Bluff and Tangoio Bluff.

Hawke’s Bay: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Napier and Hastings.

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