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Hawke's Bay is a region of New
Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage
for its award winning wines. The regional council sits
in the cities of Napier and Hastings.
The region is situated on the east coast of the North
Island. The region bears the former name of what is now
Hawke Bay, a large semi-circular bay which extends for
100 kilometres from northeast to southwest from Mahia
Peninsula to Cape Kidnappers. The region is frequently
referred to with a definite article, as "The Hawkes
Bay", and the use of the apostrophe in the name is now
officially regarded as incorrect.
The Hawke's Bay region includes the hilly coastal land
around the northern and central bay, the floodplains of
the Wairoa River in the north, the wide fertile
Heretaunga Plains around Hastings in the south, and a
hilly interior stretching up into the Kaweka and Ruahine
Ranges.
The region's boundaries vary somewhat from the former
provincial boundaries of Hawke's Bay, and some towns in
the Manawatu-Wanganui Region to the southwest, such as
Dannevirke and Woodville regard themselves as still part
of Hawke's Bay.
The region consists of Wairoa District, Hastings
District, Napier City, and Central Hawke's Bay District,
as well as a small part of Taupo District.
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