Hawke's Bay Region
With award-winning wines, unique Maori influenced Art Deco architecture, and first-class galleries and craft studios,
Hawkes Bay appeals to the gourmet and the glamorous in all of us. Relish in the finer things in life from seaside cafés to cliff-top golf courses to bicycle vineyard tours. Put on your best for the Harvest Hawke's Bay Wine Festival in January or Napier's famous Art Deco Weekend in February and celebrate amongst vintage cars, glamorous deco costumes, fancy dress balls and live jazz!
Climate
Mediterranean.
Summer: 14 - 24°C
Winter: 6 - 13°C
Average rainfall: 780mm/year
Cool Facts
• Hawke's Bay is New Zealand’s oldest wine-producing region and is home to more than 30 vineyards.
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Napier and Hastings are called “twin cities” because they were rebuilt in similar architecture styles following a devastating earthquake that hit in 1931.
• The hill with the longest name in the world is located at Porangahau (south of Waipukurau): Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungah-oronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
• Cape Kidnappers exhibits the largest mainland gannet colony in the world.
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Napier’s Art Deco-style McDonald’s is one of only two in the world.
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