Central Hawke's Bay District

Central Hawke's Bay is a district in the east of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the Hawke's Bay region.

Geography

The district is in the north of the Hastings District (also Hawke's Bay region ), in the northwest of the Rangitikei district, in the southwest of Manawatu and the south by the Tararua District, all three are mainly located in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, delineated.

The east of the district is dominated by the Ruahine Range, a up to 1700 meters high central mountain chain. The eastern boundary is formed by the South Pacific. Due to this relatively isolated location, the climate differs somewhat from the west.

In 1997, the two main places off the coast was about 30 km east set up a marine reserve, the Te Angiangi Marine Protected Area.

Climate

In the summer, ie from November to April, the average temperatures of 22 ° C to 32 ° C move while (June to September) are in winter at an average of 15 ° C. Thus, the temperature difference is only about 10 ° C.

In summer the sun shines an average of eight to nine hours per day, in winter there are still five to six.

Population

The district had 13,150 inhabitants, of which almost half live in the two villages with approximately 4,000 inhabitants Waipukurau and Waipawa with about 1900 inhabitants (both 2001) in 2004. Other smaller towns are Otane, Takapau, Tikokino and Ongaonga inland and Kairakau, Pourerere, Aramoana, Blackhead and Porangahau on the coast.

Infrastructure

The State Highway 2 (SH 2), which traverses the entire northern island from east to west, also runs through the Central Hawke's Bay district. Palmerston North in the South West is approximately 100 kilometers and Hastings in the Northeast is located about 50 kilometers. The distance to Napier and thus to an international port and airport, is about 70 km. The railway line from Wellington and Palmerston North to Napier also runs through the area.

Economy

Due to the favorable climate prevailing in the district excellent conditions for viticulture and horticulture. Besides the cultivation of Pinot Noir and Riesling also apple production is becoming increasingly important.