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Story: Hawke’s Bay region

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From page 1 - Overview

Hawke's Bay region

Hawke's Bay region

Images of Hawke’s Bay

Images of Hawke’s Bay

View from Te Mata Peak

View from Te Mata Peak

Wine country

The wine experience

The wine experience

Ngāti Kahungunu sports day

Ngāti Kahungunu sports day

From page 2 - Landscape and climate

Hawke’s Bay landforms

Hawke’s Bay landforms

View from the Armstrong Saddle, Ruahine Range

View from the Armstrong Saddle, Ruahine Range

Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui

Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui

Hawke’s Bay rainfall

Hawke’s Bay rainfall

Dry country

Flood-damaged bridge, Clive, 1897

Flood-damaged bridge, Clive, 1897 (1st of 4)

Flash flood, Kōpuawhara Stream, 1938

Flash flood, Kōpuawhara Stream, 1938 (2nd of 4)

Wairoa River bridge, 1988

Wairoa River bridge, 1988 (3rd of 4)

Flooding at Pōrangahau, 2004

Flooding at Pōrangahau, 2004 (4th of 4)

From page 3 - Plants and animals

Hawke’s Bay vegetation

Hawke’s Bay vegetation

Native vegetation, Lake Waikaremoana

Native vegetation, Lake Waikaremoana

Pest plant

Pōrangahau estuary

Pōrangahau estuary

Cape Kidnappers gannet colony

Cape Kidnappers gannet colony

Rook call

Rook call (1st of 3)

Rook distribution

Rook distribution (2nd of 3)

Rook control

Rook control (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Māori settlement and occupation

Hawke’s Bay Māori settlements, around 1850

Hawke’s Bay Māori settlements, around 1850

Ngāti Kahungunu ancestors

Ngāti Kahungunu ancestors

Rongomaiwahine

Table Cape (Kahutara Point)

Table Cape (Kahutara Point)

From page 5 - European contact

Naming Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui

Naming Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui

Pākehā–Māori

Pākehā–Māori

Alexander Alexander’s store, 1850s

Alexander Alexander’s store, 1850s

Site of William Colenso’s mission station, Clive

Site of William Colenso’s mission station, Clive

Catholic mission station, Meeanee, 1850s

Catholic mission station, Meeanee, 1850s

From page 6 - European settlement

Land purchases

Ōmarunui, 1866

Ōmarunui, 1866 (1st of 2)

Sketch of Ōmarunui pā, 1860s

Sketch of Ōmarunui pā, 1860s (2nd of 2)

Repudiation movement

Repudiation movement

Pastoral stations

Pastoral stations

Norsewood, about 1885

Norsewood, about 1885

From page 7 - Pastoral farming

Ewe fair, Waipukurau, 1969

Ewe fair, Waipukurau, 1969

Closure of the Whakatū freezing works, 1986

Closure of the Whakatū freezing works, 1986

Hunt at Ōmarunui

Hunt at Ōmarunui

Māngārara station, Central Hawke’s Bay

Māngārara station, Central Hawke’s Bay

Farm forestry

From page 8 - Horticulture

Horticulture on the Heretaunga plain

Horticulture on the Heretaunga plain

Fruit bowl float

Fruit bowl float

Harvest time

Harvest time (1st of 2)

God’s work

God’s work (2nd of 2)

Frimley Canning Factory, about 1910

Frimley Canning Factory, about 1910

Canned splendour

Canned splendour

Pea processing at Wattie's, 1959

Pea processing at Wattie's, 1959

Farmers' market

Farmers' market

From page 9 - Government, education and health

Hawke’s Bay Provincial Council

Hawke’s Bay Provincial Council

Local government boundary changes

Local government boundary changes

Private schools in Havelock North

Private schools in Havelock North

Napier Hospital, 1969

Napier Hospital, 1969

From page 10 - Transport and infrastructure

Packhorses, about 1895

Packhorses, about 1895

Transport by water

Transport by water

Crossing the Devil’s Elbow, 1905

Crossing the Devil’s Elbow, 1905

Droving sheep on an unsealed road

Droving sheep on an unsealed road

Port of Napier

Railway line through Hastings, 1976

Railway line through Hastings, 1976

From page 11 - Arts, culture and built heritage

Rongomaiwahine, about 1910

Rongomaiwahine, about 1910 (1st of 2)

Rongomaiwahine, 2009

Rongomaiwahine, 2009 (2nd of 2)

Aramoana station homestead

Aramoana station homestead

Art deco style

Art deco style (1st of 5)

Prairie style

Prairie style (2nd of 5)

Spanish mission style

Spanish mission style (3rd of 5)

Chicago School

Chicago School (4th of 5)

Stripped classical style

Stripped classical style (5th of 5)

‘Study for memorial mural’, 1960

‘Study for memorial mural’, 1960

Whare Ra exterior

Whare Ra exterior (1st of 2)

Whare Ra interior

Whare Ra interior (2nd of 2)

From page 12 - Sport, leisure and tourism

Hawke’s Bay racing

Hawke’s Bay racing

Horse sports, Hawke’s Bay A & P Show, 1945

Horse sports, Hawke’s Bay A & P Show, 1945

Surf lifesaving, Ocean Beach

Surf lifesaving, Ocean Beach

Tourists at Lake Waikaremoana, 1912

Tourists at Lake Waikaremoana, 1912

Napier Carnival poster, 1933

Napier Carnival poster, 1933

Roadside Stories: Hawke's Bay rugby

Roadside Stories: Hawke's Bay rugby

From page 13 - 20th-century developments

Hastings town centre, 1930s

Hastings town centre, 1930s

‘The Hawke’s Bay disaster’

‘The Hawke’s Bay disaster’

Earthquake destruction in Hastings, 1931

Earthquake destruction in Hastings, 1931

City images

From page 14 - Society

Hawke’s Bay population

Hawke’s Bay population

Expensive real estate, Havelock North, 2009

Expensive real estate, Havelock North, 2009

Ngāti Kahungunu Waitangi Day festival

Ngāti Kahungunu Waitangi Day festival

Social deprivation

Social deprivation

Pita Sharples talks to gang members, 2004

Pita Sharples talks to gang members, 2004

Ngāti Kahungunu tipuna (ancestors)

Ngāti Kahungunu tipuna (ancestors)

How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-region/media (accessed 2 February 2023)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 13 Aug 2009, updated 1 Jul 2015