The most popular beaches are found at Mahia Peninsular and offer some of the best known and most spectacular surfing in New Zealand . Inland from Wairoa, the beautiful Lake Waikaremoana situated in the unspoiled wilderness of the rugged Te Urewera National Park offers spectacular scenery, hunting and fishing. The Wairoa District can also claim some of New Zealand ’s most scenic and productive wild trout fishing rivers, many of which are readily accessible to the public.

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As a result of the rebuilding programme following the devastating 1931 Napier Earthquake the City of Napier has a large number of fine examples of Art Deco Architecture. Now known internationally as the “Art Deco City,” Napier has a full programme of Art Deco events attracting growing numbers of visitors to Hawke’s Bay.

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New Zealand property market have different market drivers and these influence not only the overall level of buyer interest, but also of course, the class or category of buyer. To some degree the local regional economy is likely to be a significant factor influencing New Zealand property buyers; however in a final analysis of any area of the

New Zealand real estate market, the appeal of one region over another as a superior lifestyle destination is usually the deciding factor, particularly when families are involved.

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From Southern through to Northern Hawke’s Bay, the closely linked Ruahine and Kaweka ranges fall away to the rolling hill country and fertile plains that combine to form most of Hawkes Bay. The mountains and hills are drained by a myriad of streams and rivers that merge to form the Mohaka, the Tutaekuri, the Ngaruroro and the Tuki Tuki Rivers, providing water to the region’s industry and population as well as some of New Zealand’s very best trout fishing.

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A lifestyle property may or may not be income producing and can include property of any size. In many instances is used to describe properties having an income from livestock or horticulture, usually providing that there is also time or opportunity left over to enjoy a little of life.

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On farm productivity improvements have resulted not only from the introduction of new sheep and cattle breeds but also by the continuing improvement of existing traditional breeds, in particular, a move away from show bred stud herds and flocks into production recorded and selected breeding systems.

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In The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966; Bernard John Foster (Principal Research Officer, Department of Internal Affairs Wellington) concluded: “It is to him in large measure that we owe the fact that New Zealand is not a land of great landowners and peasant tenant farmers.” This story (from which this information is summarised) is recommended reading:

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In the early 1980’s the New Zealand economy, including the farming industry, was substantially deregulated by the government of the day, a policy that caused considerable short term hardship to many farmers as well as other business sectors together with their workers throughout the country.

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The high value of the New Zealand dollar continues to be a significant constraint on farm profitability however recent falls in exchange rates are significant and are likely accelerate in the near future, together with internal interest rates with which they are strongly related. Most significantly Allen Bollard, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, recently emphasised the need for interest rate cuts based on evidence of a softening New Zealand economy.

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With localized exceptions however, much of Hawke’s Bay experiences a relatively (to much of New Zealand) short, cool winter and hot dry summer. Rainfall varies from between 700 and 800 mm per annum, but with a reliable distribution only between autumn and early summer.

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