About Hawkes Bay

Hawke’s Bay - A Region of Abundance

Bounded by the mountain ranges to the west that divide >New Zealand’s NorthIsland, and to the east by thePacific Ocean, nature has provided Hawke's Bay with its own distinctive and superior climate and geography. Early European settlers in the mid 19^th Century recognised that, and established a strong rural based economy and population pattern, which with subsequent agricultural and horticultural development, continues to underpin the economy of the region today.

For background information on the history, economics and current farming practices in New Zealand, read: "About Hawke’s Bay – A Region of Abundance".