Hawkes Bay

Hawkes Bay is a province on the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. The province is the North Island's chief sheep-farming area. In addition, Hawkes Bay and the Northland district make up the island's chief fruit-growing area. Market gardens in Hawkes Bay produce vegetables for canning factories in Hastings, the province's second largest city. Hawkes Bay is named after Hawke Bay, which forms 200 miles (320 kilometers) of the province's coastline. The British navigator James Cook… More »