Bay View (New Zealand)

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Bay View
Geographical location
Bay View (New Zealand)
Bay View
Coordinates 39 ° 25 ′  S , 176 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 25 ′  S , 176 ° 52 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-HKB
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Hawke's Bay
District Napier City
Ward Ahuriri Ward
Residents 1 920 (2013)
height 10 m
Post Code 4104
Telephone code +64 (0) 6

Bay View is a small town in the urban area of Napier in the Hawke's Bay region on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

Bay View is about nine kilometers north of downtown Napier . The New Zealand State Highway 2 runs right through the town. North of the village opens Esk River in the Pacific Ocean belonging Hawke Bay . The Hawke's Bay Airport is located south of Bay View .

history

The area was formerly known as " Petane " and was captured by Māori in the early 1860s , who intended to attack Napier .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Bay View . Statistics New Zealand , accessed May 22, 2017 .
  2. ^ Kerryn Pollock: 'Hawke's Bay places - Napier . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. November 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington Provincial District . In: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand . Volume VI . Cyclopedia Company Ltd , Christchurch 1908 (English).