Haumoana, Hawke's Bay Map

About Haumoana, Hawke's Bay

Haumoana is a locality in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand. It has a population of approximately 1,161. It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 13 km south-southeast of Napier, the regional capital. Haumoana is located at 39.6037°S, 176.9457°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a small urban area.

Haumoana lies where the land softens towards the sea, a place of wide skies and muted greens. It lies 9.1 km east-north-east of Hastings (from Hastings: bearing 65°T), and is situated 12.7 km south-south-east of Napier. The landscape here is a gentle sweep of fertile plains, crisscrossed by irrigation channels that glint under the sun, leading eventually towards the distant murmur of Hawke Bay. The air often carries a faint, salty tang, a subtle reminder of the coastline that lies a few kilometres further east, and the land itself, though flat for the most part, possesses a quiet resilience, shaped by the relentless ebb and flow of seasons and the patient work of cultivation.

This is a land that has long been shaped by the rhythm of the Tukituki River, a vital artery that nourishes the surrounding fields, and its history is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty it has fostered. For generations, the economy of Haumoana has been built upon the rich soil, particularly its burgeoning viticulture, with rows of carefully tended vines stretching across the landscape, promising the ruby depths of Hawke's Bay wine. Beyond the vineyards, the land supports a variety of horticulture, and the steady hum of farm machinery is a familiar sound, a testament to the continued dedication to the earth.

About This Haumoana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Haumoana, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand at coordinates -39.6037, 176.94571. Use the Map and Satellite buttons to switch views, the plus and minus buttons to zoom, and Fullscreen to fill the screen.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map with four things the embedded map cannot do. It searches OpenStreetMap for any New Zealand town, suburb or landmark by name. It offers LINZ topographic maps as a base layer — the official Topo250 and Topo50 sheets, switching scale automatically as you zoom, and the standard reference for tramping, hunting and back-country travel. It offers LINZ aerial imagery down to 5cm resolution in urban areas. And it can take a single GPS fix from your device and report your position as both an NZTM2000 grid reference and plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what New Zealand search and rescue services work from. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map itself cannot load.

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Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time New Zealand and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorial description provides background on Haumoana.

Haumoana sits within the Hawke's Bay Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Haumoana is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.