scenic viewpoint
Te Mata Peak
399 m limestone ridge above Havelock North with a narrow sealed summit road and views across Hawke's Bay to the Pacific.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand · Oceania
Haumoana is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Havelock North, 7km from Te Mata Peak.
Haumoana is a town located in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand. With a population of 1,161, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Haumoana sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Haumoana to your route.
Haumoana is a coastal town just south of the Tukituki River outlet in Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 12 km south of Napier and ten kilometres east of Hastings. The village incorporates a school, a Presbyterian Church, a general store, a takeaway shop, a hall and a fireRead more
station. The village was developed as a holiday settlement with beaches, and the surrounding area has historically been used for sheep and cattle grazing and horticulture. However, lifestyle blocks and grape growing have become more prominent in recent times. Many inhabitants commute to the nearby cities to work. There are approximately 430 houses in Haumoana. The population at the 2013 census was 2256, an increase of 54 people since 2006.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "sea breeze" for Haumoana.
The area is flat and low lying, with hills to the southwest. The underlying soil material has been laid down by rivers and the sea margin. Particle size ranges from gravel to clay. Nearer the beach the area is underlain by free draining sandy-gravels but further inland the gravels are overlain by poor draining silt and clay rich soils. Parts of the beach are experiencing coastal erosion of 0.7 metres per year, which resulted in the removal of several houses along the gravel beach crest, and other beach front properties being inundated during heavy swells and high tides.
Due to its location near the beach in an area prone to coastal erosion, parts of the beach at Haumoana is being eroded. The long term shoreline retreat at Haumoana is on average between 0.30 m and 0.70 m per year. This rate of erosion is the same as it is at Te Awanga further down the Bay coastline. The coastal erosion rate at Clifton south of Te Awanga is slightly higher.
Haumoana has a reticulated water supply managed by the Hastings District Council. An estimated 3% gain their water independently through rain water collection or from individual water bores. Wastewater is disposed using individual septic tanks.
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Haumoana is located in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -39.6037 latitude, 176.9457 longitude.
Haumoana has a population of approximately 1,161 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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scenic viewpoint
399 m limestone ridge above Havelock North with a narrow sealed summit road and views across Hawke's Bay to the Pacific.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
City centre rebuilt in Art Deco style after the 1931 earthquake, with Marine Parade seafront parking and a self-guided walking route.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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