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Meeanee
Hawke's Bayvillage
Meeanee
Total population
2,541
Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Meeanee is a locality south of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It was named after the Battle of Meeanee in India, won by Sir Charles Napier, the city's namesake. Along with such locations as Clive and Havelock North, it is one of several places within Hawke's Bay to be named after events or people in Colonial India.
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History
Meeanee was the only access inland to Taradale until the road was built in 1873, and was the site of a Catholic Marist mission station from the 1850s. The priests introduced viticulture to the Hawke's Bay region, planting several vineyards and establishing the Mission Estate Winery in 1851, New Zealand's oldest surviving winemaking concern. They also built St Mary's Church in 1863, which still stands but is now a privately owned restaurant and event venue.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves2,080
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,510
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves1,498
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837 · Aves1,459
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,238
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,204
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,124
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,112
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-05-1032 km E of Dannevirke, New Zealand
- M 4.2 — 2025-10-263 km S of Haumoana, New Zealand
- M 4.6 — 2025-08-1336 km SSE of Hastings, New Zealand
- M 4.4 — 2025-07-1830 km WNW of Tiniroto, New Zealand
- M 4.2 — 2025-04-1851 km WNW of Bay View, New Zealand
- M 4.4 — 2024-10-0650 km ESE of Dannevirke, New Zealand
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Hawke's Bay
- Awatoto1.2 mi away · pop. 309
- Te Awa1.9 mi away
- Maraenui2.1 mi away · pop. 3,504
- Pirimai2.1 mi away
- Greenmeadows2.2 mi away · pop. 5,562
- Taradale2.4 mi away · pop. 12,456
- Tamatea2.5 mi away
- Onekawa2.6 mi away · pop. 6,588
- Marewa2.8 mi away · pop. 5,121
- Clive3 mi away · pop. 2,460
- Waiohiki3.2 mi away
- Napier South3.4 mi away · pop. 4,731
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API