When it comes to infrastructure, Hawke’s Bay has a sound base.

From high-speed telecommunications and roading to sewer and trade waste capacity, it’s all here.

The region is strategically located on the Pacific Rim with a thriving international port, and the region has lower production costs as well as a favourable climate conducive to growing premium quality primary products.

Hastings and Napier are conveniently linked by an expressway which begins south of Hastings and finishes north of Napier, by the airport.  The two cities are only 20 mins apart, and Taupo is a scenic 1 hour and forty minutes from Napier.

The twin cities of Hastings and Napier are at the hub of a transport system that links road and rail with air services and the Port of Napier. This ensures fast and easy access to all domestic and international markets.

The port is one of the more efficient export ports in the country and offers regular direct shipping services to and from the main urban areas in Australia and East and South-East Asia.

Hawke’s Bay products can reach Auckland and most South Island markets within 24 hours by overnight transport. In fact, nearly two thirds of New Zealand’s population lies within a 450km radius of Napier and Hastings.

The region’s rail network links operated by Tollrail link Hastings and Napier with Gisborne in the North and Palmerston North and Wellington in the South.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Airport, just north of Napier, is a busy domestic airport with Air New Zealand flights linking the region with the rest of the country and the world.

Local, national and international freight and courier operations are well established in Hawke’s Bay.

Hawke’s Bay has a well-developed network of cool storage and warehousing facilities. If has the largest warehouse in New Zealand, which handles distribution for our leading food processor Heinz-Watties.