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Havelock North is a town in New Zealand , in the North Island 's Hawke's Bay region. It ranked as a borough for many years until the 1989 reorganisation of local government saw it merged into the new Hastings City District . It lies seven kilometres to the southeast of Hastings itself, and has a population of almost 9,500. The town, known locally as "the village", stands on the Heretaunga Plains , and has a reputation for its Orchard s, Vineyard s, and educational facilities. One of New Zealand's most important Wine regions centres on the town. Nearby rises the prominent landmark ''Te Mata Peak'', a 399 metre outcrop which local Maori see as the body of a giant, Te Mata o Rongokako. Havelock North took its name from Sir Henry Havelock , a hero of the Indian Mutiny campaign, thus keeping with the local habit of naming towns after prominent men from Imperial India . Its founders originally envisaged a larger town for the site, but when the Wellington - Napier rail line went through the area in 1874 it avoided Havelock North, and Hastings became a more logical choice for settlement. The town's industry centres around its fruit and wine production, and includes a horicultural research centre. Prominent local residents include noted Maori Novelist Alan Duff . One of the town's most impressive buildings is Whare Ra , a house built for a tempte of the Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn in the early twentieth century. Alfred Meebold (botanist, writer, and anthroposopher) died at Havelock North, on the 6th of January 1952. Like a number of North Island towns, Havelock North has grown larger than its South Island namesake, Havelock , in the Marlborough Sounds . As Hawkes Bay 's population increases rapidly, new subdivisions and continuous renewals and renovations of 'The Village' are ongoing. Such new subdivisions are located on the expansion onto the Heretaunga Plains such as the Palmbrook & Brookvale areas and the affluent suburbs on Te Mata Peak , where houses sell for over US$2 000 000. Havelock North is generally the residence of metropolitan Hastings's wealthier people. Havelock is generally hilly, as it is on the foothills of Te Mata Peak and small gulleys have been formed by the creeks and streams flowing from Te Mata Peak, resulting in a small amount of inaccesible or steep land which is converted into forests, parks or reserves, giving the local image of naturally having many bushes and trees. Many of Havelock North's residents are those who commute to downtown Hastings or Napier who prefer rural or suburban life as opposed to the bustling city life of Hastings. EXTERNAL LINK About Havelock North |
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