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Order flowersFlowers for Hawke's Bay, Te Matau-a-Māui
Hawke's Bay, Te Matau-a-Māui, has about 179,700 people (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025), with its regional seat in Napier. Most people live in the twin cities of Napier and Hastings and in Havelock North, but the region stretches north to Wairoa and south into Central Hawke's Bay. Warm, dry weather is the defining feature here, and it shapes how flowers should be chosen and cared for.
Order by 2 pm on weekdays (11 am Saturdays) for same-day delivery in many areas
- 7 towns with their own page
- Rural addresses with RD numbers covered
- Hospitals: ward rules
Towns in Hawke's Bay
Popular bouquets in Hawke's Bay
Made up by a florist near the recipient.
Order by 2 pm on weekdays (11 am Saturdays) for same-day delivery in many areas
Sun, heat and lasting bouquets
Napier gets over 2,300 sunshine hours and only about 790 mm of rain a year. Hastings is warm and dry too, and its summer days often reach the low 30s °C. In those conditions, cut flowers drink a lot of water. Ask the recipient to top up the vase daily and keep it out of direct sun, and read our guide on making flowers last in a Kiwi summer.
Napier, Hastings and Havelock North
- Napier has the 18-acre Napier Botanical Gardens on Napier Hill and gardens along Marine Parade. The Art Deco Festival Napier runs from 18 to 21 February 2027.
- Hastings grows stone fruit, pipfruit, kiwifruit and vegetables, and Frimley Park has a rose garden.
- Havelock North, known locally as "the village", sits at the base of Te Mata Peak and is surrounded by orchards and vineyards.
Clive, Haumoana and the plains
Clive lies on the fertile Heretaunga Plains between Napier and Hastings; the Hawke's Bay Rowing Regatta has been held on the Clive River on the first weekend of the year since 1872. Nearby Haumoana is also served, although it does not have its own page; order with the full street address.
Central Hawke's Bay and Wairoa
Waipawa is described as New Zealand's oldest inland European settlement, and Waipukurau has small, well-kept parks such as A'Deane Park and Pioneer Corner, with its mature roses. To the north, Wairoa's St Peter's Catholic Church, completed in 1882, is one of the town's oldest buildings. Properties outside the towns may have rural addresses; use the RD number exactly as the recipient gives it, and allow extra time.
Patients in hospital
At Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital in Hastings, the intensive care unit asks visitors: "Do not bring flowers." No rule has been published for other wards, so check with the ward before sending. General visiting there is 1pm to 8pm.
Florists also deliver to smaller places such as Haumoana.
Hospital flower rules in Hawke's Bay
Upcoming occasions
Busy days book out early, so order ahead.
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Order flowersQuestions about flowers in Hawke's Bay
Can I send flowers to Hawke's Bay Hospital?
Not to the intensive care unit, which asks visitors not to bring flowers. For other wards no rule is published, so check with the ward first.
How do I keep flowers fresh in a Hawke's Bay summer?
Hastings summer days often reach the low 30s °C, so top up the water daily and keep the vase out of direct sun.