Heretaunga

Heretaunga is the broad plain around the rivers of Hawke's Bay on New Zealand's North Island. The fertile country has long been home to Māori communities including Ngāti Kahungunu. In 1824 a Waikato and Ngāti Tūwharetoa force defeated Ngāti Kahungunu near Napier during the musket wars, bringing upheaval to the region.

The later city of Napier lies here.