Meeanee, New Zealand

Meeanee
Suburb of Napier
St. Mary's Church, Meeanee.
St. Mary's Church, Meeanee.
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Coordinates: 39°32′38″S 176°53′35″E / 39.544°S 176.893°E / -39.544; 176.893
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Territorial authorityNapier City
WardTaradale
Named forBattle of Meeanee[1]
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityNapier City Council
 • Regional councilHawke's Bay Regional Council
Area
 • Total24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Elevation
0–3 m (0–10 ft)
Population
 (June 2023)[3]
 • Total3,310
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
4112
Area Code06

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 (now spelled Miani, but the area has retained the older spelling), won by Sir Charles Napier, the city's namesake.[1] 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.

  1. ^ a b "St Thomas' Anglican Church". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.