Bay View, New Zealand

Bay View
Interactive map of Bay View
Coordinates: 39°25′41″S 176°51′25″E / 39.428°S 176.857°E / -39.428; 176.857
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Territorial authorityNapier City
WardAhuriri Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityNapier City Council
 • Regional councilHawke's Bay Regional Council
 • Mayor of NapierRichard McGrath
 • Napier MPKatie Nimon
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
 • Total
29.22 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2025)
 • Total
2,290
 • Density78.4/km2 (203/sq mi)

Bay View, previously known as Kai-arero and Petane, is a settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 2, nine kilometres north of the city centre of Napier. The Esk River flows into the sea just to the north. Hawke's Bay Airport and the Napier suburb of Westshore lie just to the south. Bay View has been administered by the Napier City Council since the 1989 local government reforms.