Meeanee, New Zealand

Meeanee
Suburb of Napier
St. Mary's Church, Meeanee.
Interactive map of Meeanee
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 afterBattle of Meeanee
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
24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Elevation
0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft)
Population
 (June 2025)
 • Total
3,880
 • Density161/km2 (416/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. 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.