Mission Bay, New Zealand Mission Bay, New Zealand Mission Bay is a seaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand, with a population of 5469. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive. The area also has a wide range of eateries. Mission Bay is located seven kilometres to the east of the city centre, on the southern shore of the Waitematā Harbour, between Orakei and Kohimarama. It covers an area of 1.08 km2 (267 acres), about three quarters of which comprises low hills, surrounding the remaining quarter, which slopes down to the sea. Local government of
Hawke's Bay Airport project began at Hawke's Bay Airport increasing the terminal size by an additional 1500sqm. The $15m expansion project will open in early 2019. The airport is located in the Napier suburb of Westshore, and is sometimes referred to as Napier Airport. It is sited on the former Ahuriri Lagoon, an area which was raised above sea level by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. In 2010/11 the main runway was extended to 1750 metres with 240 metre Runway End Safety Areas at either end which is long enough to accommodate jet services (A320 aircraft) operated by Air New Zealand and Jetstar