Māhia Peninsula
Peninsula in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Mahia" redirects here. For other uses, see Mahia (disambiguation).
Māhia Peninsula (Maori: Māhia or Te Māhia)[2][3] is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne.
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Māhia Peninsula | |
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Coordinates: 39°09′S 177°54′E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Hawke's Bay |
Territorial authority | Wairoa |
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• Total | 157.25 km2 (60.71 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 4198 |
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It includes Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1, located near Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula, for launching its Electron rockets.
Since 2018, it has been used as a commercial launcher of small satellites in the range of 135–235 kg, and miniature satellites called CubeSats.[4] New Zealand's first orbital space launch took place from Launch Complex 1 on 21 January 2018.