EASTERN SCREEN ALLIANCE

The Eastern North Island of New Zealand has outstanding locations, brilliant weather and enthusiastic people to support any kind of screen production you are aiming to produce.

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About Our Region

Where is the Eastern Screen Alliance?

Our Regional Film Office represents the province of Hawke's Bay Te Matau-a-Māui. Our eastern border is the Pacific Ocean and to the west we are bordered by farmlands and mountain ranges.

The two largest cities in Hawke's Bay are Napier and Hastings. There are smaller provincial towns: to the south, Waipukurau and Waipawa, and to the north, Wairoa and Mahia.

Continue further north east and you will enter the beautiful Tairawhiti Gisborne province and the East Cape of New Zealand.

How to get to Hawke's Bay Te Matau-a-Māui

The Hawke's Bay domestic airport is 10 minutes from Napier or 20 minutes from Hastings. Hastings has a small airport at Bridge Pa, 15 minutes from the city centre. Both airports have passport control to accommodate international private jets.

There are direct flights to and from Auckland (55 minutes), Wellington (50 minutes), and Christchurch (90 minutes).

Hawke’s Bay is 5.5 hours driving to and from Auckland and 4.5 hours to and from Wellington.

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Accommodation

There is a wide choice of places to stay in Hawke's Bay.

These range from five star boutique lodges and hotels to motels, back packers and holiday parks with camping.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.hawkesbaynz.com/

Climate

We enjoy a temperate climate with mildly cold winters and warm summers. The clear clean skies of the Eastern North Island are renowned - so much so that they launch rockets into space from here! Average summer temperatures are (Dec-Feb) 20º to 30º C (68º – 86º F), and in winter (Jun-Aug) 10º – 15 º C (50º – 59º F).

The annual sunshine hours are 2200 per annum – some of the highest in the country. Sunshine hours in the summer are 6:00 a.m. to 20.30 pm, and 7.30 to 17:00 p.m in the winter.

Go to www.metservice.co.nz for the current forecast around our region.

Staying in Our Region

Food and Wine

We are world-renowned for incredible food and wine establishments. There are over 70 wineries in the Hawke's Bay district. Many of these have restaurants attached.

There is also a wide selection of takeaways, cafes and casual dining options in our region.

Activities

Here is a sample:

Tee off at one of the world’s top golf courses
Go biking on one of the many cycle trails
Picnic and swim at any of the fabulous beaches
Partake in an art deco or Maori cultural tour
Visit the museums and art galleries
Taste the food, wine and beer
Explore bush, lake and nature walks
Soak yourself in natural hot pools

For more information, please visit https://www.hawkesbaynz.com/

About Our Film Office

We are a local regional film office that supports the development of screen productions in Hawke's Bay.

We are working to become part of the national regional film office association, RFONZ that connects with the the New Zealand Film Commission.

If you are planning a production in our region, we can help you:

identify locations,
liaise with local iwi and councils to gain permission and permits,
and connect you with our local film-industry (alliance) people.

Our local knowledge, along with our understanding of the screen industry, means we are the first point-of-contact for screen production knowledge in Hawke's Bay.

Eastern Screen Alliance is a registered not-for-profit trust with five trustees and a manager. We are: Derek Slade (Manager GripHQ) , Gilly Lawrence (Grip / Gaffer), Daniel Betty (Manager / Actor), Michelle Lee (TV Producer), Leigh Kiddle (Creative) and Patrick Sherratt (Manager / Writer).

To connect with any of us, please email Patrick Sherratt using the contact form.

Our Alliance

Our alliance is made up of screen production students, (through the Eastern Institute of Technology) local industry professionals and industry partners (such as accommodation providers) who live in, or have connections to, Hawke's Bay.

We are currently updating our industry contacts. Please contact us for more information.