Māhia Peninsula
Māhia Peninsula | |
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NASA satellite image of Māhia Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 39°09′S 177°54′E / 39.150°S 177.900°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Wairoa |
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| Area | |
• Total | 157.25 km2 (60.71 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 4198 |
Māhia Peninsula (Māori: Te Māhia) 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.
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. New Zealand's first orbital space launch took place from Launch Complex 1 on 21 January 2018.