The small town of Clive is located ten kilometres south of Napier in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is close to the mouth of the Ngaruroro River. Napier is an important port city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. ... Hawkes Bay is a region of New Zealand. ... The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... The Ngaruroro River is located in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. ...

The town, which has a population of 1350 at the 2001 census, is part of the Hastings district. It was named (like many of the towns in the vicinity) after a prominent person from imperial India, in this case Robert Clive, better known as "Clive of India". 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Hastings Town Square Hastings is a city in Hawkes Bay, close to the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (September 29, 1725 - November 22, 1774) was the statesman and general who established the empire of British India. ...

The town of Clive is mainly rural, yet with the increasing number of people moving into Hawkes Bay, and Clive being at the meeting point of Metropolitan Hastings and Napier, new subdivisions are being built to accomodate the growing population. Hawkes Bay is a region of New Zealand. ... The word Napier has several possible meanings in the English language. ...