Clive, New Zealand

Clive
The decommissioned Catholic church in Clive
Coordinates: 39°35′S 176°55′E / 39.583°S 176.917°E / -39.583; 176.917
Country	New Zealand
Region	Hawke's Bay Region
Territorial authority	Hastings District
Ward	Heretaunga General Ward Takitimu Māori Ward
Electorates	Tukituki Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Hastings District Council
• Regional council	Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	2,090
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)

Clive (Māori: Karaewa)^[3] is a small town, ten kilometres from the city centres of both Napier and Hastings in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is close to the mouth of the Ngaruroro River.

The town 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". The name was given by John Curling.^[4]

The town of Clive is mainly rural, yet with the increasing number of people moving into Hawke's Bay, and Clive being at the meeting point of Hastings and Napier, new subdivisions are being built to accommodate the growing population.

Clive is home to the Hawke's Bay Rowing Club who train on the Clive River.^[5] The Hawke's Bay Rowing Regatta is held on the first weekend of the year and was started in 1872.^[6]