- a seaport on Hawke Bay, North Island, New Zealand; pop. 55,359 (2006). Originally a whaling port, the town was named after the British general and colonial administrator Sir Charles Napier (1809-54).纳皮尔(新西兰北岛霍克湾一海港, 2006年人口55,359, 原为捕鲸基地, 以英国将军及殖民地行政官查尔斯·纳皮尔爵士[1809-1854]的姓命名)。