Hira is a small settlement approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Nelson, New Zealand.

It sits in the valley of the Wakapuaka River.

Hira is in the Nelson Rural statistical area which covers 366.04 km2 (141.33 sq mi),[1] and also includes Todds Valley, Glenduan, Wakapuaka and Pepin Island.

The percentage of people born overseas was 26.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.8% had no religion, 22.5% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.