Single Hawke's Bay women are funnier than their male counterparts, according to a study by internet dating site Elite Singles.
Hawke's Bay was one of seven regions where the fairer sex agreed strongly with the statement: I can often make others laugh.
Napier was the region's place with the greatest ratio of both sexes confident of their ability to make others laugh.
Napier mayor Bill Dalton said that was because Napier people were smarter.
"You have to be intelligent to appreciate good humour and that is why Napier people are known as being humorous," he said.