Jen's Napier Guidebook
Sightseeing and Tours
Once the site of an artillery battery, this historic lookout provides sweeping views of the ocean.
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Belvédère de Bluff Hill
50 Lighthouse RdOnce the site of an artillery battery, this historic lookout provides sweeping views of the ocean.
Flood Memorials, Sunken Gardens, Ocean viewing platform, Pania of the Reef statue, Millenial Arch sculpture, Spirit of Napier sculpture and fountain, Napier Soundshell, Tom Parker fountain, Manga Pacific - Te toka tu moana fountain, The Gold of the Kowhai sculpture.
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Marine Parade
Flood Memorials, Sunken Gardens, Ocean viewing platform, Pania of the Reef statue, Millenial Arch sculpture, Spirit of Napier sculpture and fountain, Napier Soundshell, Tom Parker fountain, Manga Pacific - Te toka tu moana fountain, The Gold of the Kowhai sculpture.
Enjoy a guided walk around Napier City Centre. Take in the beautiful architecture and learn about the devastating earthquake of 1931 with a local volunteer guide.
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Art Deco walk
7 Tennyson StreetEnjoy a guided walk around Napier City Centre. Take in the beautiful architecture and learn about the devastating earthquake of 1931 with a local volunteer guide.
Traveling overland in comfort in our air conditioned 4WD buses, through spectacular Cape Kidnappers Station to view the largest most accessible gannet colony in the world.
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Gannet Safaris Overland Ltd
396 Clifton RdTraveling overland in comfort in our air conditioned 4WD buses, through spectacular Cape Kidnappers Station to view the largest most accessible gannet colony in the world.
Visitor Centre
Ask your local experts, place of the Heritage Fountain (Nga Puna Wai Whakapapa)
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Centre d'information pour les visiteurs de Napier i-SITE
100 Marine ParadeAsk your local experts, place of the Heritage Fountain (Nga Puna Wai Whakapapa)
Parks and Gardens
This 19th-century botanical garden on 18 acres offers a military track, an aviary & a duck pond. Leads up to the Old Napier Cemetery
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Botanical Gardens
19 Spencer RdThis 19th-century botanical garden on 18 acres offers a military track, an aviary & a duck pond. Leads up to the Old Napier Cemetery
A large pond, topped in floating lilies sits in the centre of the square, and houses the cities pets, large goldfish. Immaculately kept, the lawns are the perfect spot to take a picnic. You can listen to the selection of melodies the Centennial Carillion plays every half hour from 11:30am-2pm.
Clive Square
Clive Square EastA large pond, topped in floating lilies sits in the centre of the square, and houses the cities pets, large goldfish. Immaculately kept, the lawns are the perfect spot to take a picnic. You can listen to the selection of melodies the Centennial Carillion plays every half hour from 11:30am-2pm.
Centennial Gardens can be accessed at the foot of Bluff Hill where Coote Road meets Marine Parade. These well-landscaped gardens were once a quarry manned by prison labour. The gardens were developed in 1974 to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of Napier as a borough and a city.
Centennial Gardens
54 Coote RoadCentennial Gardens can be accessed at the foot of Bluff Hill where Coote Road meets Marine Parade. These well-landscaped gardens were once a quarry manned by prison labour. The gardens were developed in 1974 to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of Napier as a borough and a city.
Museums and Zoos
MTG Hawke’s Bay is at home in the heart of Napier forming the cultural centre of this stylish city for over 150 years. MTG Hawke’s Bay is a place where people, objects and ideas meet.
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MTG Hawke's Bay
1 Tennyson StMTG Hawke’s Bay is at home in the heart of Napier forming the cultural centre of this stylish city for over 150 years. MTG Hawke’s Bay is a place where people, objects and ideas meet.
The Gypsy Rose Tea Museum features a stunning collection of memorabilia all about the traditions of Tea from New Zealand and around the world
Gypsy Rose Tea Museum
319 Gloucester StThe Gypsy Rose Tea Museum features a stunning collection of memorabilia all about the traditions of Tea from New Zealand and around the world
Visit Penguin Cove and watch the famous naughty and good Little Penguins feed and play. See sharks, stingrays and fish swimming over you in the 1.5 million litre oceanarium tunnel. Spot New Zealand’s native wildlife – the Kiwi and Tuatara.
Place of the Trawlermen sculpture
Daily feeding times are 10.00am for the reef fish, 2pm for the sharks and the Little Penguins at 9.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm.
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National Aquarium of New Zealand
546 Marine ParadeVisit Penguin Cove and watch the famous naughty and good Little Penguins feed and play. See sharks, stingrays and fish swimming over you in the 1.5 million litre oceanarium tunnel. Spot New Zealand’s native wildlife – the Kiwi and Tuatara.
Place of the Trawlermen sculpture
Daily feeding times are 10.00am for the reef fish, 2pm for the sharks and the Little Penguins at 9.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm.
Napier Prison was a prison in Napier, New Zealand's oldest prison. It is now an historic facility, which offers guided day and night tours by appointment and self-guided audio tours all day. It is also the only building where it is possible to see the original path of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
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Napier Prison
55 Coote RdNapier Prison was a prison in Napier, New Zealand's oldest prison. It is now an historic facility, which offers guided day and night tours by appointment and self-guided audio tours all day. It is also the only building where it is possible to see the original path of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
Wine and Dine
Vineyard with modern buildings, an amphitheater & a locavore restaurant, plus tours & wine tastings.
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Mission Estate Winery
198 Church RdVineyard with modern buildings, an amphitheater & a locavore restaurant, plus tours & wine tastings.
Stylish, warm and inviting, Elephant Hill is the perfect place to unwind and enjoy delicious food and stunning wines whilst taking in breathtaking views over the Pacific Ocean and vineyard.
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Elephant Hill
86 Clifton RdStylish, warm and inviting, Elephant Hill is the perfect place to unwind and enjoy delicious food and stunning wines whilst taking in breathtaking views over the Pacific Ocean and vineyard.
Whether you want to enjoy the Hawke’s Bay sunshine dining in our park like grounds, soak in the ambience inside the grandeur of our Tom McDonald Cellar or relax on a bean bag with a cheese board by our outdoor container bar, our Cellar Door and Restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy a glass of wine and lunch in Hawke’s Bay.
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Church Road Winery Cellar Door
150 Church RdWhether you want to enjoy the Hawke’s Bay sunshine dining in our park like grounds, soak in the ambience inside the grandeur of our Tom McDonald Cellar or relax on a bean bag with a cheese board by our outdoor container bar, our Cellar Door and Restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy a glass of wine and lunch in Hawke’s Bay.
Conseils aux voyageurs
Se déplacer dans les environs
Link to the local bus timetables
https://www.gobay.co.nz/
Que faut-il apporter ?
Napier City Summer
Napier city is normal a very sunny place, so sunscreen and hat is a must.
Coutumes et culture
Police if needed
New Zealand's emergency number is 111
Local station is location 135 Dalton Street, Napier 4110
Coutumes et culture
Accident and Emergency Centre
New Zealand's emergence number 111
Local 24/7 A&E 76 Wellesley Road, Napier South
The ambulance will take you to Hawke's Bay Hospital at 398 Omahu Road, Camberley, Hastings