Napier, New Zealand Travel Blogs

Napier
Mar 17, 2009 (23 photos)

... syistä. Kaupunki nimittäin tuhoutui lähes totaalisesti vuonna 1931 sattuneessa maanjäristyksessä ja sitä seuranneista tulipaloissa. Napier rakennettiin totaalisesti uudestaan, käyttäen silloin muodissa olevaa Art Deco tyylisuuntausta ja kyllä siitä hieno sitten ...

In a cell
Jan 29, 2005 (3 photos)

... it would have been fine to go for a bike ride to a beach but no we had to get the drink on. There was a town next to Napier that was known for the wineries so we headed off to it. The woman at the tourist center said it should take about 30 minutes. We ...

Flying visit to Art Deco Napier
Jan 30, 2007 (5 photos)

... for a few days to see the best parts of the North Island.....so we rented a car and our first stop was Napier Napier is a nice little city by the sea. It was completely destroyed by an earth-quake in 1931. The central part of the city ...

Napier
Feb 17, 2007

... again for another of my american fixes subway we took some pics in front of the lake......the largest in New Zealand. Arriving perfectly on time in Napier thanks to our Garmin GPS which we have named Carmen.... Had a call from the Sarah (HR Manager ...

Don't believe the hype
May 6, 2009 (19 photos)

... a few weeks back. Next morning we were off to Napier. On the way we stopped at the Tui's brewery. Tui's is another New Zealand beer, probably my second favourite after Speight's. Anyway we drank some cheap beer, took a few pictures, bought some humorous ...

Stop in Napier
Mar 15, 2006

... looped. hah. And I had half of Laura's last one so I had 3 and a half of these glasses. Then Laura and I both stole them... hahahahahah. I love it. You'll see them. Napier was pretty uneventful. But I did make the best pasta ever. Goodness me..

The pollen strikes!
Dec 6, 2009

We were welcomed back to Napier with a big roast dinner courtesy of the ever hospitable Roz - just what you need after a heavy weekend! The following morning we decided to head up Te Mata peak to make the most of the good views of Napier and 'Craggy Hills' ...

Art Deco Town
Nov 15, 2009 (7 photos)

Had a quick stop over in Napier on the east coast as it is supposed to be full of art deco buildings which indeed it was.  It felt as though the place was in a bit of a time warp though which was a bit odd!!  We took a walk through the town to ...

Napier to National Park + Art Deco Festival
Feb 20, 2008 (5 photos)

Good Morning in the 20s and 30s

night in Napier
Oct 27, 2005 (4 photos)

... short time here. There's a lot of places I haven't been to but I'm not sure if I'll ever see a country as beautiful as New Zealand. It was about 4 hours up and over 2 small mountain ranges and then into the plains where I came to the ocean and the city ...

FIRE FIRE FIRE
Jun 13, 2007 (10 photos)

... we packed up and headed out down towards Napier. For the most part its just a long drive, but we did stop off at New Zealand's longest wharf at 660 meters! And then had subway for lunch in Gisbourne by the river's edge. Finally we rolled into ...

On the road again...
Jun 11, 2007

am in napier now, as you know. Its very nice, got here last night at about 8.30, so just went staright to the hostel, watched some tv and to bed. Its raining today though, so i went out for a little walk, but came back as was getting very wet!!! hopefully ...

Cape Kidnappers
Nov 5, 2008 (3 photos)

... by sea" journey resumed at Auckland, where I boarded the Aenne, Napier as that's where I left the Manet, Port Chalmers where I leave New Zealand, or Melbourne because that's as far west as I got by sea so far. (I've obviously been sitting in my cabin too ...

Napier
Nov 22, 2006 (6 photos)

Napier is a really lovely city on the Pacific East Coast (so, so blue!). It was pretty much destroyed by an earthquake in 1931 and was rebuilt in what was the modern style of the time, 'Art Deco'. I'm not usually fussed about architecture, but some of ...

Shake It, Baby, or the Drosh of Napier
Dec 23, 2006

... But I think I'm going to have to go out and buy a wool sweater at the after-Christmas sales. Have I told you that this is the coldest and wettest summer in 40 years in New Zealand? Happy Summer everyone!!   -30-        

Spent a night in Prison.. but not guilty
Oct 12, 2007 (3 photos)

... original state so the showers and bathrooms were quite funny.. more like something you would have come across in asia than new zealand.lol.. Napier is a really nice city and its sun kissed sitting right on the ocean. Had met some really nice people in ...

Rain
Oct 2, 2005 (2 photos)

... to walk into town in the rain. when we got there we saw a leaflet advertising a tour around the town showing the history and the new art deco buildings, but we had been walking in the rain for enough at that time. we hid in a pub while we had some dinner ...

The Earthquake City
Dec 12, 2008 (11 photos)

... in the morning which strenthened our arms quite a bit. In the afternoon Ruth and I went to visit a museum about Napier's history and particularly about the earthquake of 1931 (approximately 7.8 on the richter scale.  I'll get some more information to ...

Lake Waikaremoana
Jan 15, 2006 (4 photos)

We arrived at Lake Waikaremoana and were amazed by the views. The day was perfect warm & sunny and the views were outstanding! The campsite was right on the lakeside so we set up tent and went on a walk that led up from the camp through the bush and ...

Art Deco city
Jul 31, 2004 (5 photos)

... loud rap music coming from a sports bar nearby, told us it was time to come straight back home again! Monday 2nd August - Napier - Taupo Finally after 4 days in Napier we left - but not without a quick visit to the garage to get our puncture sorted. ...

Back to Napier with Jess
Apr 1, 2005 (15 photos)

... in the bay and it was so nice to be warm and lying in the sun again. We spent our last night in the Napier Prison Backpackers, which strangely enough, is a former prison converted into a backpackers. It was a prison until 1993, which was hard to ...

Napier
Sep 22, 2006

... city and it gets really good weather. That is why it is a really big wine region her. I spent three days here in Napier Prison which is now a backpackers. The people who run it are nice especially Bonnie, she is lovely. Only thing was there were hardly ...

Art Deco and Cafe' Latte!
Mar 2, 2007

Napier is a small town of not particular interest, apart from the fact that it was destroyed by a massive Earthquake in 1930 and re-built in art deco style. Which of course is very interesting...for about five minutes. The dolphins in the bay look at you ...

Napier
Feb 21, 2008

... to the NZ v England ODI at McLean Park. It was a great, exciting match with it all resting on the last ball of the game - New Zealand drawing the match with a run of the last ball. I leave tomorrow on the Intercity bus to Taupo and then back to ...

Pistols and Planning
Aug 10, 2009 (6 photos)

We have a lovely lady at work, she is from Pretoria in South Africa. Well spoken and very pleasant I told her yesterday that I planned to ride through Africa on my motorbike. She said "oh you will have to stop at my mother in laws house, she will ...

Cool city
Jan 17, 2006

... golf wasn't dangerous! Managed to beat Allan even with his cheating ways of kicking the ball into the hole! We finished off our trip to Napier with a drive up to the summit for a view over the city and a chance for Aldo to take more interesting photos.

Napier for a bit of art deco culture
Apr 6, 2007 (4 photos)

... though. We drove up the next day to Napier in the company of our on and off travel companions Juliet and Peet.  Napier was another intreging wee place.  All the buildings are in art-deco style due to the whole city being rebuilt after ...

Sunshine, Rain and Rainbows
May 30, 2008 (19 photos)

... me to a tuatara, a strange creature that was contemporary with dinosaurs and has its own isolated branch of the reptile family. New Zealand is an interesting place like that. It's been so isolated for so long that it has all kinds of unique fauna and ...

I'm in Prison....
Jan 3, 2005

i am behind bars everyone. i'm innocent i didnt do it honest. he jumped. only joshing! i am currently staying in new zealands oldest prison in napier and it is soooooo cool. everyone here is so friendly! and the place is really interesting. it was used up ...

Penguins in wheelchairs
May 2, 2006 (2 photos)

... of settled but that wasn't necessarily a good thing. Ben & Rach dropped us off at the bus and we made our way up to Napier, Art Deco city and home to several disabled penguins who we'd arranged to go and cuddle the next day. It was good to be on ...