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Napier in New Zealand is the most consistently Art Deco city in the world, due to being largely rebuilt in the 1930s following a devastating earthquake in 1931. It is in Hawke's Bay, on the sunny east coast of the North Island.
At 10:47 am on Tuesday, 3 February 1931, Napier and the wider Hawke's Bay was struck by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The quake and subsequent fire killed 256 people and destroyed much of the central business district. The demolition rubble was dumped along the eastern foreshore and turned into gardens and a recreational reserve.
After the earthquake, the CBD and other areas were rebuilt in the Art Deco styles prevailing at the time. Today, Napier is billed as "the Art Deco capital of the world," with over 100 Art Deco buildings in the CBD alone, most of which have been restored and heritage-listed.
The earthquake raised the land by several meters. The airport,... Read more
Napier in New Zealand is the most consistently Art Deco city in the world, due to being largely rebuilt in the 1930s following a devastating earthquake in 1931. It is in Hawke's Bay, on the sunny east coast of the North Island.
At 10:47 am on Tuesday, 3 February 1931, Napier and the wider Hawke's Bay was struck by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The quake and subsequent fire killed 256 people and destroyed much of the central business district. The demolition rubble was dumped along the eastern foreshore and turned into gardens and a recreational reserve.
After the earthquake, the CBD and other areas were rebuilt in the Art Deco styles prevailing at the time. Today, Napier is billed as "the Art Deco capital of the world," with over 100 Art Deco buildings in the CBD alone, most of which have been restored and heritage-listed.
The earthquake raised the land by several meters. The airport, the low-lying industrial areas of Onekawa and Pandora, and the suburbs of Pirimai and Tamatea were previously an estuary. Some streets still have the names they had when they were on the coastline – streets called a "quay" or a "bay" may be inland now.
The suburb of Taradale, a separate town until 1968, has the region's oldest and most famous wineries, which host concerts during summer.
Atmospheric West Quay, beside the beautiful Ahuriri marina, has a strip of bars and restaurants, including:
The main shopping areas are along Emerson Street, Dickens Street and in the nearby suburb of Taradale. As well as the usual franchise stores seen across most of New Zealand, a handful of independent stores are in the city center.
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