East Coast and the Volcanic Zone
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1. MTG Hawke's Bay
This complex, also known as the Hawke's Bay Museum, is home to a museum, a theater, and an art gallery. The museum component's curatorial team is engaged, and the exhibitions ponder a range of local and international issues, so you might see a temporary display devoted to an exploration of memory alongside a cutting-edge digital presentation. There's also a significant collection of newspaper reports, photographs, and audiovisuals that re-create the suffering caused by the 1931 earthquake, plus a unique collection of artifacts—including vessels, decorative work, and statues—relating to the Ngāti Kahungunu Māori people of the East Coast.
1 Tennyson St., Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand64-06-835–7781Sight Details
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2. National Aquarium of New Zealand
Stand on a moving conveyor that takes you through the world of sharks, rays, and fish. Environmental and ecological displays showcase tropical fish, sea horses, tuatara, and other creatures. For an additional fee you can get up close and personal with penguins. There is also a kiwi enclosure where these birds can be seen in ideal viewing conditions.
Marine Parade, Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, New Zealand64-06-834–1404Sight Details
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3. ASB Bank
One of Napier's more notable buildings is at the corner of Hastings and Emerson streets. The Māori theme on the lintels is probably the country's finest example of kowhaiwhai (rafter) patterns decorating a European building. The traditional red, white, and black pattern is also continued inside around a coffered ceiling.
100 Hastings St., Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, New Zealand -
4. Brookfields Vineyards
One of this region's most attractive wineries features rose gardens and a tasting room that overlooks the vines. The chardonnay and pinot gris are usually outstanding, but the showpiece is the reserve cabernet sauvignon–merlot, a powerful red that ages well. Syrah grapes are proving spectacular as is the Brookfields Hillside syrah.
376 Brookfields Rd., Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4112, New Zealand64-06-834–4615Sight Details
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5. Hildebrandt's Building
Hildebrandt's has an excellent frieze, which is best viewed from across Dalton Street. The original owner was a German who migrated to New Zealand—hence the German flag at one end, the New Zealand at the other; the wavy lines in the middle symbolize the sea passage between the two countries.
90 Tennyson St., Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, New Zealand -
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6. Market Reserve Building
On Tennyson and Hastings, this was the first building to rise after the earthquake. Its steel metal frame was riveted, not welded, so that the construction noise would give residents the message that the city was being rebuilt. The bronze storefronts with their "crown of thorns" patterned leaded glass are original.
28 Tennyson St., Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, New Zealand -
7. Rothman's Building
A little over a kilometer (½ mile) north of the central core stands one of the area's finest deco edifices. The 1932 structure has been totally renovated and its original name reinstated: the National Tobacco Company Building. It has a rose theme on the stained-glass windows and on a magnificent glass dome over the entrance hall.
1 Ossian St., Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, New Zealand
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