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  Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a popular retirement city and tourist resort, and has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania Of The Reef.
The city enjoys some of the highest sunshine hours in New Zealand, its warm, relatively dry climate the result of its location on the east coast, a mediterranean climate delivered from the waters to the north, and its strategic position in Hawke's Bay.
Most of New Zealand's weather patterns cross the country from the west, and the city lies in the rain shadow of the Volcanic Plateau and surrounding ranges such as the Kaweka Range.
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  Napier, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Napier is an important port city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Napier is a popular retirement town and tourist resort, and has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania Of The Reef.
Most of New Zealand's weather patterns cross the country from the west, and the town lies in the rain shadow of the Volcanic Plateau and surrounding ranges such as the Kaweka Range.
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 Napier, New Zealand - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Napier is a popular retirement city and tourist resort, and has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania Of The Reef.
Her statue is regarded in Napier in much the same way that the Little Mermaid statue is regarded in Copenhagen, and bears some similarities to its Scandinavian equivalent.
Most of New Zealand's weather patterns cross the country from the west, and the city lies in the rain shadow of the Volcanic Plateau and surrounding ranges such as the Kaweka Range.
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 Napier, New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Napier is a popular retirement city and tourist resort, and has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called PaniaPania Of The Reef.
Most of New Zealand's weather patterns cross the country from the west, and the city lies in the rain shadow of the North Island Volcanic PlateauVolcanic Plateau and surrounding ranges such as the Kaweka Range.
A NEW Zealand woman, who lay trapped in the overturned wreckage of a car with two bodies for days, says she survived by thinking of her family of nine children.
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 Cost of living in Napier,New Zealand ,information from NZstudy.com about living and accommodation costs in Napier, NZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The cost of living in Napier, New Zealand is generally less than that of comparative major cities and towns in other English speaking countries.
Napier enjoys a lot of sunshine, throughout most of the year and will be warm throughout the daytime even in winter.
Napier airport is close to the centre of Napier and services the Hawks Bay area.
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 Napier Accommodation :: New Zealand Napier Accommodation
Napier: In 1931 a massive earthquake (7.8 on the Richter scale) nearly obliterated the city of Napier.
Napier has a busy port and large amounts of frozen meat, wool, pulp and timber are shipped from here.
Accommodation is abundant in Napier and the surrounding area and ranges from luxury to budget; hotels, self-catering apartments, motels and lodges (some with restaurants), homestay; holiday parks and motor camps with self-catering units, budget cabins and campsites.
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 BBC - h2g2 - Napier - New Zealand's Art Deco Paradise
Napier, a city of 55,000 people, situated on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, is recognised as one of the world's best-preserved centres of Art Deco architecture.
Napier offered them something progress had robbed from their own cities: a planned Art Deco city, cohesive in scale, materials and styles.
The surrounding rural district is known as the Fruitbowl of New Zealand and is home to many orchards and vineyards.
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 MapofNewZealand.com - Napier New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Napier, the main city of the region, has one of the largest collections of Art Deco buildings in the world.
Napier, the main city of the region, has one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco buildings in the world.
The museum is housed in an historic building designed by Napier's pre-eminent architect of the inter-war period, J A Louis Hay, whose interpretations on the Modernist style of architecture can be seen throughout Napier's central business district.
www.mapofnewzealand.com /information/napier   (368 words)

  
 Napier New Zealand Virtual Tour
Napier is a neat city, popular with vacationing New Zealanders because of the pleasant climate and the wonderful beaches.
Napier is known as the Art Deco city, and is maintaining that title these days mainly because of the work of the Art Deco Trust.
Napier is also famous for the wide variety of water sports including water skiing, windsurfing, kayaking, parasailing etc.
www.nz.com /new-zealand/tourism/napier/index.aspx   (170 words)

  
 NZ Accommodation - Hotels - Napier : Hotel Accommodation in Napier, New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Napier, New Zealand hotel accommodation directory to suit all budgets including motels, hotels, resorts, apartments, luxury lodges, bed and breakfast, holiday parks, holiday homes and other types of Napier, New Zealand hotel accommodation.
Napier, New Zealand hotel accommodation choices to suit individual preferences and budgets from cheap backpacker hostels to luxury exclusive lodgings.
Napier is one of the first places in the world to witness the dawn of a new day and Te Pania offers extensive sea views as well.
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 Discover Napier, New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The region's boundaries vary somewhat from the former provincial boundaries of Hawke's Bay, and some towns in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region to the southwest, such as Dannevirke and Woodville regard themselves as still part of the Hawke's Bay.
The region consists of Wairoa District, Hastings District, Napier City, and Central Hawke's Bay District, as well as a small part of Taupo District.
The region of Hawkes Bay has a hill with the longest place name in New Zealand, and one of the longest in the world.
www.magicaljourneys.com /NewZealand/newzealand-discover-napier.html   (1128 words)

  
 Travel in Napier - New Zealand - History - WorldTravelGate.net®   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The first sale of town sections was made in 1855 but it was never intended that Napier should be anything other than a small village to service a few wharves over in the Inner Harbour.
Napier was named after Sir Charles Napier, the hero of the battle of Meeanee in the Indian province of Scinde.
Much of the land raised was owned by the Napier Harbour Board which co-operated with the Napier Council over the laying out of streets and parks of their suddenly valuable ex-swamp land.
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 Cheap hotels in Napier, New Zealand: 4 star hotel deals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
New Zealand, ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’, is a small, sparsely populated country consisting of two major islands, North and South Island, and a scattering of smaller ones.
Fresh air, breathtaking scenery and outdoor activities are the main attractions of New Zealand,...
Situated in the heart of Napier, the "Art Deco Capital of New Zealand", The County Hotel is a much celebrated faithfully restored Edwardian landmark building, with the "Art Deco Trust" Supreme Award.
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 Marineland Motel & Restaurant, Napier, New Zealand
We are the only motel in Napier with a large indoor heated swimming pool, and home to Napier's own a-la-carte fully licensed family restaurant "Estuary's Restaurant".
The complex is situated across the road from Napier's only safe-swimming ocean beach on one side, and a picturesque tidal estuary on the other.
In the bedroom is a brand new 21" TV and in the lounge/dining room is a brand new 29" TV, both Sky compatible.
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 Napier New Zealand Travel ~ Napier NZ Tourism
Napier is a neat city, popular with vacationing New Zealanders because of the pleasant climate and the wonderful beaches.
Napier is known as the Art Deco city, and is maintaining that title these days mainly because of the work of the Art Deco Trust.
Napier is also famous for the wide variety of water sports including water skiing, windsurfing, kayaking, parasailing etc.
www.napier.nz.com   (248 words)

  
 Napier New Zealand North Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Napier, North Island is famed for its Art Deco style having been extensively rebuilt after the disastrous earthquake and following fire in 1931.
Down on the flat, where most of the reconstruction took place, the architecture of the day was Art Deco with its soft pastel colours and zig zag and geometric motifs.
Attractions in Napier are the Marine Parade with its Norfolk pines, Marineland with performing seals and dolphins, The Kiwi House with live kiwis in a natural habitat and swimming pools
www.travel-new-zealand.co.nz /napier.html   (121 words)

  
 Napier New Zealand Bound
Napier is located on the east coast of North Island, in Hawke Bay.
Ahuriri was renamed Napier when the Pakeha settled via overland routes in the late 1840's.
Napier was declared a port of entry in 1855.
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 ★ Napier New Zealand Guide. Information, links and Pictures
With a population of about 55,000, it is on the east coast of the North Island, about two hours drive north of the capital, Wellington.
It is the major city in the Hawkes Bay region which is the largest crossbred wool centre in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest apple, pear and stonefruit producing areas in New Zealand.
Some 4000 ha of today?s Napier was undersea before the earthquake lifted if up.
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 Napier, New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Situated in the sunny Hawke´s Bay, Napier is a beautiful and fascinating city, and a great place to visit.
On 3 February 1931 at 10.47am a massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale reduced the city to a heap of rubble.
Napier suddenly found itself 40sqkm larger, as the earthquake had pushed up a landmass previously covered by the sea.
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 CityIndex Travel: Accommodation: Hotel accomodation in Napier New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Tennyson Motor Inn is situated overlooking picturesque Clive Square in the heart of Napier City, Art Deco capital of New Zealand.
The hotel is just 2 minutes' walk from Napier's famous art deco style main street and has central waterfront location on Marine Parade directly across the road from the War Memorial Convention Centre and swimming complex.
Deco City Motor lodge has 30 well appointed rooms & lodge is one of Napier's newest and only 5 Star motor lodge/motel complex and AA Host Property, and a finalist in the New Zealand Tourism Awards 2000.
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 NEW ZEALAND SHIPWRECKS
Iron paddle steamer of 102 tons built at South Shields in 1853, Shortly after crossing to New Zealand she was wrecked on the bar of the Clutha River on 12 January 1861.
From Sydney to New Zealand, wrecked at the whaling station of Tautuku, South Otago, NZ, 12 November 1839.
Dismantled and sunk as a breakwater at Waikokopu, New Zealand, November 1925.
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 Napier Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Napier is a relaxed coastal city and is favoured with an attractive waterfront parade, good cafés, fine wineries and unique art deco architecture.
Devastated by the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake, Napier was rebuilt largely in the art deco and Spanish mission styles and today is New Zealand's Art Deco Capital.
Christine was born and raised in Napier and is keen to assist with local and national sightseeing suggestions.
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 Napier New Zealand : Art Deco Architecture New Zealand
Napier New Zealand, rebuilt largely in Art Deco architecture in the early 1930's following a massive earthquake and subsequent fires.
Napier was rebuilt in the early 1930's following a massive Richter 7.9 earthquake.
By the end of the decade, Napier was the newest city on the globe.
www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/about-new-zealand/attractions/history-and-culture/napier.html   (149 words)

  
 Windsurfing Guide to New Zealand - Napier
Napier is thriving town with fishing, wine-making and agri- culture providing the main industries.
Some of this information is available in the form of a book with maps from the New Zealand Windsurfing Association for NZ$15, Write to: 11 York Street, Opawa, Christchurch, New Zealand.
It is also usually available from most windsurfing shops around New Zealand.
www.winzurf.co.nz /windsurf/wgtnz/wgtnz23.htm   (195 words)

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