On the run from the law? Assuage your guilt with a tour of the grim 1862 Napier Prison (the oldest in NZ) on the hill behind the town. There's a self-guided audio set-up, available in 16 languages, plus occasional guided tours ($25 per person) and spooky adults-only night tours ($25).
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Rising dramatically from the Heretaunga Plains 16km south of Havelock North, Te Mata Peak (399m) is part of the 1-sq-km Te Mata Trust Park. The summit鈥
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The Daily Telegraph is one of the stars of Napier's art-deco show, with superb zigzags, fountain shapes and a symmetrically patterned facade. If the front鈥
National Tobacco Company Building
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Around the shore at Ahuriri, the National Tobacco Company Building (1932) is arguably the region鈥檚 deco masterpiece, combining art-deco forms with the鈥
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The beating cultural heart of Napier is the smart-looking MTG 鈥 a gleaming-white museum-theatre-gallery space by the water. The MTG showcases live鈥
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The gaggling gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers 鈥 Te Kauwae-a-M膩ui to local M膩ori 鈥 is best visited between early November and late February, when the鈥
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This hip, inventive winery has a bistro, a gallery, a popular summer Saturday morning farmers market (one of the first in NZ) and an amphitheatre for鈥
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There's plenty of great vineyard dining around Hawke's Bay, but copper-clad Elephant Hill in beachy Te Awanga is something special. Huge picture windows鈥
National Aquarium of New Zealand
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Inside this modern complex with its stingray-inspired roof are piranhas, terrapins, eels, kiwi, tuatara and a whole lotta fish. Snorkellers can swim with鈥
Nearby Napier attractions
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Whoa! A massive waterfall right in the middle of Napier! There may be an artificial pump system in play, but we don't mind 鈥 it's still an impressive鈥
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A 1936 art-deco fountain named after a local gentlemen's outfitter of the day. Best viewed at night when it's flamboyantly lit.
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A bronze statue of the sea-dwelling Pania, whose tale is long and heartbreaking 鈥 ask a local to regale you with her story or read the statue's plaque.
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Napier's elegant seaside avenue is lined with huge Norfolk Island pines, and dotted with motels and charming timber villas. Along its length are parks,鈥
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The convoluted route to the top of Bluff Hill (102m) goes up and down like an elevator on speed (best to drive), but rewards intrepid mountaineers with鈥
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The beating cultural heart of Napier is the smart-looking MTG 鈥 a gleaming-white museum-theatre-gallery space by the water. The MTG showcases live鈥
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The Daily Telegraph is one of the stars of Napier's art-deco show, with superb zigzags, fountain shapes and a symmetrically patterned facade. If the front鈥
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An interesting historic curio (1969) along Napier's waterfront promenade with tidy floral arrangements set into the ground below street level. A pretty鈥