Napier, New Zealand
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| - | '''Napier''' ({{IPAc-en|'|n|eɪ|p|i|ər}} {{respell|NAY|pi-ər}}; {{lang-mi|Ahuriri}}) is a [[List of cities in New Zealand|New Zealand city]] with a [[port of Napier|seaport]], located in [[Hawke's Bay region|Hawke's Bay]] on the eastern coast of the [[North Island]]. | + | '''Napier'''is a [[List of cities in New Zealand|New Zealand city]] with a [[port of Napier|seaport]], located in [[Hawke's Bay region|Hawke's Bay]] on the eastern coast of the [[North Island]]. |
| Napier is a popular tourist city, with a unique concentration of 1930s [[Art Deco]] architecture, built after much of the city was razed in the [[1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake]]. It also has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called [[Pania|Pania of the Reef]]. Thousands of people flock to Napier every February for the Tremains Art Deco Weekend event, a celebration of its Art Deco heritage and history. Other notable tourist events attracting many outsiders to the region annually include F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic events, and the Mission Estate Concert at Mission Estate and Winery in the suburb of [[Taradale, New Zealand|Taradale]]. | Napier is a popular tourist city, with a unique concentration of 1930s [[Art Deco]] architecture, built after much of the city was razed in the [[1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake]]. It also has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called [[Pania|Pania of the Reef]]. Thousands of people flock to Napier every February for the Tremains Art Deco Weekend event, a celebration of its Art Deco heritage and history. Other notable tourist events attracting many outsiders to the region annually include F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic events, and the Mission Estate Concert at Mission Estate and Winery in the suburb of [[Taradale, New Zealand|Taradale]]. | ||
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Napieris a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island.
Napier is a popular tourist city, with a unique concentration of 1930s Art Deco architecture, built after much of the city was razed in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. It also has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania of the Reef. Thousands of people flock to Napier every February for the Tremains Art Deco Weekend event, a celebration of its Art Deco heritage and history. Other notable tourist events attracting many outsiders to the region annually include F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic events, and the Mission Estate Concert at Mission Estate and Winery in the suburb of Taradale.
