Vines aplenty

Napier

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October 29th 2012
Stayed for 2 nights at this delightful art deco city (well town really by our standards as it is no bigger than Newark with one third the population). Parts of the city were destroyed in an eathquake in 1931 so it was rebuilt by imigrants in the art deco style. Although many of the shops are under new ownership, the original names appear on the nameplates above. Great place for shopping, especiall ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Napier

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more