Another example of Napier Art Deco

Hawkes Bay

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February 15th 2015
The sky was overcast when we set out this morning on our sight seeing tour of Hawkes Bay. First stop was Hastings which had been rebuilt in a similar fashion to Napier. The town has a clean fresh look with lots of hanging baskets and flower beds, just the sort of place us oldies would like to live. We then drove up to Te Mata in order to get a 360 degree view of the bay and adjoining countrysid ... read more

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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