Things to see and do Napier

To help visitors get to know Napier, the Art Deco Trust has put together a range of guided tours on foot, by bus or in a vintage car. You can opt for a general tour presenting the city and its architecture, or tours focusing on a specific theme (architecture, the 1931 earthquake, building interiors - booking essential for the latter). You can also choose to do without a guide and buy a small descriptive brochure, then take your own tour.

This i-Site is very complete and well provided. Very good reception.

Napier's former prison is one of the few institutions to have survived the 1931 earthquake. An audioguide is available on site. To delve into the city's prison past, you can choose between two types of visit: historical, based on the facts, or "haunted", focusing on what people saw or felt within these walls... the stories are sometimes spine-chilling... And if you want to spend 60 minutes on the other side of the bars, you can try your hand at one of the 4 escape games on site! Thrills and adrenalin guaranteed.

In addition to being a pleasant green promenade, Marine Parade Garden houses the statue of Pania of the Reef, Floral Clock (floral clock) and Tom Parker Fountain.

A national aquarium, here you can not only observe sharks, turtles, endemic species and crocodiles, but also get up close and personal with the animals! For an extra fee, you can get up close to (and feed!) kororā (pygmy penguins), or terrapins (turtles). It's a bit fishy, but what cute little creatures they are! Guided tours on the theme of "native icons" are also available. We zoom in on the kiwi, the tuatara and the kororā.

The stadium of the Hawke's Bay region owes its name to the eponymous family who left part of its land to build the ground at the beginning of the th century. If this is the Den den, the enclosure also hosts cricket matches. She will also receive games from the Cricket World Cup in 2015.