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Napier, New Zealand is the Gateway to the Glamorous 1930s

The purr of the engine. The wind in your hair. Nostalgia flowing through your veins. To ride in a vintage car is to step back to a bygone era of chauffeur-driven luxury.

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Napier War Memorial Women’s Rest rooms renovation begins

Work has started on the renovation of Napier’s former War Memorial Women’s Rest rooms which, after being out of action for more than a decade, will become home of the Art Deco Trust.

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Navy Today Issue 285

The Navy’s welcome return to the Art Deco Festival in Napier last month had the
inescapable poignancy of their disaster relief
activities in Hawke’s Bay exactly a year ago.

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Napier’s National Tobacco Company building turned into a gingerbread house

Using more than 4kg of flour, 2.5kg of icing, and 35 hours of precision building, one of Napier’s most iconic Art Deco buildings has been re-imagined into one of the most unique gingerbread houses the region has ever seen read more.

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Try something unique in Hawke’s Bay, Food and Wine Country

Hawke’s Bay’s Napier city is one of the most complete Art Deco cities in the world, which makes it perfect for anyone who harbours a dream to step back to the Great Gatsby era. Discover a taste of the city with The Art Deco Trust Tours who, after collecting you from your accommodation in one of the Art Deco Trust’s 1930s vintage cars you’ll explore the region.

Enquire today.

The ultimate New Zealand adventure for all types of traveller
News article

12-Dec-2023

Explore Hawke’s Bay (New Zealand), one of the great wine regions of the world and a leading destination for wine tourism that sets it alongside eleven other prestigious wine regions such as Bordeaux (France), Napa Valley (USA), Bilbao (Spain) and Adelaide (Australia). Enquire today.

'Connie', a cream vintage Packard motor car driving between an avenue of trees outside Craggy Range vineyard
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Art Deco City News 2023
Art Deco Trust’s annual publication

29-Nov-2023


Announcing the 2024 Art Deco Festival Napier. For more details visit the festival website.
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