Where is Napier New Zealand? Map of Napier

The beautiful and well-preserved architecture of the 1930s is Napier’s special point of difference.

Streets and streets of dazzling and beautifully restored art deco buildings have made the city of Napier famous as one of the most comprehensive collections of art deco buildings in the world. In 1931, a massive earthquake shook the Hawke’s Bay region for more than three minutes, leaving nearly 260 fatalities and destroying the Napier shopping center.