Editing Napier, New Zealand (section)

==Tourism and architecture==
[[File:National Tobacco Company Ltd building in Napier, New Zealand.jpg|thumb|left|National Tobacco Company building (1933)]]

Napier's major tourist attraction is its architecture, which draws [[Art Deco]] and architecture enthusiasts from around the world. The rebuilding period after the 1931 earthquake coincided with the short-lived and rapidly changing Art Deco era and the [[Great Depression]], when little "mainstreet" development was being undertaken elsewhere. As a result, Napier's architecture is strikingly different from any other city; the other notable Art Deco city, [[Miami Beach]], has [[Streamline Moderne]] Art Deco. The whole centre of Napier was rebuilt simultaneously.
[[Image:Napier01.jpg|thumb|upright|right|The T & G Building (Atkin & Mitchell, Wellington, 1936)]]
[[Image:Pania Of The Reef.jpg|thumb|left|upright|''[[Statue of Pania|Pania of the Reef]]'']]

Other tourist attractions in Napier include [[MTG Hawke's Bay]] (the museum, art gallery and theatre) which features information on both the 1931 earthquake and Napier's redesign as an Art Deco city, the [[National Aquarium of New Zealand|National Aquarium]], the [[Napier Prison]], the Soundshell and the ''[[Statue of Pania|Pania of the Reef]]'' statue. The [[Pania]] statue on Marine Parade is regarded in Napier in much the same way that the ''[[the Little Mermaid (statue)|Little Mermaid]]'' statue is regarded in [[Copenhagen]]. In October 2005, the statue was stolen, but it was recovered a week later, largely unharmed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=344&objectid=10353607 |title=Pania statue found |publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=4 November 2005}}</ref> [[Marineland, Napier|Marineland]] was a tourist attraction from 1965 until it closed in 2009.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10568846">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10568846 |title=End of an era as Napier's Marineland closes |date=27 April 2009 |agency=[[Newstalk ZB]] |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=27 October 2011}}</ref>

The National Aquarium is one of the foremost aquariums in New Zealand. The historic Napier Prison is the oldest prison in New Zealand and visitors can learn about the history of prisons as well as witness the path of the 1931 earthquake. It is the only place in Napier where some of the earthquake damage has been left in place.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} Since 1988, tourists have flocked to Napier for the annual Art Deco Festival in February.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |title=Napier’s Art Deco Festival: Forgotten the full noise of Hawke’s Bay’s biggest party? You’re about to be reminded |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napiers-art-deco-festival-forgotten-the-full-noise-of-hawkes-bays-biggest-party-youre-about-to-be-reminded/PJLLSE3LAZE5LGTQM5ANRGDA3I/ |access-date=16 February 2025 |work=[[Hawkes Bay Today]]}}</ref> In 2018, the festival celebrated its 30th year, attracting an estimated 45,000 people.<ref name=":1" /> The Mission Estate Winery Concert in the Napier suburb of Greenmeadows which has featured Chris De Burgh, Olivia Newton-John, Eric Clapton, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Sting performing with the NZ Symphony Orchestra, Shirley Bassey, Beach Boys, Doobie Brothers, Tom Jones, and in 2013 Barry Gibb with Carol King.

Attractions nearby include the [[Cape Kidnappers]] Gannet Colony and many vineyards bordering [[Taradale, New Zealand|Taradale]], Hastings City, and north of Napier around Bay View and the Esk Valley.

Many people use Napier as a gateway to Hawke's Bay, flying in to [[Hawke's Bay Airport]] at [[Westshore, New Zealand|Westshore]] from [[Wellington|Wellington City]], [[Auckland]] and [[Christchurch]]. Tourists also enter Napier by [[New Zealand State Highway 2|State Highway 2]] along the coast and [[New Zealand State Highway 5|State Highway 5]] from [[Taupō]]. The rail line in and out of Hawke's Bay had a passenger service until 2001.