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| Country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Napier City |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Barbara Arnott |
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| - Territorial | 106 km² (40. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The region is the top tier of Local government in New Zealand. Geography The region is situated on the east coast of the North Island. Territorial authorities are the second tier of Local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
| - Territorial | 55,800 |
| - Urban | 56,700 |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| - Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Area code(s) | 06 |
| Website: http://www.napier.govt.nz | |
Napier (Ahuriri in Māori) is an important port city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. History On 2 November 1868, New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally and was perhaps the first country to do so UTC+12 is a Time zone for the following locations Fiji Gilbert Islands, Kiribati Marshall Islands Daylight saving time ( DST UTC+13 is a Time zone for the following locations Enderbury Kiribati (Phoenix Islands Time New Zealand Daylight Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo After the local government reforms of 1989 the term "city" began to take on two meanings in New Zealand. Geography The region is situated on the east coast of the North Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It has a population of 57,000. [1] Twenty Two kilometres to the south lies Hastings, Napier's twin city. Hastings is the administrative centre of the Hastings District in the Hawke's Bay Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The two are sometimes known in New Zealand as "The Twin Cities".
The town is 332 kilometres (about four hours) northeast by road from the capital, Wellington. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the It has a population smaller than Hastings, but as Hastings is administered as a district, Napier is the only city in the Hawke's Bay region. Napier is the largest crossbred wool centre in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest apple, pear and stone fruit producing areas in New Zealand. Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. A pear is a pomaceous Fruit produced by a tree of Genus Pyrus. In Botany, a drupe is a Fruit in which an outer fleshy part ( Exocarp, or skin and Mesocarp, or flesh surrounds a shell (the pit It has also become an important grape growing and wine production area with the fruit passing from the growers around Metropolitan Hastings and then to Napier for exporting. For the Tokyo University supercomputer see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRA phics P rogramming E nvironment is Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Hastings is the administrative centre of the Hastings District in the Hawke's Bay Region of the North Island of New Zealand. There are large frozen meat, wool, pulp and timber tonnages passing through Napier’s port.
Napier is a popular retirement town and tourist resort, and has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania of the Reef. In Māori mythology, Pania of the Reef was a beautiful maiden who lived in the sea on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Her statue is regarded in Napier in much the same way that the Little Mermaid statue is regarded in Copenhagen. The Little Mermaid (Den lille havfrue is a Fairy tale by the Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen about a young Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city In October 2005 the statue was stolen, but it was recovered a week later, largely unharmed. [2]
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History
Māori history
Napier has well-documented Māori history. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. When the Ngāti Kahungunu party of Taraia reached the district many centuries ago, the Whatumamoa, Rangitane and the Ngāti Awa and elements of the Ngāti Tara iwi existed in the nearby areas of Petane, Te Whanganui-a-Orotu and Waiohiki. Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori Iwi located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. In New Zealand society iwi (iwi form the largest everyday Social units in Māori populations. Later, the Ngāti Kahungunu became the dominant force from Poverty Bay to Wellington. Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand 's North Island to the north of Hawke Bay. They were one of the first Māori tribes to come in contact with European settlers. Te Whanganui-a-Orotu is regarded as a Taonga Tuku Iho (a treasure for all time).
Chief Te Ahuriri cut a channel into the lagoon space at Ahuriri because the Westshore entrance had become blocked, threatening cultivations surrounding the Whanga and the fishing villages on the islands in the lagoon. The rivers were continually feeding freshwater into the area.
European history
The first European to see the future site of Napier was Captain James Cook, who sailed down the east coast in October 1769. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He commented: "On each side of this bluff head is a low, narrow sand or stone beach, between these beaches and the mainland is a pretty large lake of salt water I suppose. " [3] He said the harbour entrance was at the Westshore end of the shingle beach. The site was subsequently visited and later settled by European traders, whalers and missionaries. By the 1850s, farmers and hotel-keepers arrived. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman
The Crown purchased the Ahuriri block (including the site of Napier) in 1851. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year In 1854 Alfred Domett, a future Premier, was appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands and resident magistrate at Ahuriri. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Alfred Domett, CMG ( 20 May, 1811 &ndash 2 November, 1887) was an English colonial statesman and Poet. A plan was prepared and the town named after Sir Charles Napier, hero of the Battle of Meeanee in the Indian province of Sindh. For the naval officer of the same name see Charles Napier General Sir Charles James Napier GCB ( August 10 India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sindh ( Sindhī: سنڌ Urdu: سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. Domett named many streets in the settlement to commemorate the great colonial era of the British Indian Empire. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British [3]
The town was constituted a borough in 1874 and development of the surrounding marsh lands and reclamation proceeded slowly. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state (such as after Between 1852 and 1876 Napier was the administrative centre for the Hawke's Bay Province, but in 1876 the Abolition of Provinces Act dissolved provincial government. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Hawke's Bay Province was a province of New Zealand. The province separated from the Wellington Province following a meeting in Napier in February 1858 and existed [3]
Development was generally confined to the hill and to the port area of Ahuriri. In the early days Napier consisted of an oblong mass of hills (Scinde Island) almost entirely surrounded by water, from which ran out two single spits, one to the north and one to the south. Scinde Island, Napier, New Zealand is a limestone outcrop rising above the lowland districts of Napier There was a swamp between the now Hastings Street and Wellesley Road and the water extended to Clive Square.
1931 Earthquake
On 3 February 1931, Napier was levelled by an earthquake. The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 1047 am on Tuesday February 3, 1931, killing Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The collapses and ensuing fires killed 258 people. The town centre was destroyed and rebuilt in the popular Art Deco style of the time. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Some 40 km² of today's Napier was undersea before the earthquake raised it. [3]
Although a few Art Deco buildings were replaced with contemporary structures during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s , most of the centre remained intact for long enough to become recognized as architecturally unique, and from the 1990s onwards had been protected and restored. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Napier and South Beach (Miami) are considered by many Art Deco enthusiasts the two best preserved Art Deco towns, Miami Beach being mainly in the later Streamline Moderne Art Deco style. This article is about the section of Miami Beach known as South Beach Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone was a late branch of the Art Deco design style As of 2007, Napier has been nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Site status, the first cultural site in New Zealand to be nominated. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex [4]
In January 1945, the German submarine U-862 entered the Port of Napier undetected. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability That event later became the basis of a widely circulated post-war myth that Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Timm took his crew ashore near Napier to milk cows to supplement their rations. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Captain Lieutenant or Captain-Lieutenant is a military rank In particular the term Captain Lieutenant may refer to a rank in the Russian Navy,
Geography and climate
The town is on the Bluff Hill headland and the surrounding plain at the southeastern edge of Hawke Bay, a large semi-circular bay that dominates the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. This article is about the body of water the article Hawke's Bay relates to the surrounding region The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The coastline of the town was substantially altered by a large earthquake in 1931. The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 1047 am on Tuesday February 3, 1931, killing Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Several smaller towns lie close to the city, some of which (such as Taradale) are now little more than large suburbs. Taradale is a town in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand. Other surrounding towns include Bay View, to the north, Clive, to the south, Flaxmere, west of Hastings, and Havelock North. Flaxmere is a town in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand 's North Island. Hastings is the administrative centre of the Hastings District in the Hawke's Bay Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Location features and population Havelock North lies seven kilometres to the southeast of Hastings itself and has a population of almost 9500
The town enjoys some of the highest sunshine hours in New Zealand (second to Nelson), the warm, relatively dry climate the result of its location on the east coast, a Mediterranean climate delivered from the waters to the north, and its strategic position in Hawke's Bay. History Early settlement Settlement of Nelson began about 1100 years ago by Māori Most of New Zealand's weather patterns cross the country from the west, and the town lies in the rain shadow of the North Island Volcanic Plateau and surrounding ranges such as the Kaweka Range. For the Australian television series see Rain Shadow (TV series. The North Island Volcanic Plateau (often called the Central Plateau and occasionally the Waimarino Plateau) is a Volcanic plateau covering much of The Kaweka Range (also known as the Kaweka Ranges) of mountains is located in inland Hawke's Bay in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. However, the town is prone to the remnants of tropical cyclones from the central Pacific Ocean, which occasionally are still at storm strength by the time that they have reached Hawke's Bay. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface and strongly implying Severe weather. Thunderstorms are not very common in Hawke's Bay with less than 10 thunderstorms a year. They are most common in the summer caused by the sometimes extreme surface heating. Hail from thunderstorms can damage vineyards and orchards. The hailstorm of 2 March 1994 created hailstones up to 3 cm in size and caused around NZ$10. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The New Zealand dollar ( sign: $; code: NZD) is the Currency of New Zealand. 8M worth of damage to orchards and vineyards. It remains New Zealand's most costly hailstorm.
| Weather averages for Napier | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24. 4 (76) | 24. 1 (75) | 22. 6 (73) | 19. 9 (68) | 17. 1 (63) | 14. 5 (58) | 14. 1 (57) | 14. 8 (59) | 16. 9 (62) | 19. 2 (67) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 19. 4 (67) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14. 6 (58) | 14. 5 (58) | 12. 8 (55) | 10. 2 (50) | 7. 1 (45) | 4. 9 (41) | 4. 6 (40) | 5. 2 (41) | 7. 1 (45) | 9. 4 (49) | 11. 2 (52) | 13. 4 (56) | 9. 6 (49) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 9) | 62 (2. 4) | 85 (3. 3) | 75 (3) | 62 (2. 4) | 81 (3. 2) | 92 (3. 6) | 67 (2. 6) | 65 (2. 6) | 55 (2. 2) | 57 (2. 2) | 56 (2. 2) | 803 (31. 6) |
| Source: NIWA Climate Data[5] 1971 – 2000 | |||||||||||||
Tourism
Napier's major tourist attraction is the town itself, which draws Art Deco and architecture enthusiasts from around the world. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial The rebuilding period after the 1931 earthquake coincided with the shortlived and rapidly changing Art Deco era and the Great Depression, when little 'mainstreet' development was being undertaken elsewhere. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial 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. Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone was a late branch of the Art Deco design style The whole centre of Napier was rebuilt simultaneously. In many ways it resembles a film set as it has whole streets of 'in period' buildings, but it is a real city and the buildings are original.
Other tourist attractions in Napier include The Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery which features information on both the 1931 Earthquake and Napier's redesign as an art deco city, Marineland, the National Aquarium and the Soundshell. Attractions nearby include the Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony and many vineyards bordering Hastings City. Cape Kidnappers is a headland at the southeastern extremity of Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand 's North Island. Many people use Napier as a gateway to Hawkes Bay, flying in to the Hawkes Bay airport at Westshore from Wellington City, Auckland and Christchurch. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand From Napier, tourists explore Hastings City, Havelock North, Wairoa and Cape Kidnappers. Hastings is the administrative centre of the Hastings District in the Hawke's Bay Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Location features and population Havelock North lies seven kilometres to the southeast of Hastings itself and has a population of almost 9500 This article is about the New Zealand town For the river please refer to the Wairoa River article Wairoa is a town in New Zealand 's North Island Cape Kidnappers is a headland at the southeastern extremity of Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand 's North Island.
Tourists flock to Napier in February for Art Deco weekend and the Mission Concert Weekend. The large wine industry hosts the Annual Harvest Hawkes Bay Weekend.
Many tourists enter Napier by State Highway 2, by rail (though this is becoming uncommon) or by air. Hawkes Bay is served by Hawkes Bay Airport which is located north of the marina.
Economy
The range of industries in Napier and its environs include the electronics industry, the surrounding area wool trade, and the manufacture of fertilizer and wine. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Napier was home to one of New Zealand's largest smoking tobacco plants. Tobacco Smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the Tobacco plant most often in the form of a Cigarette. Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. On 9 September 2005 British American Tobacco announced it would close the iconic Rothmans factory, due to diminished demand. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. British American Tobacco Plc (, KLSE: BAT is a leading British -based Tobacco company Production has moved to Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The famous art deco-style factory has been producing up to 2. 2 billion cigarettes a year for the New Zealand and Pacific Island markets. In March 1999, 19 people lost their jobs there because "fewer people are smoking". [6]
Schools in Napier
- Further information: List of schools in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand#Napier City
Notable Residents
- Rita Angus - painter
- Mike Boon - comedian
- Teresa Cormack - young murder victim
- Spencer Gollan - sportsman and racehorse owner
- Blair Peach - political activist
- John Psathas - composer
- Darren Smith - field hockey player
- Chris Tremain - politician
- Kel Tremain - former rugby player
- Percy Valentine Storkey - soldier and VC winner
Sister cities
References
- ^ Provisional figures from the 2006 New Zealand Census, at stats.govt.nz
- ^ "Pania statue found", The New Zealand Herald, 4 November 2005. Hawke's Bay is a region in the North Island of New Zealand It contains numerous small rural primary schools some small town primary and secondary schools and city schools in the Napier-Hastings Rita Angus ( 12 March 1908 - 27 January 1970) was a New Zealand painter Mike Boon (born 1970 in Hastings New Zealand) is a stand-up comedian from New Zealand. Teresa Maida Cormack ( June 18, 1981 &ndash June 19, 1987) was a six-year-old murder victim from Napier New Zealand. Spencer Herbert Gollan (1860 - 1934 was born at Napier in New Zealand, a sportsman who excelled in rowing and Golf and was also well known Clement Blair Peach ( 25 March 1946 - April 23 1979) was a New Zealand -born teacher who became a symbol of resistance when he died John Psathas (born 1966) is a New Zealand Composer. He has works in the repertoire of such high profile musicians as Evelyn Glennie, Darren Campbell Smith (born November 14, 1973 in Napier) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national Member of Parliament for Napier With Tremain as its candidate the National Party won the Napier Electorate for for the first time in over 50 years beating incumbent Russell Kelvin Robin (Kel Tremain is a former All Black and Hawkes Bay rugby player a flanker Percy Valentine Storkey VC ( 7 December 1891 - 3 October[[ 969]] was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Administration The Prefecture-level city of Lianyungang administers 7 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 4 counties ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National is a city and port located in Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Though its name implies a small idyllic town it is considered the largest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The New Zealand Herald is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ a b c d http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?cid=napier/history/hi_gen&mid=308
- ^ http://whc.unesco.org/pg_friendly_print.cfm?id=5125&cid=326&
- ^ Climate Data. NIWA. Retrieved on November 2, 2007. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ http://canterbury.cyberplace.org.nz/community/CAFCA/cafca99/Jul99.html
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