Reporting from Napier, New Zealand — At 10:47 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1931, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook the town of Napier, onNew Zealand’sNorth Island, killing 161 people. The ...

After the ruinous Hawke’s Bay earthquake, rebuilding a city in the midst of the Great Depression seemed impossible. But through artistry and enterprise, Napier became home to the highest concentration ...

Once promoted as the Nice of the Pacific because of its Mediterranean climate and tree-lined promenade, the seaside town of Napier in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand was transformed in February 1931. Hit by ...

Hawke’s Bay looks set to come alive again as deco revellers snap up Art Deco Festival Napier presented by Hawke’s Bay Airport 2022 tickets. Art Deco Trust members and partners had the opportunity to ...

1. A DISASTROUS START: Earthquakes don’t usually put a place on the map, but it was the devastating shake of February 3, 1931, that saw Napier, on the east coast of the North Island, transformed from ...

Managing Director of Tremains, Simon Tremain pushes off and says goodbye to the naming rights he had over the Tremains Art Deco Festival. Art Deco trust Festival Director, Glen Pickering and Napier ...

Napier’s famous Art Deco Festival is bringing plenty of colour and nostalgia back to the region during its first full event in four years. If you are new (or a regular) to the festival, here are five ...

Adrian is a widely-commended journalist who spent 20 years as a senior member of The Telegraph's travel team following a decade as a foreign correspondent for The Independent. He specialises in ...

It's not often that you hear the word ‘gift’ being used in association with the devastation wrought by an earthquake. But in the small city of Napier in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North ...