Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui stops in Napier Port for maintenance after Deco cancellation
18 Feb, 2021 02:16 AM
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Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui docked at Napier Port on Thursday to undergo routine fuelling, provisioning and maintenance work. Photo / Paul Taylor
Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui docked at Napier Port on Thursday to undergo routine fuelling, provisioning and maintenance work. Photo / Paul Taylor
Dreams of an Art Deco 21 gun salute were dashed for Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui after the cancellation of this year s festival.
Up to 150 soldiers were due to lead the Vintage Car Parade at the Art Deco Festival in Napier, with the HMNZS Manawanui to provide a further spectacle to the Saluting the Services -themed festival.
Napier Art Deco events go ahead in spite of Festival cancellation
18 Feb, 2021 03:14 AM
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Thomas Bywater is a writer and digital producer for Herald Travelthomas.bywater@nzherald.co.nz@ThomasBywater
While Napier s Art Deco Festival was officially cancelled over uncertain Covid-19 restrictions, many events plan to go ahead following the regions return to Alert Level 1.
Over twenty events will go ahead this weekend at celebrated period venues such as the Mission Estate and Masonic Hotel.
Like the plot twist of an Agatha Christie whodunit – rumours of the 1930s-themed festival s demise have been grossly exaggerated. We already have guests here ready to have a wonderful time in Hawke s Bay, said Hawke s Bay Tourism Chief Executive Hamish Saxton.
Art Deco Festival cancelled: Covid forces organisers to abandon iconic Napier event
15 Feb, 2021 09:21 PM
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The races were held on Sunday morning of Napier s annual festival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The races were held on Sunday morning of Napier s annual festival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The 2021 Napier Art Deco Festival has been cancelled - just the day before it was due to start.
The decision, including that all event tickets will be refunded, was made late Tuesday afternoon by the trust, after events scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday were cancelled in the previous 48 hours.
Massive chairs for photos to be installed in Ahuriri ahead of Napier s Art Deco Festival
12 Feb, 2021 12:20 AM
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Ahuriri Business Association coordinator Maree Langford with a set of 2m-high chairs which will be installed in Napier ahead of this year s Art Deco Festival. Photo / Paul Taylor
A set of 2m-high wooden chairs are due to be permanently installed in Napier.
The five chairs will be on show at Perfume Point – between the lighthouse and East Pier – from February 17 onwards, in time for thousands of visitors to Art Deco Week to also enjoy them.
The chairs, commonly known as Cape Cod chairs, vary in colours and stand at 2m tall and were built by Napier Menz Shed, at no cost to ratepayers.
Charter Parade marches into Deco Festival
10 Feb, 2021 02:54 AM
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Napier Courier
The Charter Parade and Military March will lead the car parade on Saturday, February 20 from 12.30pm.
Warrant Officer Class 1 Paul Mumm of the Defence Force says the Charter Parade is a tradition going back centuries that represents the bond between the military and the people. The 5th/7th Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment holds the charter to Napier City. This means they are entrusted with the protection of Napier and are permitted to march through the streets with weapons drawn and colours flying. The parade will be led by the 7th Battalion Band incorporated and the 5th WWCT Battalion Pipes and Drums, Paul says.