COME TO SUNNY NAPIER

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 70, 15 December 1933, Page 8 (Supplement)

COME TO SUNNY NAPIER

Dominion’s Up-to-Date Centre HOST OF HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS

Gazetted as a town in November 1855, and named in honour of Sir Charles Napier, the conqueror of Scinde, Napier, the supreme beauty spot of Hawke’s Bay has grown and progressed until it is now one or the most modern and beautiful of all the Dominion’s towns and cities.

tions on this beautiful parade include children’s playgrounds and a children’s paddling and swimming pool.

For a holiday, one could scarcely suggest any place that would be more pleasant than Napier. Its climate is noted from one end of the country to the other, and has actually been recommended by the medical profession as being one of the most even temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere. Truly does it live up to its name of “Sunny” Napier. Everyone is catered for, and, at Christmas time, when the annual Mardi Gras is in progress, the town turns itself into a miniature Nice. The spirit of carnival holds sway, and the whole place gives iteelf up to gaieties of every description. For those who go in for the various branches of sport Napier can offer almost everything. There are excellent tennis courts, golf links that are well known throughout the Dominion, bowling greens, and croquet lawns. There, is also plenty of good fishing to be had in the district.

Napier is situated on a peninsula .known as Sclnde Island, and commands a magnificent view of the famous IHaWke’s Bay from Cape Kidnappers, Ithe home of the world-renowned gantnets, to Mahia Peninsula and Portland (island. It is 200 miles north-east bysea from Wellington, and 372 miles south-east from Auckland. In addition, Napier is connected with all towns by excellent roads, the city being served by steamer, rail and road services.

The modern business centre is situated on the flat, while on the hill to the north of the peninsula are many beautiful residences. The sea-front, one of the most popular and picturesque in the entire Dominion, is protected by a sea-wall, and is flanked by an esplanade that is second to none in New Zealand. Extending for two miles, the esplanade is lined with magnificent Norfolk Island pines, and comfortable eeats are placed at very frequent intervals. This esplanade, known as The Parade, is the Mecca of all the residents and visitors. A feature of The Parade is the baths, which rank among the finest in the country. Recently renovated, they are equipped with the very latest in dressing and cooling rooms. A great attraction is the hot salt water baths that may be obtained. Other attrac-

The shopping centre and tourist accommodation are among the most modern in New Zealand. The business area and the hotels, all of them built within the past two years, are designed, for the nlost part, on the Spanish Mission lines, the buildings being finished off in different colours, the whole presenting a quaint and beautiful effect.

Truly, then, can “Sunny” Napier lay claim to being as fine and beautiful a city as can be found in the Dominion. Truly is it the ideal town in which to spend a holiday. •