My wife and I love to spend a weekend every now and then on the coast of Napier. Besides a very beautiful city known for its Art Deco architecture, Napier also has somewhat of a sentimental value for us since it was the place where we met eachother for the first time.

Born in Hastings my parents had a second home in Napier, near Hawke's Bay and we spend a lot of holidays and weekends...

My wife and I spent 3 days in Napier, Hawkes Bay recently. Hawkes Bay is in the middle of the North Island and famous for its Art Deco Architecture - a result of the 1931 Earthquake. We weren't intererested in that however. What we loved were the sophisticated cafes and wineries and coffee that puts Seattle to shame. I spent a day fishing the Mohaka river with a guide. Got two great trout (4-5...