Art Deco

Tour Hawke's Bay with A1Tours4U.  We offer a personalized, professional service providing you much more than your average memory. Come and enjoy yourselves whilst I share my knowledge of some of Hawke's Bay's best kept secrets.

The style known as Art Deco had its heyday between 1920 and 1940. A 7.8 Richter scale earthquake, and ensuing fires, destroyed most of central Napier in 1931. Within two years, the city was rebuilt, predominantly in Art Deco style, with Maori motifs and design elements incorporated.

Napier, the Art Deco City, is world-famous for its jazz age architecture which rose from the rubble and ashes of a disastrous earthquake and subsequent fires which devastated the city in 1931.

Black Rose Limousine, Hawke's Bay. Your luxurious and unique experience.  Cruise the Bay with New Zealands only luxury limousine coach.  Perfect for day trips and tours, wedding transport and group outings. 

The Deco City Discoverer is the perfect way to discover some of the highlights of Napier.  Jump aboard Veronica or Belle, who will take you along Marine Parade and out to the seaside suburb of Ahuriri.

So you've made the decision to come to Hawke's Bay, well here is a little video we've put together to help inspire you.

Join Good Fun Bike Rides for the essential Hawke's Bay cycle trail experience. Trails & wineries at your leisure! Now based in two locations, Bridge Pa Triangle Wine district and Havelock North, Good Fun Bike Rides takes you to the best sights Hawke's Bay has to offer.

Our guided tours aboard the Hawke’s Bay are like nothing else you’ve ever experienced.   Travel on our luxurious road train that’s a steam train on the outside and a 1930s time warp inside, you’ll explore Napier and Hawke’s Bay in true Art Deco fashion.

The Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery is currently closed in order to undertake a significant redevelopment project.

Home to Hawke's Bay's great treasures: Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery is a place of stories, heritage, art and artefacts - a place where visitors can explore New Zealand's vibrant art and cultural history.

The redevelopment project will repackage the exterior to match the wealth within. Our doors will reopen in 2013.

At Hog’s Breath Café,  WE DO GREAT STEAK! You’ll really enjoy our casual dining restaurant and bar on Marine Parade overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Find a place to stay, take an Art Deco walk, go see the gannets, catch a fish, taste Hawke's Bay wines, make a splash at a water park, see a sheep being shorn, float in a hot air balloon, trek on a horse, buy a gift or souvenir.

Napier offers a sweet pace of life, superb specialty shopping, a rich and diverse mix of art, cultural and adventure activities and a variety of outdoor café experiences. 7 days a week.

The Napier Municipal Theatre's unique Art Deco heritage has been preserved with the skillful addition of modern theatre facilities, making it the best provincial performing arts centre in the nation. 

Packard Promenades offer a superb personal guided service on Art Deco and wine tours all around Hawke's Bay in beautifully restored vintage vehicles.

Come and visit Penny, an experienced craftsperson, at her studio. Penny has been a pottery and decorating artist for over 30 years.