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Hawke's Bay is Great Wine Capital of the world, sharing the status with destinations like Bordeaux, Napa Valley, Mendoza and South Australia.
Find Out MoreBreckenridge Lodge is the perfect gourmet experience for the discerning traveler.
Read more about "Breckenridge Lodge"...Decibel Central is the home of Decibel Wines, located in the heart of downtown Hastings. Winemaker Daniel Brennan hails from Philadelphia but calls Hawke’s Bay home these days.
Read more about "Decibel Wines"...Surrounded by farmland, vineyards and orchards, yet centrally located, Lawn Road Retreat ticks all the boxes for large groups.
Read more about "Lawn Road Retreat"...Surrounded by farmland, vineyards and orchards, yet centrally located, Lawn Road Retreat ticks all the boxes for large groups.
Read more about "Lawn Road Retreat - Events & Weddings"...The Farndon Heritage Trail takes visitors through areas that have been historically associated with orchard and fruit growing industry in Hawke's Bay, as well as some sites of Māori significance.
Read more about "Farndon Heritage Trail"...A must visit lookout spot while you're in Māhia!
Read more about "Mokotahi Hill"...The Hastings Urban Heritage Trail guides visitors through significant historical areas of Hastings.
Read more about "Hastings Urban Heritage Trail"...The Garden 2002 is an artwork thematically based on the biblical garden of Eden, a reference by sculptor Paul Dibble to New Zealand as an antipodean paradise.
Read more about "The Garden 2002 sculpture"...Hastings was named in 1873 by pastoral runholder and entrepreneur, Thomas Tanner, who had already settled in Central Hawke’s Bay a few years earlier.
Read more about "History of Hastings"...Hastings CBD's Waiaroha - Heretaunga Water Discovery Centre has opened a world of information about all things water.
Read more about "Waiaroha - Heretaunga Water Discovery Centre"...The town of Wairoa gets its name from the river the runs through the middle of the township - Te Wairoa Hōpūpū Hōnengenenge Mātangi Rau, which in Māori means 'the long water which bubbles, swirls and is uneven'.
Read more about "History of Wairoa"...Significant Points Havelock North Information Centre Middle Road Lucknow Lodge Providencia Country House Birdwoods Gallery Webb's Nursery Webster's Hydrated Lime Co.
Read more about "Middle Road to Poukawa Valley (Tukituki River) Heritage Trail"...'Burning Ground: The kilns of Bruce and Estelle Martin in conversation with Scott Brough and Holly Morgan' Burning Ground embodies the living legacy of studio potters Bruce Martin (1925-2023) and Estelle Martin (1930-2001), alongside a new generation following in their footsteps.
Read more about "Burning Ground"...Diane Prince: Activist Artist is a survey of works by Diane Prince (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whātua and Ngāti Kahu).
Read more about "Diane Prince: Activist Artist"...The Small Print exhibition is at Tennyson Gallery, Napier, from 1st - 16th - Nov.
Read more about "PCANZ Small Print Exhibition Series 2025 - 2026"...Unwrap something unexpected this festive season from the Paper-Works Gallery Christmas Show.
Read more about "Christmas Show"...The Linden Singers is a community choir which was established in 1971 by the late Basil Brooker.
Read more about "An Appetite for Wonder"...A special event to celebrate the launch of Remember Industry: Tracy Keith, a new publication exploring the ceramic practice of artist Tracy Keith (Ngāpuhi).
Read more about "Tracy Keith: Remember Industry Book Launch"...Following a sold-out premiere in Wellington, Stella Grace Seawright, Jake Starrs, and Grace Ella Lewis bring their triptych of solo performances, Quiet Rituals, to Hastings.
Read more about "Quiet Rituals"...Join Mr. Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes!
Read more about "The Bubble Show"...Pianists Flemming Kristensen, Oscar Zhao, and Ethan Xu perform solo piano works by Haydn, Beethoven, Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, and McLeod.
Read more about "PIANO FOR THE PLANET"...Pianists Flemming Kristensen, Oscar Zhao, and Ethan Zu perform solo piano works by Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Scarlatti, Bach, and McLeod.
Read more about "PIANO FOR THE PLANET"...Whether you're here for one day, one week or perhaps even longer, you need to tick off at least one of these non-negotiable Hawke's Bay experiences.
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Hawke's Bay is Great Wine Capital of the world, sharing the status with destinations like Bordeaux, Napa Valley, Mendoza and South Australia.
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