scenic viewpoint
Te Mata Peak
399 m limestone ridge above Havelock North with a narrow sealed summit road and views across Hawke's Bay to the Pacific.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand · Oceania
Napier is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Taradale, 18km from Te Mata Peak.
Napier is a town located in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand. With a population of 66,400, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Napier sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Napier to your route.
Clive Square is a central city park and recreation space in the city of Napier, New Zealand.
The park was inaugurated in 1854 with the intention of re-creating the look of an English village green, and was the city's main sports ground during the city's early decades. This initial concept was later abandoned, replacedRead more
by a garden and woodland space which was begun in 1886.
Today's park features numerous palm trees of several species and has as its central feature a large lily pond which is home to goldfish. A carillon, gifted to the city on its centennial in 1974 by tobacco company Rothmans Tobacco Company, is located in the square and plays daily.
A historic structure, the Blythe Memorial Fountain, sits just inside the square's southern entrance. This is a memorial to William Robert Blythe (1841-1903), who was a leading proponent of turning the sports ground into a horticultural garden. The fountain, installed in the year following Blythe's death, has a Heritage New Zealand Category 2 Historic Place classification.
Napier's main war memorial, Memorial Square, sits immediately to the north of Clive Square, and contains the city's World War I cenotaph.
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Napier is located in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -39.4926 latitude, 176.9123 longitude.
Napier has a population of approximately 66,400 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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399 m limestone ridge above Havelock North with a narrow sealed summit road and views across Hawke's Bay to the Pacific.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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