National Aquarium of New Zealand or Napier Aquarium

The National Aquarium of New Zealand, or Napier Aquarium, is the largest display of underwater life in New Zealand. This state-of-the-art oceanarium is known for its 1500000 liters of water and its several exhibits including Waterfall, Coral Reef, Fish Theatre, Tuatar,a and New Zealand Stream. The museum enthralls its visitors with hundreds of fish species including sharks, stingrays, eels, trout and sea horses besides other species like turtles, octopus, kiwi, frogs and crocodiles.

MTG Hawke's Bay Tai Ahuriri

Established in 1865, MTG Hawke's Bay Tai Ahuriri is a museum, theatre and art gallery in Napier. It has a superb collection of fine arts made by major national figures, in addition to several historic artifacts related to the tribal class of Taonga Maori.

Napier Prison

Napier Prison is New Zealand’s oldest prison. This historic and eerie-looking penal facility offers guided tours to its more than 150-year old history that revolves around some of the country’s most hardened offenders and their penal justice. The city of Napier was rocked by the country’s deadliest earthquake (called 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake) and this prison house remains the only standing building in the city to see the aftershocks and the original path of this disaster. After its completion in 1862, it was subsequently used as a prison, an orphanage and a psychiatric unit until 1993.

Te Mata Peak

Te Mata Peak is a 399-meter high peak located about half an hour’s drive away from Napier. This mountain peak is a hot cake among hikers, bikers and nature lovers who come here for a superb panoramic view of the Heretaunga Plains, Hawke’s Bay and the city of Napier below. Te Mata Peak also assumes tremendous significance in traditional Maori folklore because it is associated with the legend of Te Mata O Rongokako, a giant who died after he was asked to bite through the hills to make a pathway for his lover.