Kōrero: Hawke’s Bay places

Marine Parade Gardens, Napier

The Marine Parade Gardens on Napier’s foreshore were created after the 1931 earthquake. Rubble from destroyed buildings was used to reclaim the land from the sea. Several of Napier’s best-known built features are located in the gardens. The sound shell, with its accompanying colonnades and arches, and the Veronica Sun Bay (which is named after a Royal Navy ship) commemorate the earthquake. The Tom Parker Fountain was built in 1936 after Parker, a local businessman, donated money for this purpose. The famous Pania of the Reef statue was presented to the city by the Napier 30,000 Club in 1954. Other notable features of the Marine Parade area are the Spirit of Napier Fountain, the War Memorial Conference Centre, and the National Aquarium of New Zealand.

Photograph of Marine Parade courtesy of Above Hawke’s Bay

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Kerryn Pollock, 'Hawke’s Bay places - Napier', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/interactive/24200/marine-parade-gardens-napier (accessed 30 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, updated 30 Nov 2015