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History. Māori history. Napier has well-documented Māori history. When the Ngāti Kahungunu party of Taraia reached the district many centuries ago, the Whatumamoa, Rangitane, Ngāti Awa and elements of the Ngāti Tara iwi lived in the nearby areas of Petane, Te Whanganui-a-Orotu and Waiohiki.
Find out a brief history of Napier City, early maori history, 1931 earthquake, boundary change to include Taradale and historic photos.
Find out early history of Napier, maori history, european contact, european settlement, land purchases, a provincial town and Napier becomes a borough.
Napier (maor. Ahuriri) – miasto portowe w Nowej Zelandii, na wschodnim wybrzeżu Wyspy Północnej. Około 58,1 tys. mieszkańców. 10 km na południe leży Hastings, bliźniacze miasto. W Nowej Zelandii dwa miasta Napier i Hasting nazywane są czasami miastami bliźniaczymi (ang. „The Twin Cities”).
Napier, city and port, eastern North Island, New Zealand, on the southwestern shore of Hawke Bay. Laid out in 1856, the town was named for Sir Charles Napier, a 19th-century British military commander in India. It was made a borough in 1874 and a city in 1950.
Napier was first sighted by Europeans in October 1769, when Captain Cook sailed down the east coast of the North Island. Later, traders, whalers and missionaries were the forerunners of permanent residency here, and in the 1850's farmers and hotel keepers arrived.
Originally known as Ahuriri, Napier was founded by the government in 1855, and is Hawke’s Bay’s oldest town. The name “Napier” commemorates Sir Charles Napier, the commander-in-chief of British forces in India. Napier Library has a wide range of resources to help you in your journey of discovery as you learn about our rich history.
