Activities in Hawkes Bay
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Filter Room
Surrounded by orchards, these folk offer a large range of beers and ciders, all brewed on-site, plus a $12 tasting tray and tummy-filling food.
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Ocean Spa
A spiffy waterfront pool complex that includes a beauty spa, gym and cafe.
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Silky Oak Chocolate Company
Watch the chocolatiers at work while deliberating over mouth-watering truffles and chocolate rugby balls. The museum (adult/child $8/5) offers a chocolate-drenched history and the odd ancient Mayan artefact. There’s a cafe next door.
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Sk8 Zone
Skaters should head to Sk8 Zone, where there’s an outdoor and indoor skating rink complete with ramps. If you fancy a spin along Marine Pde they also hire rollerblades (adult/child $10/8).
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Mountain Valley
Sixty kilometres north of Napier on SH5 is Mountain Valley, which offers horse trekking, white-water rafting and kayaking ($25 to $150). There’s also accommodation on-site.
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Deco Affair Tours
Trip the light fantastic in a cherry-red 1934 Buick with Deco Affair Tours hosted by the endearingly eccentric Bertie, clad in full period regalia.
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Telegraph Hill
A small producer of olives, oils and all sorts of Mediterranean-influenced gourmet treats. Four-person picnic baskets ($30) available for on-site indulgence.
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Napier Prison Tours
If you fancy going to jail, Napier Prison Tours offers fascinating self-guided audio tours (9am to 9pm) and hosted tours (9.30am and 3pm).
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Kiwi Adventure Co
See if you’re any closer to challenging Spiderman on the climbing wall at Kiwi Adventure Co. It also organises caving and kayaking trips.
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Te Mata Cheese Company
Watch the cheesemakers through the window, have a platter and a glass of vino in the garden, then gather up some picnic supplies to go.
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Napier Aquatic Centre
To the south of town Napier Aquatic Centre has a 50m pool, waterslides, spas and a kids’ pool.
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Splash Planet
Hastings’ massive Splash Planet has plenty of pools, slides and aquatic excitement.
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Hawke’s Bay Wine Country Cat
Hawke’s Bay Wine Country Cat schmoozes out onto Hawke Bay on a flexible schedule.
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Vince’s World Of Wine
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Te Hakakino
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Prinsy’s
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On Yer Bike
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Odyssey NZ
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Long Island Tours
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Grape Escape
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Friendly Kiwi Tours
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Early Morning Balloons
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Bike D’Vine
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Bike About Tours
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Bay Tours & Charters
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