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Highlights of Hawkes Bay

Napier Information

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Hastings Information

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Otane Information

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Ongaonga Information

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Cape Kidnappers Information

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Waipukurau Information

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Wairoa Information

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National Aquarium of New Zealand Information

The National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier opened early in 2002. It is as close to the ocean as you can be to the waters edge without getting your feet wet. The magnificent architectural design imitates the form of a stingray, while the glistening Pacific Ocean constantly laps the shoreline.

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The aquarium, with its unique position on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, has a wider range of species than any other similar facility in New Zealand.

The National Aquarium has a reef tank, a travelator which spirals its way beneath the enormous Oceanarium, creating the impression of a true underwater experience, and a typical New Zealand rocky shore environment. There are sharks, stingray and hundreds of fish species, many of them representative of the catches from along the East Coast. There are eels, trout, sea horse, turtles, octopus, tropical marine fish, kiwi, tuatara, water dragons, native frogs and crocodile also on display.

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