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DECO DECADENCE

THE highlight of the social calendar in Hawke’s Bay is the annual Art Deco Festival in Napier, which celebrated its 30th birthday this year. Since 1989, when the first Art Deco weekend was celebrated, the event has grown into an international festival that attracts more than 40,000 visitors to the seaside city and surrounding region. A large array of events pays homage to the 1920s architecture style of Art Deco, and Napier's town centre is recognised as having one of the largest collections of Art Deco buildings outside Miami. An Art Deco Trust was established in 1985 to promote and preserve what is now recognised as a world-class collection of Art Deco architecture. The festival sees an influx of over 400 vintage cars from around the globe and a calendar of over 200 events, including entertainment

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