In a two-storied house was built as a seminary. Following the flood, an acre hectares property in Church Road was purchased from Henry Tiffen and a new vineyard was established. Some of the original terracing can be seen on the hillside area now used for the Mission Concert held every February.
In the Mount St. It was cut into eleven sections and rolled on logs towed by a traction engine, an operation that took two days. An accommodation block was built and opened in February The next day the Hawke's Bay earthquake struck, causing serious damage to the entire Mission. Two priests and seven students were killed when the stone chapel was destroyed.
Some of its most illustrious years were spent under the leadership of pioneer winemaker Tom McDonald , now widely acknowledged as the father of New Zealand's premium red wine industry. The winery buildings have in recent years [ timeframe? A wine museum, housed underground, traces the history and techniques of winemaking. With the rapid growth of the wine industry in Hawke's Bay the number of wineries in the Taradale area is increasing. The tower is situated where several roads converge and is a prominent landmark.
Following the earthquake, the tower developed a lean of two feet 0.
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In murals depicting the three armed services were painted by Brenda Morrell. Ormlie Lodge was built by William Nelson in as a wedding present to his daughter Gertrude and son-in-law Hector Smith. Gertrude and Hector, who had four daughters, lived their entire married life on the estate. Gertrude died in ; Hector remained in the villa another seven years until he sold it in , just before his death at the age of The new owners turned the home into a private hotel, and the stables were converted into one of Hawkes Bay's finest restaurants during the s.
For the next twenty years the gracious homestead went through a number of changes and owners. In fire destroyed the Stables Restaurant. The homestead itself was not touched by the blaze. The Stables Restaurant was never rebuilt. Soon after the fire, new owners bought the lodge, renovated it to its former glory, and engaged the services of the son of the original builder to construct the elegant ballroom, which is now the venue for weddings, conferences and other functions.
When Taradale amalgamated with Napier in , Taradale Library became a branch of Napier Library; the joint library service has been called "Napier Libraries" since a rebranding in Taradale Library was located in a building on Gloucester Street until , when it moved to a new extension of the former Rugby Club Rooms on White Street.
A study recommended that the Library building be extended to a total floor area of square metres. The current re-built and enlarged Taradale Library building opened on 13 July The new-look library makes the most of its setting in White Street, with comfortable seating and extensive windows that take advantage of views of Centennial and Taradale parks.
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Pettigrew Green Arena is a large facility that can accommodate small or large sports games, concerts and fairs. It also has the Sports Hawkes Bay office, which helps with promoting sport to young people, organising games and competitions and has a service offered to young children to help them lead more healthy lives, as well as some programs for adults.
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Tareha Recreational Reserve is a sport and recreation ground at the southern end of Taradale, near the Tutaekuri River. The land was originally set aside as a Crown reserve in , as part of a soil conservation and river control reserve for the river. The land was separated from the riverbed by the construction of the stopbank in Its ownership passed from the Hawke's Bay Catchment Board to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, and during this period it was used as a nursery and for grazing stock.
In , the Taradale Rugby Club approached the regional council looking to lease the area for playing fields. The negotiations that followed saw the transfer of the land to Napier City to be developed as a recreation reserve for the rapidly expanding urban area of Taradale-Greenmeadows.
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Park Island sports and recreation ground is to the north of Taradale, within 5 minutes drive, and adjacent to the suburb of Tamatea. It is heavily used for local, regional and national sporting events, in particular soccer, hockey, and rugby. The m hill known as Sugar Loaf or Pukekura dominates the Skyline of the western hills above Taradale and its distinctive shape can be seen from all over Taradale and parts of Napier.
On the summit of the hill was once Pukekura Pa, an outpost pa of Otatara Pa and Hikurangi Pa, built and occupied at about the same time. Mr G Halliwell bought the hill and surrounding land from Henry Tiffen in the s.
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It has always been a focus for recreation and a symbol in the area, probably due to the magnificent degree views of Hawke's Bay from the summit. In the s it was site of moonlight particularly popular with the younger set, and in the s motorbike races were held in Taradale each Easter and the hill climb section took the riders up the steep slopes of Sugar Loaf.
The hill did not escape unscathed in the earthquake of Church Road Winery winemaker Tom McDonald recalled 'seeing the top of the hill rise up in the air and fall down again an estimated seven feet'. The Halliwell family gave the summit and surrounding area in the s to be retained as a reserve. Eastern views from the summit cover the Napier-Taradale area and much of the Heretaunga Plains, while western views include the Ruahine and Kaweka Ranges. The track to the summit is steep especially from the Cumberland Rise entrance. The walk is graded moderate to difficult.
Care should be taken in wet conditions. Located on a commanding hill site south of Taradale, Otatara Pa is among New Zealand's most important archaeological sites. Providing an insight into the area's Maori history, the original Otatara and Hikurangi pa sites are embraced in the hectare historic reserve formed 25 years ago. Kaitiaki caretakers of Otatara, Ngati Paarau of Waiohiki have partnered up with the Department of Conservation in developing and managing the reserve.
Maori occupied the knoll as long ago as the late 15th century, and it was here that Ngati Kahungunu gained a foothold in Heretaunga and spread to become the dominant iwi in Hawke's Bay and the Wairarapa. Post a comment Did you go to this event? Tell the community what you thought about it by posting your comments here! Position id: 2 Zone id: Restaurants to book near Speed Dating.
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