The opening of Art Deco Weekend is not off to a good start with the Wednesday opening events cancelled due to level 2 COVID restrictions.
Under the government’s directive with the following restrictions — no events of over 100 people, face masks on public transport and social distancing of 2 metres — the following Art Deco Wednesday events have been cancelled:
• Par 2 Mini Golf – 9.00am
• Art Deco Vintage Car Tours – 9.00am, 10.30am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.30pm, 5.00pm
• Walking Tours of the Art Deco Quarter – 9.00am, 3.30pm
• 1930s Escape Room and Self-Guided Walk – 9.30am, 11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm, 3.30pm, 5.00pm, 6.30pm
• Napier Cultural Hīkoi (Walking) Tour – 10.00am
• Deco Bus Tours – 10.00am, 1.30pm
• Port o Call Deco High Tea – 10.30am, 12.30pm
• Fashion Retailers Art Deco Walking Tour – 10.30am, 2.00pm
• Napier City Centre Earthquake – 10.47am
• Whakatuwheretanga Opening Ceremony – 12.00pm
• 1930’s Waiata and Poi Dance Competition – 1.00pm
• High Tea & History at the Art Deco Masonic – 2.00pm
• 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Commemorative Lecture – 5.30pm
• A Salute to the Services – HB Jazz Club Big Band Concert – 7.30pm