Date: Ongoing
Duration: 1 - 2 hours
Years: Year 9 - 11
Cost: Free
Venue: Start at MTG where you can pick up your high-vis vests, maps and activity booklets
Marine Parade was once bare shingle. How did it get to be the way it is today? The transformation of Marine Parade since the 1860s reflects the colourful history of Napier.
Explore extraordinary changes to Marine Parade over the last 150 years. Who were the Clive flood heroes? How did a 200-year-old cannon end up here? Starting at the museum, collect maps and booklets containing historic images from MTG's archives to guide your groups on their way. Students are given high vis vests and in adult-led groups explore all the interesting monuments, memorials and structures along Marine Parade.
Set out in groups to discover some intriguing details of Napier's past, such as:
For more information phone Sarah Fergusson on +64 6 833 9929, or book now.
20 September 2020
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