Y Hawkes Bay Newsletter

Visiting Hawke's Bay made easy -
itineraries, events, accommodation

Hawke’s Bay is stylish but still country, unlimited activities, great people to enjoy. Excellent accommodation accompanied by delicious wine and food. All close at hand – just 30 minutes from everywhere.

Read on for essential information for the discerning traveller to Hawke’s Bay. We will make it easy for you to see Hawke’s Bay as a destination and win accolades from your clients.

Upcoming Events February 2005

Rocker on a Mission
Saturday 12 February
Rod Stewart is the star performer for this year's Mission Concert. This sell out event takes place every February in Hawke's Bay.

Art Deco Weekend
17-20 February
The Brebner Print Art Deco Weekend is known as a "not too serious" celebration of Napier's unique art deco style. Events featuring food, wine, jazz, vintage cars and planes, dancing in the street, a Gatsby Picnic, costumes and much more. Total immersion in the carefree times of the 20s and 30s.

Harvest Hawke's Bay
Saturday & Sunday 5-6 February
New Zealand's biggest and brightest celebration of wine and food. This stunning weekend gives people the opportunity to visit 26 wineries and savour their award winning wines.

Seafood Safari
Part of the Harvest Hawke's Bay activities Gannet Safaris Overland and Clearview Estate winery join together for a Seafood Safari. The safari combines a trip to the unique Gannet Colony on Cape Kidnappers with a four course seafood dinner and matching wines at Clearview Estate Winery.

Latest News

Scott Ormond Gallery opens in Napier
An exciting new venue exhibiting Maori Arts has opened in Napier. The gallery in Tennyson Street is also the new base for Long Island Tours who provide authentic Hawke's Bay experiences for visitors.

Cobden Villa wins
Top Tourism Awards
Art Deco Style Luxury Accommodation Cobden Villa recently picked up two Tourism Awards:

•	Hawke's Bay Wine Country Tourism Award
•	The "Supreme" Art Deco 2004 Award sponsored by the Napier Art Deco Trust

Church Road Winery wins Multiple Wine Awards
Church Road Montana Virtu Noble Semillon 2000.
Handcrafted from 100% botrytis affected Hawke's Bay grapes in the tradition sauternes style using time-honoured French wine making methods, Virtu is a concentrated, luscious wine intense stone fruit flavours and integrated oak.


•	Gold: Liquorland Top 100 2004
•	Runner Up - Best Dessert Wine, Top 100 & Blue-Gold: Sydney IWC 2004
•	Gold: 2004 Hawke's Bay A&P Mercedes Benz Wine Awards - Sweet Wines

Peter Gordon at Sileni Winery in Hawke's Bay
Sileni celebrated their birthday in style with a dinner designed by Air New Zealand's celebrity chefs including Peter Gordon (pictured second from right) during his stay at Greenhill The Lodge.

Two Hawke’s Bay packages to enhance your clients experience and remember normal commissions apply.

Package 1 - Ref - 0015

All inclusive rack price is $990 double occupancy. Enjoy two nights of luxury in the romantic Chiparus Suite at "Art Deco" Style Cobden Villa. Clients can relax in the spa tub with a complimentary bottle of local wine or unwind from a full day's travel in the double shower steam room. Gourmet breakfast included and a museum tour and lunch for two with a bottle of reserve wine at Church Road Winery. A four hour overland safari to Cape Kidnappers with Gannet Safaris Overland to the largest and most accessible mainland colony of gannets in the world, is also provided.

Package 2 - Ref - 0016

All inclusive rack price is $2,660 double occupancy. Enjoy two nights of luxury accommodation in a King Room at Greenhill The Lodge, an opulent and private retreat located in the heart of Hawke’s Bay wine country. The package includes pre dinner drinks, canapés and a three course table d’hote dinner each evening and a full cooked or continental breakfast each morning. On day two Brigid Ormond from Long Island Tours will take guests on a guided personalised luxury tour of Hawke’s Bay and enable them to experience some of the best of New Zealand wine, food, history, art and Maori culture.

The Kahurangi New Zealand Maori Dance Theatre is based in Hastings Hawke's Bay. You can see them pictured above undertaking a personalised performance for guests at Greenhill The Lodge. The work of the Kahurangi is distinctive with each performance drawing its strength from full voice harmonies, dynamic choreography and passionate dance interpretation. Those interested in experiencing interactive Maori culture should contact Brigid Ormond of Long Island Tours who will arrange a unique and wonderful experience.

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Cape Kidnappers International Golf Course & Gannet Colony	Church Road Winery Crafting premium complex wines from the finest Hawke's Bay grapes	Cobden Villa Luxury Bed & Breakfast "Art Deco Style"


Gannet Safaris Overland The largest and most accessible gannet colony in the world	Greenhill The Lodge Luxury Accommodation in the heart of Hawke's Bay Wine Country	Long Island Tours An authentic experience with real Hawke's Bay characters

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