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Ahuriri and Westshore

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Ahuriri and Westshore

The suburbs of Ahuriri and Westshore are sandwiched between Napier’s outer coast and the former inner harbour. Ahuriri, which is between the railway tracks (centre) and the foreshore, contains a combination of industrial buildings (some of which have been reconfigured to house cafés and bars), residential housing and apartment blocks. Westshore, on the curve of the harbour heading north, is a beach suburb studded with houses and motels.

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay places – Napier, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24204/ahuriri-and-westshore (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 19 August 2009, updated 30 November 2015.