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History

The origins of the Napier Club date back to the Eighteen eighties when a group of businessmen gathered to socialise in the Private Bar of the Clarendon Hotel which was sited where the McLean State Building in Shakespeare Road stands today. An application was made in 1898 to the Colonial Secretary for a Provisional Charter to establish a club. The proposed name of the said club was to be “The Napier Club”.

The objects of the proposed club were said to be :-

“the promotion of private social intercourse among the members thereof and the convenience and comfort of said members. The said Club proposed to provide its own liquors and will be conducted for the objects stated above and not for gain, pursuant to the Licensing Act 1881, Section 229”

The membership grew and the club prospered to such an extent that in May 1905 an application was made for a permanent charter.
The permanent Royal Charter was granted in December 1906.
The premises of the club until the 1931 earthquake were in Herschell Street. This building was destroyed by the Earthquake. The club then moved into new premises on the Marine Parade on the site of Dr Moore’s Private Hospital that was badly damaged by the Earthquake and subsequently demolished. The new building, designed for the club by Mr E.A. Williams and opened in 1933.

Recently the club moved back into Herschell Street close to the original site of 1906. Today members enjoy a refurbished club and whilst it is somewhat smaller than the Marine Parade premises the objects of the club remain the same.

A Club that prides itself in delivering

Hospitality, Congeniality, and Conviviality.

Napier Club Inc

12 Herschell St

Napier

Phone: (06) 835 7260

P.O. Box 180
napierclub@xtra.co.nz

Hospitality
Congeniality
Conviviality