Reporting from Napier, New Zealand — At 10:47 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1931, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook the town of Napier, onNew Zealand’sNorth Island, killing 161 people ...

On February 3 1931, just as its children were starting a new school year, Napier was struck by a quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale. “The ground started to roll like a ship at sea,” one ...

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Napier, New Zealand has the largest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world. Jochen Schlenker/robertharding/Corbis Napier is home to the annual Tremains Art Deco Festival, which will be ...

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Reporting from Napier, New Zealand — At 10:47 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1931, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook the town of Napier, onNew Zealand’sNorth Island, killing 161 people.