Heritage Heroes
Heritage Heroes: Wilma Stockenström
The renowned Afrikaans writer, Wilma Johanna Stockenström, was born on 7 August 1933 in Napier in the Overberg district, where she also completed high school in 1949. Wilma is one ...
Preservation
Explore the architectural journey
From the original Klippedrift farmstead to the wagon builders, mills, and Nagmaalhuise — every building in the precinct has a story.
Working, Together.
Conserved by partnership, not by one body alone
Architecture | Heritage House
The House With the Columns: Napier’s Most Distinctive Address
6 Groenewoud Street has puzzled architects and delighted passers-by since 1938. Nearly 90 years later, it’s still the only house of its kind in town. Stand at the gate, and y...
Conservation | Environment
Napier’s Friday Alien Clearing Group
Anyone who owns or manages land has to deal with fast-spreading, water-thirsty invasive alien plants (AIP). We started clearing our property, which borders the Klippedrift River, a...