On February 3rd, 1931 a massive earthquake devastated the city of Napier, New Zealand. The cityscape was irrevocably altered with nearly all of the buildings leveled or destroyed through the resultant fire. Ahuriri lagoon along Hawke’s Bay literally disappeared as 40 square kilometers of land was lifted up over 10 feet. Despite this cataclysmic event, Napier rebuilt with updated codes and given the era many of those buildings are in the style of Art Deco; rivaling South Beach Miami in its uniqueness. Thus, it makes sense that this manhole cover found where Emerson Street meets the bay is also in that style. (Even the street signs are depicted in an art deco typeface.) Borrowing from Navajo and local Māori motifs, the design has a central pickpoint with an added Kiwi crossing.