Accessible Napier

Mobility parking

Find out about Napier’s mobility car parking. We have over 50 parks available for mobility permit holders, who can also park in a standard car park for double the time (up to two hours, tariff applies). Read more here.

Help with your rubbish and recycling

Do you need help to get your wheelie bin or recycling crates to the kerbside on collection days because of a physical disability or mobility issue? Find out about our assisted service here.

All-Terrain wheelchair hire

Want to enjoy the beach and ocean a little closer? An all-terrain wheelchair is available for hire at no charge. Click this link for more details.

Accessible playground

Have you visited Anderson Park? The Park includes Napier’s destination playground which has lots of accessible features including artwork with braille messages and wheelchair-friendly access. See more here.

Sign language interpreter

Did you know we have a New Zealand Sign Language interpreter in our Council hearings? For more information on Council meetings click here.

Napier City Council elections

Are you passionate about being a voice for people with disabilities? If so, why don’t you stand for Council? It would be fantastic to have a better reflection of Napier’s community around the Council table. To find out more about what it means to be a City Councillor click here.

Disability Information Advisory Service Hawke’s Bay

The service is funded by the Ministry of Health to provide: Give advice on how to find support and advocacy groups, give advice on how to find a Needs Assessment and Service Co-ordination (NASC) organisation and other community information, provide information about what’s available in your community and provide information about a particular disability.

Napier Disability Strategy

We understand that making Napier accessible for everyone is a work in progress. We have a Disability Strategy and Action Plan that maps out how we’re going to make it happen and when. You can read the full Napier Disability Strategy here. The strategy document is available in the following formats - E-text, Plain Text, Easy Read, HTML, audio, DAISY and video. To request an audio or DAISY file, please contact Blind Low Vision, or visit their Napier branch - 65 Thackeray Street, Napier South, Napier 4110.

Napier Ability Plus Advisory Group

Members of Napier Ability Plus (NAPS) all live in Napier and have a lived experience of disability. NAPS was formed to help develop the Napier Disability Strategy. The Group provides input and feedback to Napier City Council on the actions in the Strategy. They keep the Strategy roll out real. For more information, contact us at communityservices@napier.govt.nz.

Napier Disability Advisory Group

The Napier Disability Advisory Group’s members include disability service providers and agencies providing services to people with disabilities. The purpose of the group is to build stronger relationships, increase disability awareness and improve communication between Napier City Council, businesses, disability service providers, community groups, and people living with a disability in the Napier community. NDAG is independently chaired. For more information contact communityservices@napier.govt.nz Members include: Deaf Aotearoa, CCS Disability Action, Blind Low Vision NZ, Napier Hearing Association, Presbyterian Support East Coast, IDEA Services, Disability Resource Centre Hawke’s Bay, Workbridge, Ministry of Social Development, Dementia Hawke’s Bay, Napier City Council, Amputee Society, Parent2Parent, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, Sport Hawke’s Bay, Brain Injury Hawke’s Bay, MS Society, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Fairhaven School.

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