The Trust's objectives are:
- To encourage the retention, preservation, and use of buildings in the Art Deco and related styles as viable commercial properties to enhance Napier as "The Art Deco City".
- To promote the tourist potential of Napier as "The Art Deco City".
- To also encourage the retention, preservation, use and promotion of buildings in the Art Deco and related styles in Hastings and Hawke's Bay in particular and in New Zealand in general.
- To maintain a register of buildings in the Art Deco and related styles, especially in Napier.
- To encourage the appreciation of the Art Deco and related styles.
- To maintain world-wide links with other Art Deco interest groups.
- To support educational institutions in building awareness of the importance of Napier's Art Deco heritage.
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